Miranda van Tilburg, PhD
Research Director
Graduate Medical Education
Cape Fear Valley Health System

Dr van Tilburg is the GME Research Director at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in North Carolina. She also holds Professor positions at the University of North Carolina (Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Marshall University (Department of Internal Medicine), University of Washington (School of Social Work), and Campbell University (School of Osteopathic Medicine).

Before joining Cape Fear Valley, she served as the Vice Chair of Research in the Department of Internal Medicine at Marshall University in West Virginia, overseeing scholarly activities of the Internal Medicine residency program, and fellowship programs in Gastroenterology, Pulmonology Critical Care, Hematology-Oncology, and Endocrinology.

Dr van Tilburg is a leading expert in psychogastroenterology, with a research lab focusing on Brain-Gut treatments for gastrointestinal disorders, particularly in children with abdominal pain. Her lab has received continuous grant-funding for over two decades. Her work includes mentoring students and faculty across diverse health-related disciplines who have achieved notable research and career outcomes.

Dr van Tilburg earned her doctorate in Medical Psychology and a master's degree in Behavioral Economics from Tilburg University in the Netherlands and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Duke University, NC. You can explore her publications on PubMed

Shawn Leming, BA, CIP
Research Program Administrator & HRPP/IRB Administrator
Graduate Medical Educationn
Cape Fear Valley Health System

Shawn Leming is the GME Research Program Administrator & HRPP/IRB Administrator at Cape Fear Valley Health System in North Carolina and a Certified IRB Professional. She ensures all GME Fellows, Residents and trainees scholarly activities meet the requirements of the GME Program, Institutional and federal regulations. Prior to starting at Cape Fear Valley, she worked in the HRPP/IRB of Campbell University & the Medical College of Wisconsin. Ms. Leming spent over 30 years working in Gastrointestinal research specializing in the effects and mitigation of acute radiation sickness on the digestive system while working in the MCW: Department of Surgery - Otterson Lab located at the Zablocki VA.