April 22, 2025
UNC Health CEO and Dean of UNC School of Medicine Dr. Wesley Burks Announces Decision to Step Down
Dr. Burks has served as CEO and Dean since Dec. 2018. His last day in his current roles at UNC will be Sept. 1, 2025.
Category: Announcements
April 3, 2025
PRISM: UNC School of Medicine and BioSTAR Launch Postbac Research Program
PRISM, a UNC School of Medicine and BioSTAR initiative, offers "Bright Futures in Science and Medicine" for postbac students. Apply by May 1 (Summer) or July 1 (Fall) 2025!
March 20, 2025
UNC Audiology Professor Awarded Outstanding Educator Award
UNC-Chapel Hill Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences Dr. Stephanie Sjoblad was recently awarded the Outstanding Educator Award from the American Academy of Audiology. The award is given by asking colleagues, friends, and mentees in their professional circles to nominate colleagues who deserve recognition for outstanding service to audiology and the hearing sciences.
February 8, 2025
Remembering Dr. Joe Grisham
Dr. Joe Grisham passed away on January 29th, 2025. Dr. Grisham was the Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine from 1973-1999. He oversaw the creation of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory medicine, along with Bill McLendon, conducted impactful NIH research in liver pathology, and was a recipient of the American Society of Investigative Pathology’s highest honor, the Gold-Headed Cane Award.
January 17, 2025
UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Appoint Physicians Meltzer-Brody and Hamedani to Key Leadership Roles
Meltzer-Brody will serve as Executive Dean; Hamedani named President of UNC Faculty Physicians and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs
January 9, 2025
Nasrallah Serves As Expert Diet Reviewer for US News & World Report Best Diets Overall 2025
Lana Nasrallah, MPH, RD, LDN, clinical dietitian and manager of Outpatient Nutrition Services at UNC Hospitals, shares expertise as a panelist for the US News & World Report Best Diets Overall 2025.
January 8, 2025
UNC ‘Breakthrough’ Research on Food Allergy Drug Featured in National Geographic
Drug work one of “7 Medical Breakthroughs that Changed Medicine in 2024.”
December 18, 2024
UNC School of Medicine’s Living Donor Liver Transplant Program Receives Full Approval
UNC School of Medicine’s Living Donor Liver Transplant program has been recognized by the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) as a center with expertise to offer Living Donor Liver Transplants. Sorabh Kapoor, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, will serve as the Surgical Director of the program.
November 5, 2024
Kim Receives $1-Million Grant for Novel Multi-nut Allergy Treatment Study
Edwin Kim, MD MS, director of the UNC Food Allergy Initiative at the UNC School of Medicine, will lead the first study of sublingual immunotherapy to address the feasibility and safety of treating multiple tree nut allergens simultaneously in children.
August 16, 2024
UNC MD/PhD Program Celebrates 25 Years as an NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program
The UNC MD/PhD Program received five more years of T32 funding from the NIH/NIGMS as a Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), securing NIH funding through June 2029 and increasing the number of MD/PhD training slots from 16 to 21.
August 14, 2024
Leading Transformation in Academic Medicine Announces 2024-2025 Cohort
Leading Transformation in Academic Medicine (LTAM), which provides leadership and career development opportunities, welcomes the 2024-2025 cohort.
July 17, 2024
Gupta, Lee Named 2024 Gold Student Summer Fellows
Anahita Gupta and Esther Lee are among 13 medical students selected as 2024 Gold Student Summer Fellows.