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MacKenzi Nicole Preston, M.D., MHPE

Pediatric Hospitalist

Locations and Appointments

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Biographical Info

Dr. MacKenzi Hillard is a graduate of The College of William and Mary and attended medical school at the University of Virginia, where she stayed for residency training in Pediatrics.  She subsequently completed a three year fellowship in General Academic Pediatrics at the University of Rochester, during which she obtained a Masters in Health Professions Education from Rochester's Warner School of Education. 

Dr. Hillard joined °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ in 2014 and currently serves as the associate clerkship director in Pediatrics, co-directs the college's Interprofessional Education curriculum, and designs and facilitates standardized patient encounters in the °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Skills Center.  She also serves on the medical college admissions committee. Dr. Hillard works in the pediatric clinic on Helmsely Tower - 5 and as a pediatric hospitalist.  Her professional interests include clinical skills remediation, palliative care, and improving provider-patient communication, particularly across cultures to facilitate the delivery of equitable health care.

Honors and Awards
  • 2017 Dept. of Pediatrics Attending Teaching Award - NYP/°ÅÀÖÊÓƵC
  • 2017 Award for Excellence in Medical Education, Pediatric Clerkship - °ÅÀÖÊÓƵC
  • 2014 Travel Award for °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Science Research - University of Rochester 
  • 2014 Academic Pediatric Association Travel Grant
  • 2018 Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Virginia

 

Board Certifications
American Board of Pediatrics
°ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Expertise
General Pediatrics
Languages
English
Research
Education 
  • M.H.P.E.
    University of Rochester
    2014
  • M.D.
    University of Virginia School of Medicine
    2008
  • B.S.
    College of William and Mary
    2004
Appointments 
  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of °ÅÀÖÊÓƵ Pediatrics
    Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University

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