As a fifth grader in Charlotte, smart and speedy Keia Watkins laid out two goals for herself in a school essay: she wanted to become an Olympic champion and she wanted to become a doctor.
She came close on the first goal, competing in track and field at the DI level, and has absolutely crushed the second. Now Dr. Keia Sanderson, she's a pediatric nephrologist at UNC Hospitals and also serves as an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine.
Throughout the month of February, Carolina Athletics will commemorate Black History Month, which this year has a theme of Black Health and Wellness, by highlighting former student-athletes who are making an impact in the health care realm.