July 10, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 5 – July 11
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, July 5, 2024.
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July 8, 2024
Jensen Receives CLL Society’s 2024 Integrative Medicine Award
Christopher Jensen, MD, MSCR, assistant professor of medicine in the Department of Medicine, received the CLL Society’s 2024 Integrative Medicine Award. The grant is for Jensen’s research project, “Combating Cancer-Related Fatigue: A Personalized Supportive Care Program.”
July 3, 2024
Disinterest in Pediatric Care? Jordan and Rao Pen Perspective Piece on Pediatric Workforce Decline
This year’s match results show that only 91.8% of pediatric residency slots were successfully filled by programs compared to a higher percentage in years past. This ongoing outcome has many physicians in the field worried about the declining interest in pediatric subspecialties. Katherine Jordan, MD, and Priyanka Rao, MD, at the UNC School of Medicine wrote a JAMA perspective piece asking, “Where are all the pediatricians?”
July 3, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 29 – July 4
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, June 29 2024.
June 28, 2024
Antibody Trial Launched to Address Enterovirus Threat
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is launching a first-in-human clinical trial to determine the safety and efficacy of an experimental monoclonal antibody against enterovirus D68 (EV-D68). UNC School of Medicine’s Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD, was a postdoctoral fellow in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at VUMC when he co-led the development of monoclonal antibody therapies against EV-D68.
June 26, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 21 – June 27
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, June 21 2024.
June 26, 2024
Inaugural “North Carolina Men’s Health Report Card” Provides a Snapshot of the Most Pressing Issues Affecting Men Throughout the State
June is National Men’s Health Month: The report serves as a call to action for local and state organizations as well as the public, to seek important changes that can have far-reaching, positive impacts on the health of North Carolinians.
June 20, 2024
Do Institutions Support Partner Hiring? A New Tool Ranks Universities
To raise awareness and assist couples with job searches, UNC-Chapel Hill researchers launched an evidence-based tool showing how research-intensive institutions rank in partner hiring – providing insights on where they may be excelling and where they may be deficient. Jill Fisher, PhD, professor of social medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, co-led the project.
June 19, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 14 – June 20
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday, June 14 2024.
June 12, 2024
Remembering William Woodard “Bill” McLendon
William Woodard “Bill” McLendon, MD, Professor Emeritus and Vice Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, former Director of the Department of Hospital Laboratories, UNC Hospitals, passed away at age 93.
June 12, 2024
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 7 – June 13
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May 30, 2024
Five Questions with Charlene Brown
In this Vital Signs series, we feature 4th-year UNC School of Medicine student Charlene Brown. From Woodbridge, VA, Charlene’s journey into medicine began through offering spiritual guidance and emotional support as a hospital chaplain.