MacKenzi Nicole Preston, M.D., MHPE
MacKenzi Nicole Preston, M.D., MHPE

MacKenzi Nicole Preston, M.D., MHPE

Pediatric Hospitalist
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Specialties
Pediatric Hospitalist, more

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About MacKenzi Nicole Preston, M.D., MHPE

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 Weill Cornell Medicine 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 Clinical 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.


Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics
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Expertise

  • General Pediatrics

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Education

  • Degrees: College of William and Mary

  • Degrees: University of Rochester

  • Degrees: University of Virginia School of Medicine

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Languages

  • English
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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician

  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital

Education

  • Degrees: College of William and Mary
  • Degrees: University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Degrees: University of Rochester

Awards & Honors

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

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Attending Pediatrician
  • Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics

Languages Spoken

  • English