Dr. Serrano is a widely recognized clinician and researcher, as well as a presenter at medical meetings.
She has a particular focus on medical education and serves as core faculty within the Department of Emergency Medicine.
Additionally, she serves as medical director of UNC’s Forensic Nursing Program, and is deeply committed to its mission of providing comprehensive care to victims of sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence, as well as engaging in community-wide efforts for prevention of sexual violence.
Dr. Serrano completed her Emergency Medicine residency program at the University of Wisconsin in 2011, and joined UNC in 2015. Throughout her career she has been the recipient of a wide range of honors and awards, including:
- 2022 UNC Tar Heel Trauma Leading the Way Award
- 2020 UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators Educational Mentor Award
- 2019 UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators Inductee
- 2017 UNC Socrates award for outstanding didactic and clinical teaching
- 2011 Resident Award for Excellence in Pediatrics
- 2011 Resident Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- 2010 Emergency Medicine Chief Resident
- 2010 Resident Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- 2009 Resident Award for Excellence in Scholarship
- 2005 Glasgow-Rubin Commendation for Academic Achievement, American Medical Women’s Association
- 2003 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society