Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, was recently awarded the 2022 Teaching Award for Mid-Career Faculty by the Academic Pediatric Association.
Kenya McNeal-Trice, MD, was recently awarded the 2022 Academic Pediatric Association Teaching Award for Mid-Career Faculty. McNeal-Trice is a Professor of Pediatrics, Vice Chair of Education in the Department of Pediatrics, Chief Graduate Medical Education Officer/ACGME Designated Institutional Official at UNC Hospitals, and the Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at the UNC School of Medicine.
The APA Teaching Award for Mid-Career Faculty recognizes excellence in teaching among APA members. Excellence is assessed not only by the quantity of teaching activities but also by the quality of teaching and engagement in the broader education community.
McNeal-Trice earned her bachelor’s degree in Biology from Spelman College and her medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine. She completed pediatric residency training at the UNC Children’s Hospital and served as Pediatric Chief Resident at WakeMed Hospitals. McNeal-Trice returned to Chapel Hill to join the faculty in 2007.