Julie Story Byerley ((1970-02-06)February 6, 1970) is an American physician who is known as a leader in the fields of medical education and pediatrics.

Byerley has served as a clinical professor and Vice Dean for Education for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

During her third year of medical school she completed a Master's of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Byerley is an advocate for women's health issues and believes proper healthcare should begin with continuity of care for children.

Later that year, Byerley lead a $3.7 Million Health Resources and Services Administration grant to create the primary care pediatrics residency.

Byerley remained in the Pediatric Residency Program Director until 2013 when she was promoted to Clinical Professor and assumed the role of Vice Dean for Education in the UNC School of Medicine.

[6][7] The TEC curriculum is designed to improve “critical thinking and interpersonal communication skills have become more important than the memorization of information.”[8] On September 24, 2021, Byerley was named President and Dean of Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine as well as Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer for Geisinger Health System.

While attending the Duke University School of Medicine, Byerley earned the Eva J. Salber Award in 1997 for her teen parenting needs assessment project.

The third and fourth year medical students chose her for the “Sun Trust Banks Excellence in Teaching Award” in 2006.

In 2007, she was selected as a participant for the Association of American Medical Colleges Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Seminar.

Senior medical students also selected Byerley for the Hyman L. Battle Distinguished Excellence in Teaching Award in the Clinical Sciences for both 2005 and 2009.

Byerley received one of the 2015 Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction from UNC Chancellor Carol Folt.