UNC Health CEO Cristy Page, MD, received the American Academy of Family Physicians’ 2026 Robert Graham Physician Executive Award, the Chapel Hill, N.C.-based system said in an Oct. 21 news release.
The AAFP awarded Dr. Page the honor at its annual Congress of Delegates in Nashville, Tenn. The award recognizes AAFP members whose executive leadership improves the healthcare organizations they lead.
She became CEO of UNC Health and dean of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in November 2025. She is also vice chancellor for medical affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Dr. Page served as executive dean of the medical school from 2019 to 2025. During that time, the school’s research funding grew by more than $150 million and passed $649 million in fiscal 2024. She also oversaw the opening of Roper Hall, the school’s medical education building.
Dr. Page founded two federally funded national consortia, RuralGME and Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education.
UNC Health is an affiliated enterprise of the University of North Carolina system. It operates 20 hospitals and more than 900 clinics.
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