September 10, 2020
School of Medicine Announces new Co-Director of Individualization Phase
Dr. Kim Nichols, associate professor of anesthesiology, is the new Co-Director of Individualization Phase.
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September 10, 2020
Physician Assistant Studies’ Jason Hrdina Receives National Recognition as AAPA Distinguished Fellow
The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) has named Jason Hrdina as a distinguished fellow for his outstanding contributions to patient care and to the profession.
September 10, 2020
Graduate Student Rachel Battaglia Receives Prestigious Award from the National Institute of Aging
Battaglia, a sixth-year student in the Cell Biology and Physiology Program, won the Transition to Aging Research Award for Predoctoral Students, which will fund her research of neurodegeneration for the next five years.
September 10, 2020
UNC School of Medicine Research Featured in Midtown Magazine
In a Midtown Magazine feature titled "Triangle Hospitals Combat COVID-19," several UNC-Chapel Hill research projects were mentioned as important players in our fight against the virus.
September 10, 2020
UNC Researchers Enroll COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 3 Trial Participants
Led by Cindy Gay, MD, clinical researchers in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases are leaning on years of experience and expertise to partake in a large phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. Ronald Falk, MD, Chair of the UNC Department of Medicine, is one of the trial's first participants.
September 10, 2020
The Stars Aligned for Patient with Extensive Aortic Aneurysm
In July 2013, 60-year-old Cynthia Stingone, known to her friends and family as Cindy, had a persistent cold and cough. She went to her primary care physician to find out why it wouldn’t go away. Since she is a former smoker, her doctor took the precautionary step of ordering x-rays, EKG, and CT scans to find out what was going on. What they found would send Cindy on a medical journey spanning hundreds of miles and involving multiple surgeries to repair her extensive Aortic Aneurysm.
September 10, 2020
UNC Health Media Briefing with UNC Experts – Flu Season During a Global Pandemic
On September 9, UNC Health's media briefing featured Dr. Cheryl Jackson, chief of the division of pediatric emergency medicine and professor of pediatrics at the UNC School of Medicine, and Dr. Amir Barzin, assistant professor of family medicine and a leader of the COVID-19 Respiratory Diagnostic Center in Chapel Hill.
September 10, 2020
UNC Health Enterprises seeking candidates for Physician Innovator to drive innovation and transformation
The UNC Health Enterprises team is seeking a Physician Innovator to support and grow UNC Health’s portfolio of new consumer health experiences and strategically-aligned health businesses.
September 9, 2020
Genetics Faculty Publish Back-to-Back Papers in Cell
Blood-Cell Consortium members from the UNC Department of Genetics, Drs. Yun Li (associate professor), Laura Raffield (assistant professor), Karen Mohlke (professor) and Cassandra Spracklen (former postdoctoral fellow) are co-authors on two large studies focused on the genetics of blood cell traits.
September 9, 2020
School of Medicine announces new Advanced Clinical Selective Course Director
Dr. Morgan McEachern is the new Director of the Advanced Clinical Selective, a required course in Individualization Phase designed to improve students’ clinical skills in preparation for residency.
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
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.