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Distinguished Professor
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Dr. M. Kathryn Menard, MD, MPH is a Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine where she served for fourteen years as Vice Chair of the department, Director of the division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Director of the Center for Maternal and Infant Health. In addition to her duties at UNC, she served as Medical Director of the North Carolina’s Pregnancy Medical Home through Community Care of North Carolina, a statewide program that supports Medicaid beneficiaries and their maternity care providers in high quality maternity care.
Dr. Menard served as President of the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine in 2012. During her tenure in leadership with SMFM, she worked to highlight the shared goals of clinical medicine and public health, thus bringing diverse perspectives together, promoting collaboration and realizing synergy. She worked to elevate attention to maternal health needs by advancing two important initiatives: 1) Strengthening regional systems by defining Levels of Maternal Care, and 2) Providing leadership to convene the National Partnership for Maternal Safety which laid the foundation for the HRSA funded Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health (AIM) and the broad dissemination and implementation of maternal safety bundles. She continues to serve on the executive committee of the AIM, based at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and funded by HRSA to engage all states in this learning collaborative. She also serves on SMFM’s Patient Safety and Quality Committee.
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM