National Awards

National Awards
N.C. Children's Hospital named one of 'America’s Best'
N.C. Children's Hospital named one of 'America’s Best'

This is the sixth straight year that N.C. Children’s Hospital has been recognized as one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals."
To test or not to test: Blood glucose monitoring for patients with type 2 diabetes
To test or not to test:  Blood glucose monitoring for patients with type 2 diabetes

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute awards UNC School of Medicine researchers more than $2 million to study glucose monitoring in non-insulin treated patients living with type 2 diabetes.
Dr. Anna Spagnoli named ELAM fellow
Dr. Anna Spagnoli named ELAM fellow

The Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine® (ELAM) Program is the only program in North America dedicated to preparing senior women faculty for institutional leadership roles at academic health centers.
Margaret Gourlay wins Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from Clinical Research Forum
Margaret Gourlay wins Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from Clinical Research Forum

Dr. Gourlay, an assistant professor in the UNC School of Medicine and an adjunct assistant professor in the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, is honored for a study that helped define appropriate bone density screening intervals for women ages 65 and older.
Clark selected as 2013 Society of Abdominal Radiology Howard M. Pollack Medalist
Clark selected as 2013 Society of Abdominal Radiology Howard M. Pollack Medalist

UNC Department of Radiology Professor Emeritus Richard L. Clark, MD, was selected as the 2013 Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR) Howard M. Pollack Medalist for outstanding career contributions to the field of uroradiology and abdominal radiology, and to the Society itself.
Sidney C. Smith, Jr. MD, receives the 2013 Joseph Stokes, III, MD Award from the American Society for Preventive Cardiology
Sidney C. Smith, Jr. MD, receives the 2013 Joseph Stokes, III, MD Award from the American Society for Preventive Cardiology

The award honors those who have made significant contributions in the field of preventive cardiology through research, teaching, clinical activity and leadership.
Smithies named to first class of the Fellows of the AACR Academy
Smithies named to first class of the Fellows of the AACR Academy

Dr. Oliver Smithies, Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, is a 2007 Nobel Laureate whose work revolutionized research into the genetic basis of cancer.
Cohen, Cotter and Damania elected as 2013 Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology
Cohen, Cotter and Damania elected as 2013 Fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology

Selection for fellowship is a highly competitive annual peer review process, based on scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced the field of microbiology.
UNC School of Medicine named Best Medical School for Primary Care
UNC School of Medicine named Best Medical School for Primary Care

The School ranked 1st in Primary Care and 22nd in Research overall in the 2014 U.S. News & World Report Best Medical School Rankings. Family Medicine, Rural Medicine and AIDS were also listed as top ten specialties.
Angelo Mojica wins Silver Plate Award
Angelo Mojica wins Silver Plate Award

The awards pay tribute to excellence by recognizing the most outstanding and innovative talents in nine segments of foodservice operations.
Sloan fellowship awarded to biomedical engineer Anne Marion Taylor
Sloan fellowship awarded to biomedical engineer Anne Marion Taylor

Taylor will receive a two-year, $50,000 grant to further her research, which explores the intersection of neurobiology, neurotechnology and biomedical engineering to study the cellular mechanisms critical in learning and memory.
UNC Hospitals Receives Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers from The Joint Commission and AHA/ASA
UNC Hospitals Receives Advanced Certification for Comprehensive Stroke Centers from The Joint Commission and AHA/ASA

UNC First Hospital in North Carolina and Southeast to Earn Comprehensive Stroke Center Status
Thorp, Smithies elected to National Academy of Inventors
Thorp, Smithies elected to National Academy of Inventors

Two University of North Carolina scientists, Chancellor Holden Thorp and Nobel Laureate Oliver Smithies, were named charter fellows of the National Academy of Inventors.
277 UNC doctors listed in The Best Doctors in America® 2013
277 UNC doctors listed in The Best Doctors in America® 2013

Many of these doctors are also listed in the December 2012 issue of Business North Carolina Magazine, as part of its annual compilation of the best doctors in North Carolina.
Four AAAS 2012 Fellows among UNC School of Medicine faculty
Four AAAS 2012 Fellows among UNC School of Medicine faculty

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of AAAS 2012 Fellow to four of its members at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
UNC's Cam Patterson elected President of the Association of Professors of Cardiology
UNC's Cam Patterson elected President of the Association of Professors of Cardiology

The mission of the APC is to lead the effort to train cardiovascular specialists.
UNC Hospitals receives national recognition from American College of Surgeons
UNC Hospitals receives national recognition from American College of Surgeons

This recognition program commends a select group of hospitals for achieving exemplary outcome performances related to patient management in five clinical areas.
UNC Hospitals Honored By American Hospital Association for Quality, Safety, and Patient Care
UNC Hospitals Honored By American Hospital Association for Quality, Safety, and Patient Care

UNC Hospitals was honored as a finalist for the coveted American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize.
Stroke Program receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award
Stroke Program receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Bronze Quality Achievement Award

This award, given by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association, recognizes UNC Hospitals’ commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted standards and recommendations.
Three UNC specialties nationally ranked by U.S. News
Three UNC specialties nationally ranked by U.S. News

Overall, eleven specialties at UNC Hospitals were recognized as nationally ranked or high performing by U.S. News & World Report in its annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue.
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