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Marine Corps veteran and Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy student on the cusp of realizing her dream
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Marine Corps veteran and occupational therapy master's student Oyoana Allende has one month left in her clinical placement before achieving her dream of becoming an occupational therapist--a profession she credits with helping with her own rehabilitation after an injury in Iraq.
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2016
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July 28
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Serving the Underserved in Honduras
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Summer 2015 marked the twelfth annual community health clinic led by the Honduran Health Alliance, a UNC School of Medicine student-led group that provides critical health services for Honduran women, clinical education for UNC medical learners, and experiences that inform the careers of future doctors.
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2015
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Oct. 15
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Healthy Heels Success Story: Candace Kelly
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Epic@UNC core team member Candace Kelly shares how her grandchildren helped motivate her to get healthy with the Healthy Heels Weight Loss Program.
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2017
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Feb. 9
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Creature Comforts
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Pet therapy dogs providing encouragement and support to patients at UNC Hospitals.
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2014
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Aug. 28
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Breaking Habits with Tobacco Free Tar Heels Program
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In 2011, Ebony Lawson began working as a help desk support specialist for the ISD Department at UNC Health Care. At the time, she was a smoker. Today, thanks to help from the Tobacco Free Tar Heels Program, she is completely tobacco free.
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2014
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Sept. 25
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Med student next door
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Albert Schweitzer fellow and second-year medical student Kate Magee felt that her relationships with the community members she serves needed to grow stronger in order to see a change in their lives. Instead of being viewed as an outgoing visitor, she became a welcoming neighbor and friend.
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2014
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Oct. 9
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Newton to work with DHHS shaping Medicaid reform
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Warren Newton, MD, MPH, will join the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) as a senior medical advisor. In this role, Newton will help DHHS to shape Medicaid reform in the state.In consideration of these additional responsibilities, Newton will step down from his role as chair of the Department of Family Medicine.
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2016
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Feb. 11
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Volunteer doulas and UNC students partner on better births
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An APPLES service-learning class at Carolina partners with volunteer doulas at N.C. Women's Hospital to enhance students' educational experiences and better serve women delivering babies at UNC.
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2016
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Jan. 7
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Smithies’ notebooks go digital
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The more than 150 handwritten notebooks of Nobel laureate Oliver Smithies are now open to the world on the Oliver Smithies Research Archive website, containing digitized scans done by Wilson Library with support from the Office of the Provost.
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2016
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Nov. 17
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UNC Medical Center launches new Integrated Emotional Support Program
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As UNC Medical Center continues to strive towards the goal of achieving the Quadruple Aim, UNC Medical Center is launching a new Integrated Emotional Support Program for all health care professionals. This program will connect health care providers with emotional support resources following adverse patient events. All health care professionals who provide patient care or make decisions that directly impact patient outcomes can utilize the program.
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2017
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Feb. 2