Dr. Leslie Scheunemann

Leslie Scheunemann graduated summa cum laude from North Carolina State University, earning a B.S. in Mathematics, B.S. in Physics, B.A. in Chemistry, with a minor in Japanese, which brought her to Hiratsuka, Japan to study the language and culture. She distinguished herself as a Phi Beta Kappa, and as a member in the physics honor society, Sigma Pi Sigma, among other honors.

She went on to earn her M.D. from UNC Medical School, and continued her medical studies here, completing her residency in internal medicine in June 2008. During her residency, she spent the summer of 2007 as a Clinical Observer at the University College Hospitals in Galway, Ireland. Among her UNC School of Medicine activities was a membership on the Student Health Action Committee, serving as coordinator of the Geriatrics Interest Group, and volunteering at the Rex Convalescent Care Center.

Leslie became a member of the UNC Medicine ICU Palliative Care Interest Group in 2007, and continues this interest, saying that she wants “to learn medicine deeply, and to apply this knowledge in a rigorously ethical way in patient-focused care, with an emphasis on palliative and end-of-life care.

Last updated 7/27/2008.