Dr. Tricia McBurney earned her MD from the MUSC. She completed her residency training in Pediatrics at the Medical College of Georgia. She was an Academic Generalist Fellow at MUSC, where she earned her MSCR. She is passionate about resident and medical student education, as evidenced by her role as the Pediatric Clerkship Co-Director for the College of Medicine and winning numerous teaching awards. She is the faculty advisor to the medical students for the Paul B. Underwood Jr. Chapter of the Gold Humanism Honor at MUSC. Her research interests are in medical education, and she is actively involved as a Master Facilitator in the simulation center. She is a member of the Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics.