Category: EDUC

Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, has accepted the role of Vice-President of Board Relations at the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). Effective January 5, 2026, Dr. McNeal-Trice will be joining the senior leadership team for Pediatrics in the nation, but we are sad to lose her wisdom and thought...

We are excited to announce that Laura Cannon, MD and Priyanka Rao, MD will join the education team as Associate Program Directors. They were chosen from a pool of excellent candidates, highlighting the strength of educators in the Department of Pediatrics.

At the UNC School of Medicine’s Academy of Educators 2025 Evening of Scholarship multiple Pediatrics faculty and trainees. Founded in 2006, the Academy of Educators is designed to emphasize teaching and support faculty development both in Chapel Hill and across the state. More information can be found at www.med.unc.edu/aoe. This year’s...

Congratulations to Dr. Amalia Lee, a fellow in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, and Dr. Lilly Segal, a Primary Care Pediatric resident - two of the 2025 Robert C. Cefalo Annual House Officer Award winners. These outstanding members of UNC Hospitals’ house staff are recognized for their exemplary service, professional performance and compassionate...

Dr. Sara Duffus has been named Associate Director of Medical Education in Pediatrics. Dr. Duffus is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Endocrinology. Her role as associate director will include co-leadership of the Pediatrics Clerkship, recruitment and retainment of outpatient pediatric preceptors, integration of pediatric curricula...

Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, has been selected as a 2025 recipient of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) George Armstrong  Lecture Award. This recognition highlights her exceptional contributions to pediatric care and education.

We are excited to welcome to the newest group of fellows/subspecialty residents to UNC Children’s! Our fellowship programs are committed to fostering the development of future generations of physicians and scientists who will go on to improve the health of children in North Carolina and across the globe.

Kimberly Fernandez, 4th year UNC Medical Student, has been named the 2024 William Hersey Davis Jr., MD Pediatric Student Scholar. Kimberly stood to the selection committee for her ability to build rapport with patients and her compassion for and commitment to underserved communities.   What impressed her preceptors most was "her...

Kristin Sundy-Boyles, MD, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellow, and Dr. Eric Zwemer as her primary mentor, have been awarded a Dr. Jacob A. Lohr Research Award for her proposal titled "ACGME Milestone Scores and Pediatric Resident Remediation: How Are We Doing?" Congratulations Kristin!

Maureen Farrell, MD, MS, Pediatric Resident in the Physician Scientist Training Program, and Dr. Kori Flower as her primary mentor, have been awarded the Dr. Jacob A. Lohr Research Award for her proposal titled “Exploring the Effect of a Clinic-Based Childhood Literacy Promotion Program among Medicaid-Covered Newborns at a Residency...