May 4, 2017
Once a week during the spring and summer growing season, UNC physicians, nurses, residents, and medical students travel to Benson, NC, to provide care for the area's migrant farmworker population.
April 20, 2017
Spring sale for UNC School of Medicine apparel is here! Get a fleece to wear on rounds or a T-shirt for your partner or child.
April 19, 2017
Robert Bashford, MD, will assume the role of Associate Dean for Rural Initiatives, leading the UNC School of Medicine’s newly created Office of Rural Initiatives. In this position, he will expand his work to recruit and train the next generation of primary care physicians passionate about serving in rural North Carolina. In addition, he will build multidisciplinary, interprofessional groups to serve in rural underserved settings.
April 18, 2017
In the first of this two-part series, we feature the men and women behind the scenes, the health care providers dedicated to saving future generations from the vicious cycle of addiction.
April 13, 2017
On May 22, Scott Doak, MBA, SPHR, will join UNC Health Care as System Vice President, Human Resources. In this role, Scott will oversee system human resources functions and the implementation of a Human Resources shared services model for UNC Health Care. His office will be located on the Morrisville Campus.
March 30, 2017
UNC medical student Perry Tsai, PhD, has been elected President of the American Medical Student Association.
March 30, 2017
Thomas Ivester, MD, MPH, Associate Professor in Maternal Fetal Medicine, has been selected as UNC Hospitals’ Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and VP of Medical Affairs (VPMA). Dr. Ivester will begin this appointment on April 24, 2017, and report to Gary Park, President of UNC Hospitals, with a matrix reporting relationship to Dr. Tony Lindsey, UNC Health Care’s Chief Medical Officer.
March 28, 2017
As we celebrate Doctor's Day on March 30, please join us in congratulating our 171 providers who will receive the 2017 UNC Health Care and UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence!
March 17, 2017
No one gets through medical school alone. Just before Match Day, members of this year's class took some time to reflect on those who have helped push them along the way, and those whose examples they would like to emulate as they move on into residency.
March 16, 2017
A comprehensive clinical trial, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, challenges three decades worth of observational studies by conclusively demonstrating that treatment between eight and 20 weeks of gestation does not have an impact on adverse outcomes in children through five years of age.
March 8, 2017
Great news for all employees at every level at all UNC Health Care owned entities. Starting April 1, 2017, UNC Health Care’s Learning and Organizational Development Department will offer employees the opportunity to take advantage of two powerful education experiences, Compassionate Leader and Diversity Leader certificate programs. Whether you are a team member wanting to become a leader or a leader wanting to expand skills, these programs provide amazing opportunities for self-development and development of others.
March 6, 2017
From Best Practice Advisories for ambulatory practices to composite scores, Epic@UNC Healthy Planet provides tools to help clinics manage patient populations – a key to success in a rapidly changing health care market.