{"id":7618,"date":"2023-06-30T16:34:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=7618"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:14:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:14:03","slug":"grace-reilly-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ophth\/directory\/grace-reilly-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Grace Reilly, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Undergraduate<\/strong>: University of Notre Dame<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Medical School<\/strong>: Drexel University College of Medicine<\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Internship<\/strong>: UNC &#8211; Chapel Hill (Internal Medicine)<\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\"> <strong>Why UNC Ophthalmology?<\/strong> <\/h2>\n<p>\u201cUNC Ophthalmology\u2019s strength in translational research and emphasis on applying novel findings to improve patient care drew me to the residency program. I\u2019m very excited to apply my skills in translational research as a PGY-1 at UNC. I fell in love with clinical and A.I. research during my research year at the Wilmer Eye Institute, and I am honored to begin training and researching under the guidance of UNC Ophthalmology faculty who are each renowned in their fields.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine Internship: UNC &#8211; Chapel Hill (Internal Medicine) &nbsp; \u201cUNC Ophthalmology\u2019s strength in translational research and emphasis on applying novel findings to improve patient care drew me to the residency program. 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