February 7, 2023
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and the leadership of its chair, Joshua J. Alexander, MD, Sidna Chockley Rizzo Distinguished Professor. The review is a standard procedure of UNC-Chapel Hill and will take place on March 29.
February 2, 2023
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine (SOM) seeks an innovative, collaborative leader to serve as the Assistant Dean for Preclinical Curriculum in the Offices of Medical Student Education. This position reports directly to the Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs and requires 40% FTE. Applications are due by Sunday, February 26.
February 2, 2023
WCC supports cohorts of leaders to advance health equity in rural North Carolina by increasing local power to focus on priorities by and at the community level and co-creating a model of relationship centered engagement.
January 24, 2023
The annual Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research, sponsored by the National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR), is open now through February 28, 2023! The prize is a symbol of NFCR’s enduring commitment to uphold Dr. Szent-Györgyi’s vision of curing cancer through innovation and collaboration.
January 18, 2023
An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the Department of Ophthalmology and the leadership of its Chair, Donald L. Budenz, MD, MPH, Kittner Family Distinguished Professor. The review is a standard procedure of UNC-Chapel Hill and will take place on March 9.
January 12, 2023
On Monday we will observe Martin Luther King Jr Day. The King Center has chosen “It Starts with Me” as the theme of this year’s observance. This theme should be familiar to you all as one of our system values, but in the context of Dr. King’s life and mission, It Starts with Me takes on a deeper significance.
January 11, 2023
The UNC School of Medicine Office of Research provided pilot funding to three teams for cutting-edge basic science discovery research.
December 20, 2022
In a strong field of nominations, Mia Evangelista of the Pathology Services Core received the award for technical achievement, Edison Floyd in the Pathology Service Core received the customer service award, and Paige Schmadeke in the BioSpecimen Processing Facility received the performance excellence award.
December 14, 2022
Our mission to promote the health and wellbeing of the people of North Carolina and beyond has sustained us through the many challenges we have faced. I am grateful to each of you for how you have come together to develop solutions that improve the ways we work together, and the ways we care for our patients across the State and beyond.
December 8, 2022
Giselle Corbie, MD, Director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research and Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine, has been named the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill.
November 28, 2022
The Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development Office and UNC School of Medicine Coaching Academy are accepting applications for the Leader as Coach Training Program. This 14-hour virtual program is designed to teach coaching skills to faculty, staff and administrators and is open to members of all School of Medicine departments.
November 21, 2022
The Eshelman Institute seeks to fund translational research across UNC-Chapel Hill related to therapeutics focused on oncology, infectious diseases, and neuroscience, including rare diseases.