March 2, 2021
Higgins to be Inducted as Fellow in American College of Nurse-Midwives
Kathy Higgins, MS, CNM, will be inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) in May of this year.
Category: Awards, Rankings and Recognitions
February 25, 2021
Gallagher Elected for Membership in the Society of University Surgeons
Congratulations to Kristalyn Gallagher, DO, Associate Professor in the Division of Surgical Oncology and Endocrine Surgery for being elected for membership in the Society of University Surgeons (SUS). Membership into the Society is given to persons of well-established professional position and demonstrated scholarly or creative ability that positively impacts their field.
February 17, 2021
NCAPA Seeks Nominations for 2021 PA of the Year
The North Carolina Academy of Physician Assistants is seeking nominations for the 2021 PA of the Year. NCAPA’s PA of the Year award honors a PA who has demonstrated exemplary service to the profession and the community, and who has furthered the image of the PA profession while providing significant contributions to the health of the citizens of North Carolina. The nomination period opens on Friday, February 19th and will be open through August 31st.
February 10, 2021
Dellon Selected as Top Clinical Research Achievement Awardee
The Clinical Research Forum selected Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, as one of their Top Ten Clinical Research Achievement Awardees for study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
January 28, 2021
Short Receives the 2020-2021 Sleep Innovative Research Grant
The Departments of Allied Health Sciences and Neurology award its 2020-2021 Sleep Innovative Research Grant to Nicole Short, PhD.
January 22, 2021
Gertner Wins Top UNC Graduate School Award
Alex Gertner, an MD/PhD student at the UNC School of Medicine and the UNC Gillings School of Public Health, was one of three recipients of the Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award for 2021.
January 20, 2021
Powers Receives AAN’s 2021 A.B. Baker Teacher Recognition Award
Professor William J. Powers, MD, is a professor of neurology within the Division of Stroke and Vascular Neurology.
January 20, 2021
Qian receives Emerging Investigator Award with $6.5 million research funding from NIH
Li Qian, PhD, associate professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and associate director of the McAllister Heart Institute, has received the prestigious Emerging Investigator Award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a part of the NIH. The award includes $6.5 million in funding over seven years.
December 18, 2020
Know Someone Who’s Outstanding in Academic Medicine?
These challenging times have highlighted the leadership role the nation’s academic medicine community plays and we encourage you to nominate an outstanding colleague for the 2021 Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Awards.
December 16, 2020
Office of Continuing Professional Development Achieves ACCME Accreditation
The UNC School of Medicine’s (SoM) Office of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) will continue its work to foster continued education for physicians after receiving reaccreditation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).
December 14, 2020
UNC Health Hospitals Earn Top ‘A’ Safety Scores from Leapfrog Group
UNC Medical Center, UNC REX, Nash, Pardee and Lenoir receive top grades
December 9, 2020
McNeal-Trice 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award Winner
Congratulations to Dr. Kenya McNeal-Trice on receiving the prestigious 2021 Distinguished Teaching Award for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction. The University Committee on Teaching Awards was greatly impressed by her exemplary excellence in inspirational teaching of undergraduate students. Her students and faculty colleagues are consistently enthusiastic in praise of her commitment to the highest standards of teaching.