{"id":18726,"date":"2025-07-10T14:28:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/?post_type=ud_entry&#038;p=18726"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:28:17","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:28:17","slug":"mia-macdonald-md","status":"publish","type":"ud_entry","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/people\/mia-macdonald-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Mia MacDonald, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>What were you looking for in a residency program?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\">I wanted a residency program that would prepare me to be a safe and competent surgeon. I was drawn to UNC as it is the flagship, tertiary institution that cares for North Carolina&#8217;s sickest and most complex patients. On my away rotation, I loved the residents, faculty, and collegial environment that UNC offers.<\/p>\n<h4>What inspired you to become a doctor\/surgeon?<\/h4>\n<p class=\"xmsonormal\" style=\"background: white\"><span class=\"contentpasted0\"><span style=\"color: #242424\">I was drawn to surgery because I value the immense trust patients and their families have in surgeons, creating a physician-patient relationship that I find personally fulfilling. 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