September 8, 2020
CIDD Autism Imaging Research Published in National Geographic
The brains of infants who develop the disorder grow too fast, a UNC-Chapel Hill discovery that could help doctors prevent impairments before they appear.
Monthly Archives: September 2020
September 8, 2020
Chatham Hospital to Open New Maternity Center, Begin Delivering Babies
Goals are to improve health care and outcomes, enable new mothers to stay closer to home
September 3, 2020
SOM Updated Face Mask Guidance for Fall 2020
SOM has updated its Face Mask Guidance for the fall and posted on the SOM Intranet.
September 3, 2020
Orthopaedics welcomes new sports medicine provider Dr. Michael Seifert
Michael Seifert, MD, recently joined UNC Department of Orthopaedics as an Assistant Professor, specializing in non-operative sports medicine.
September 3, 2020
McEntee, Henderson Introduce New COVID-19 Elective for Internal Medicine Residents
By the middle of March, 2020, COVID-19 had upended the traditional training experience in the UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program. Didactic coursework and clinical skills training had to be quickly converted to an online format and clinical rotations were suspended as decisions were quickly made to ensure residents had meaningful and robust curricular activities during the clinical suspensions. It was against this backdrop that a new COVID-19 elective was formalized.
September 3, 2020
The 2020 Whitehead Lecture & Awards Ceremony Set for Sept. 4
The 2020 Whitehead Lecture is set for Friday, September 4 beginning at noon. The School of Medicine’s executive dean, Dr. Cristy Page, is slated to kick off the event, and Dr. Koyal Jain to deliver the lecture. The event this year will take place virtually.
September 3, 2020
New Emergency Department Transition Unit (EDTU) Opened Sept. 1
The 36-bed EDTU, which was previously used for clinic space, was renovated during the past two years to help handle the increasing volume in the very busy Emergency Department.
September 3, 2020
Patients with a Liver Transplant Aren’t at Greater Risk of Death from COVID-19
UNC's Erica Brenner, MD, A. Sidney Barritt IV, MD, and Andrew M. Moon, MD, are co-authors of the study with colleagues at Oxford University.
September 3, 2020
Remembering Dr. Jon Williams
Jon Williams, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, died this past weekend after a long and brave battle with depression that ended in him taking his own life. Williams graduated from the UNC School of Medicine in 1999 and also completed residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at UNC, including a year as Chief Resident in Pediatrics. Following his training, Williams joined what is now North Chatham Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, part of the UNC Physicians Network.
September 3, 2020
O’Brien Featured in Finding Genius Podcast for Research on Kidney Nephron Progenitors
Lori O’Brien, PhD, assistant professor in the department of Cell Biology and Physiology, and member of the UNC Kidney Center, discusses her research on kidney development and nephron function as it relates to kidney disease.
September 3, 2020
Denniston to Step Down from Role as Designated Institutional Official
Clark Denniston, MD, Senior Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education and ACGME Designated Institutional Official, will step down from this role effective January 1, 2021.
September 3, 2020
Medicine’s Value-Based Action Group Introduces Specialized Inpatient Diabetes Management Services
Hospitalized patients with diabetes are dependent on hospital staff to monitor blood glucose, administer medications and deliver meals in a coordinated manner. Inconsistency in the timing of these tasks can increase the risk for hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. The UNC Department of Medicine’s Value Care Action Group (VCAG) has been working with the division of endocrinology and metabolism to improve glycemic control for hospitalized patients. New services recently introduced are ensuring the safety of patient care and decreasing the length of stay at UNC Medical Center.