As Service Line Director of Pediatric Critical Care at UNC, she leads quality improvement projects that include reducing hospital acquired conditions such as CLABSI, CAUTI, and VAP, as well as standardizing sedation practices in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients, and implementation of standardized clinical pathways in the pediatric intensive care unit. Dr. Boyd currently serves on the Society of Critical Care Medicine task force to develop national recommendations for pediatric sedation, delirium, withdrawal, and tolerance prevention and treatment. Her training includes Yellow and Green Six Sigma Belt Training and Purple Belt (LEAN) training. She also is a member of the UNC Children’s Hospital CLABSI prevention Task Force.