May 30, 2019
Gala named Interim Chair of Department of Psychiatry
Gary Gala, MD, has been named interim Chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, effective July 1, 2019.
May 30, 2019
Gary Gala, MD, has been named interim Chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Psychiatry, effective July 1, 2019.
May 30, 2019
Russell Broaddus, MD, PhD, has been named Chair of the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, effective September 16, 2019.
May 30, 2019
Did you know that the Women's Health Education Center hosts Zumba on Wednesdays and Fridays of each week from 5:15 to 6:05 p.m.? Come and dance with us.
May 30, 2019
On May 23, 2019, the Academy of Educators at the UNC School of Medicine welcomed over 200 faculty, staff, and residents to the 2019 Alan W. Cross Evening of Scholarship.
May 29, 2019
The NIH grant will help researchers led by Joe Piven, MD, determine if earlier detection can lead to earlier behavioral interventions to improve outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorder.
May 29, 2019
Lynne Fiscus, MD, MPH, Chief Value Officer (CVO) and Executive Medical Director of UNC Physicians Network, is a co-author of an article published in Annals of Internal Medicine that estimates physician burnout costs the U.S. health care system $4.6 billion a year.
May 29, 2019
The UNC School of Medicine’s Chapter of the Student National Medical Association was awarded SNMA Chapter of the Year for their service to students of all ages and the wider North Carolina community.
May 29, 2019
Wesley Legant, PhD, assistant professor in the departments of Pharmacology and Biomedical Engineering, earned this prestigious early career award for his work developing new fluorescence microscopes for rapid three-dimensional imaging.
May 24, 2019
Adding genomic sequencing results to traditional newborn screening means a baby could potentially test positive for numerous conditions that might not develop within their lifetime. A UNC School of Medicine study proposed a method for how to responsibly determine which types of conditions to include in testing and potentially return to parents.
May 23, 2019
Please watch this short video message from Wesley Burks, MD, reflecting on his first few months as Dean of the UNC School of Medicine and CEO of UNC Health Care.
May 23, 2019
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has funded four multi-university cooperative research centers to develop vaccines for chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea. Toni Darville, MD, is the principal investigator on one of them through a grant for up to $10.7 million.
May 22, 2019
UNC Medical Center will offer Paid Time Off (PTO) sell-back election periods quarterly to employees. To be eligible for the sell-back options, employees must have at least 88 hours of PTO available.