Dr. Nadia Hoekstra, Instructor 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. Hoekstra joined the Department of Pediatrics as faculty in July 2025. She received her BA from Boston College in 2011. She earned her medical degree at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill in 2018. Dr. Hoekstra completed a pediatric internship at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and her pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital Colorado and Denver Health Medical Center in 2021. She joined us at UNC for her subspecialty training in Pediatric Pulmonology, graduating in 2025. Congratulations!