June 20, 2024
Congratulations to this year’s Kenan Primary Care Medical Scholars. Thanks to the generous support of the Sarah Graham Kenan Endowment and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust, the Kenan Primary Care Scholars Program offers medical students rural experiences in Central, Eastern, and Western North Carolina through the Kenan Rural Scholars program.
March 20, 2024
During her remarks, she reflected on her own Match Day and let students know that this was a day that would remember throughout their career.
August 25, 2023
UNC School of Medicine researchers continue to explore how best to protect our patients and communities against COVID-19. Recent work includes findings that show that SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination produces a robust immune response in the nasal cavity as well as results that show Metformin substantially decreasing the risk of developing long COVID after infection from …
May 19, 2023
Nominations are now open for the Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award. The annual award recognizes outstanding members of the Hospitals’ house staff for exemplary service, professional performance and compassionate patient care. Nominations are due by June 15.
March 9, 2023
Jimena Giudice, PhD, Associate Professor in the UNC Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, has received a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
February 23, 2023
Please join us in MacNider 321 or virtually on Tuesday, March 7 at noon for a talk with Dr. Thomas R. Insel.
December 16, 2022
The Carolina Cancer Screening Initiative (CCSI) leverages UNC Lineberger members’ expertise in research-backed interventions – along with a network of community, academic, and government partners – to improve the quality and accessibility of cancer screening programs throughout North Carolina.
December 12, 2022
The Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the largest global health programs in the United States. Two recent additions to the institute’s portfolio of health initiatives aim to improve understanding of the long-term effects of COVID-19, while improving community preparedness and capacity of UNC Hospitals for future medical and public health emergencies.
November 22, 2022
The SOM Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has announced the first round of DEI Mini Grant Awardees in the award program’s 2022 pilot year.
November 18, 2022
The 2022 IHI Forum will be held Dec. 4-7 in Orlando with a live-stream option available Dec. 13-15! IHQI (the Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement) will provide access to the livestreamed portions of the event and we invite you to login and learn more about healthcare quality improvement.
November 8, 2022
The Center for Health Innovation of UNC Health and the UNC School of Medicine has released a request for proposals for the 2023 Innovation Pilot Awards. All UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health employees from any owned entity are eligible to apply. Applications are due January 17, 2023, and as many as four awards of up to $50,000 each will be announced in March 2023.
November 2, 2022
The UNC School of Medicine has received the 2022 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.