February 13, 2020
New SOM Strategic Plan “Forward Together” Awards Support Clinical Research
Five Clinical Departments Receive Support to Incentivize Clinical Research by K Awardees.
February 13, 2020
Five Clinical Departments Receive Support to Incentivize Clinical Research by K Awardees.
February 13, 2020
There is big news in medical education this week. The National Board of Medical Examiners has announced that Step 1 will become a Pass/Fail scored standardized test. This will not occur before January, 2022 and there will be a limited number of times students will be allowed to take the exam. Step 2 scores will remain numeric and will be available to be utilized in the residency selection process.
February 13, 2020
The Foundation Phase of the School of Medicine's curriculum seeks a co-director of the “Principles of Medicine” Block for first-year medical students for fall 2020.
February 13, 2020
The UNC Primary Care campaign launched on Jan. 27 with the goal of establishing primary care as experts who can help patients achieve their healthiest life and enable maximum enjoyment.
February 13, 2020
The Anticoagulation Forum’s Ansell Fellowship Program has awarded the UNC School of Medicine with a grant that will fund one year of fellowship training in vascular medicine. Stephan Moll, MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology and oncology, is principal investigator.
February 12, 2020
Matthew Hirsch, PhD, assistant professor in the UNC Department of Ophthalmology and member of the UNC Gene Therapy Center, hopes to embark on a clinical trial this year to test the first ocular gene therapy that could restore the sight of patients suffering from a rare lysosomal storage disease.
February 12, 2020
Please read this update on leadership updates happening around the Triangle.
February 12, 2020
Aziz Sancar, MD, PhD, the Sarah Graham Kenan Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, was recognized by the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center for his distinguished career in science and discoveries in the field of DNA repair.
February 12, 2020
Researchers from the UNC School of Medicine, UC San Francisco, and the University of Buffalo used 3-D computer simulations and pharmacological experiments to create molecules that selectively target the MT1 melatonin receptor to modulate the biological clocks in animal models of jet lag. Bryan L. Roth, MD, PhD, is co-senior author.
February 12, 2020
The Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) is a three-year medical school curriculum to fast-track UNC School of Medicine students into UNC Family Medicine Residency, followed by three years of service in NC with ongoing support in practice.
February 11, 2020
The Learning and Organizational Development Team will initiate their annual open enrollment for the Compassionate and Diversity Leader Programs from Sunday, February 23 thru Sunday, March 1, 2020.
February 7, 2020
Histone mRNA-cleaving machine, crucial for healthy cell division, yields up its secrets after almost half a century of research. Zbigniew Dominski, PhD, and William Marzluff, PhD, led this effort at the UNC School of Medicine, along with key collaborators at Columbia University and Rockefeller University.