Dr. Nicole Stephenson, Assistant Professor in Pediatric Pulmonology, has been named a UNC School of Medicine Simmons Scholar. Since its launch in 1994, the program has offered support to faculty members from groups traditionally underrepresented in medicine, while also placing an emphasis on building a community of scholars that spans multiple disciplines. The program provides three to five years of salary support, structured mentorship, and career and leadership development opportunities.
Dr. Stephenson joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in August 2023. Dr. Stephenson received her BS from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville VA in and completed her medical degree at Trinity School of Medicine, in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. She was a Pediatric Resident at the Vidant Medical Center at East Carolina University (ECU) in Greenville, NC. She completed subspecialty training in Pediatric Pulmonology with us at UNC Children’s in 2023. Congratulations!