February 24, 2022
A reminder to the School of Medicine community on the DEI Climate Survey from UNC School of Medicine Executive Dean Cristy Page, MD, MPH, and Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion E. Nathan Thomas III, PhD.
February 23, 2022
UNC-Chapel Hill’s Unsung Hero Awards go to university staff members, faculty members, departments or entities that exemplify a steadfast commitment to inclusion.
February 21, 2022
Last fall the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute launched a new Community and Patient Advisory Board focused on promoting and supporting equity in research. The 11-member board consists of community members, patients and advocates from across North Carolina with varied perspectives, backgrounds and experiences.
February 9, 2022
Genetics faculty in the SOM have been funded for the next 5 years by the NIH to establish the UNC Educational Pathways to Increase Diversity in GEnomics (EDGE) training program to provide early career education, mentoring, and research skills to undergraduate students from underrepresented and disadvantaged backgrounds who are interested in careers in genomics.
February 9, 2022
Co-edited by Claudia S.P. Fernandez, DrPH, and Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, healthcare experts from nurses to social workers present a way forward which shifts away from our fragmented and often judgmental approach to health in the new book Leading Community Based Changes in the Culture of Health in the US - Experiences in Developing the Team and Impacting the Community.
February 3, 2022
The School of Medicine’s MD program is seeking to diversify the educators who teach our medical students. We seek a postdoctoral fellow from an underrepresented group or with experience teaching individuals from groups underrepresented in medicine to teach in the medical school curriculum during the 2022-23 academic year.
January 27, 2022
February is Black History Month, an annual celebration of the achievements of Black Americans. We encourage everyone to take this month to celebrate and honor Black Americans, reflect on our nation’s history and the many contributions of Black Americans and to learn about the struggles Black Americans still face today.
January 27, 2022
Check your inbox on Feb. 8 for an email from Press Ganey for your unique link to the 2022 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Climate Survey.
January 19, 2022
Registration is open for TEAM ADVANCE’s Spring 2022 Faculty Mentor Training. TEAM ADVANCE invites all faculty who are interested in improving their mentoring skills to register.
January 18, 2022
The School of Medicine’s MD program is seeking to diversify the educators who teach our medical students.
January 17, 2022
Executive Dean Cristy Page, MD, MPH, and Vice Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Nathaniel Thomas III, PhD, share their thoughts on the challenges of our time as well as Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of service.
January 14, 2022
A range of events and observances are scheduled across UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Health to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.