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Kimberly Fernandez Named Davis Pediatric Student Scholar

October 14, 2024
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...

Sundy-Boyles Awarded Dr. Jacob A. Lohr Research Award

August 30, 2024
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!

Farrell Awarded Dr. Jacob A. Lohr Research Award

August 30, 2024
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...

Welcome to Our 2024-2025 Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows

August 1, 2024
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.

Morrissey Receives Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award

May 21, 2024
Samantha Morrissey, MD, PhD, a UNC Med-Peds resident, has been honored with the prestigious Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award for her groundbreaking research conducted at the UNC McAllister Heart Institute under the guidance of Brian Jensen, MD, a professor of medicine in the division of cardiology.

2024 Academy of Educators Pediatric Graduates, Inductees, and Awards

May 16, 2024
We are excited to recognize our faculty and trainees for their recent Academy of Educator (AOE) accomplishments.  We are so grateful for their enthusiasm, dedication, and talents as UNC AOE educators. Founded in 2006, the Academy of Educators is designed to emphasize teaching and support faculty development both in Chapel...

Kihlstrom Selected for APPD LEAD

April 30, 2024
Meg Kihlstrom, MD, Associate Professor in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine and Director of the Pediatric Residency Training Program has been selected for the Association of Pediatric Program Directors Leadership in Educational Academic Development (APPD LEAD) Program for the upcoming year.

New Fellows Accepted into the Physician-Scientist Training Program/Carolina Child Health Scholar Program

March 23, 2024
We are pleased to announce the next group of fellows accepted into our UNC Carolina Child Health Scholars Program, which is our Department of Pediatrics Fellowship Physician-Scientist Training Program. This program seeks to foster the next generation of physician-scientists to improve children’s health and build up the pipeline of pediatric...

Trio chosen to attend 2024 Frontiers in Science Symposium

December 20, 2023
A trio of our resident physicians have been invited to participate in the 2024 Frontiers in Science (FIS) Symposium in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 29 - March 1, 2024. Dr. Maureen Farrell, Second Year Pediatric Resident, Physician Scientist Training Program Scholar Dr. Tacora Lemelle, First Year Pediatric Resident Dr. Rim...

Congratulations to 2023 Emonson Award Winners

November 30, 2023
Macrina Liguori, MD, a fellow in the Division of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, received the 2023 Emonson Award. Julie Blatt, MD, Professor in Hematology/Oncology received the 2023 Faculty Emonson award, and Nicole Willson, RN received the 2023 Nurse Emonson award. The Emonson Awards, established in 2006, annually recognize the nurse, resident,...