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.
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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
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
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.
September 3, 2020
Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium
The inaugural Race, Racism, and Racial Equity (R3) Symposium, hosted by the University Office for Diversity and Inclusion, is a series of virtual events that will bring together scholars and researchers from across campus to share their work with Carolina and the broader community.
September 3, 2020
Researching the impact of COVID-19 on families with autism
On Monday, March 16th, Clare Harrop, PhD, found out that her daughters' daycare was closing. As the full impact of state and national shutdowns hit her, Harrop began to lose sleep and feel a heightened sense of anxiety. At the same time, she was thinking of the many families she works with in her research studies. She recalls texting a colleague: If I'm feeling like this, how are parents of kids with autism feeling?
September 3, 2020
School of Medicine Strategic Plan “Forward Together” Initiative to Support Clinician Scientists on K Awards- FY21 Call for Submissions
The School of Medicine is now accepting submissions for the "Forward Together" Initiative to Support Clinician Scientists on K awards. Submissions from Clinical Departments are due on September 21, 2020.
September 3, 2020
An Update from the UNC Health Executive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council
The UNC Health System Executive Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Council, which was established in June, is actively working to elevate and embrace a culture of DEI throughout all aspects of UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine and to measure and evaluate the progress and effectiveness of current (and future) initiatives.
September 3, 2020
New coaching position for students through the Office of Medical Education
The Academic Coaches will work with students in the Carolina EXCEL program providing small group facilitation and academic coaching in the foundational sciences for a group of 5 students enrolled in the Carolina EXCEL program which would begin in the Summer of 2021. EXCEL is a newly launching year-long pipeline program for under-represented in medicine students to prepare them to excel in medical school.