December 10, 2021
Smith Wins 2022 Gold Cytoscope Award
Angela Smith, MD, MS, won for her outstanding leadership and contributions in bladder cancer outcomes research.
Category: Faculty
December 8, 2021
Seeking Nominations for Five-Year Review Committee Service for 2022
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development is seeking nominations for faculty to serve on upcoming five-year reviews of department chairs and center directors within the School of Medicine.
December 8, 2021
Promotion and Tenure Committee Observership Launches
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development is pleased to announce a new professional development opportunity for junior faculty to learn more about the promotion and tenure process.
December 7, 2021
UNC System Accepting Nominations for the O. Max Gardner Award
Faculty members of the 17 UNC constituent institutions, including UNC-Chapel Hill, are eligible to be nominated for the 2022 Oliver Max Gardner Award. Submissions are due by Feb. 3, 2022.
December 6, 2021
Connolly Appointed Chief of Education and Academic Affairs for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
AnnaMarie Connolly, MD, FACOG, currently serves as the Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD M’36 Distinguished Professor in the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in the division of urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery.
December 2, 2021
Wu Appointed Vice Dean for Academic Affairs
Jennifer Wu, MD, MPH, has been appointed Vice Dean for Academic Affairs. Her new role begins Jan. 1, 2022.
December 1, 2021
Johnson Receives Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Equity Scholars for Action Award
Khalilah Johnson, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences in the UNC School of Medicine. The $250,000 grant will support her project, Disrupting the Cycle of Inaccessible Healthcare and Community Supports for Minoritized People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
November 23, 2021
Funding Opportunity Available for Physician Scientists with Caregiving Demands due to COVID-19
The UNC School of Medicine Caregivers at Carolina program is accepting applications until 11:59pm EST on January 17, 2022. Physician scientists whose research productivity is being impacted by increased family caregiving responsibilities resulting from COVID-19 may be eligible.
November 23, 2021
InsideTraCS with Emily Pfaff, PhD
Emily Pfaff, PhD, is Co-director of Informatics and Data Science at NC TraCS. She has a PhD in Health Informatics and a master's in Information Science, both from UNC. Her primary expertise and research interests are in "computable phenotyping" and clinical data modeling in support of translational research. We recently spoke with Pfaff about improving/refining health data collection and analysis, COVID research, and the role of informatics in solving today's pressing health problems.
November 4, 2021
2021 Art in Science Competition Winners Announced
In honor of University Research Week, the UNC School of Medicine is featuring three winning images from its “Art in Science” competition, images that embody the spirit of discovery, the importance of innovation and collaboration, and the visual beauty of biomedical research.
October 27, 2021
Thoma Featured in Healio Rheumatology for Research Regarding Rehabilitation Use Among Black Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD, discussed her recent publication in Arthritis Care & Research with Healio.
October 21, 2021
Social and Health Systems 4 (SHS4) course recruiting new faculty
Social and Health Systems 4 (SHS4) is a course for Application Phase medical students which meets monthly and provides a setting in which students can discuss aspects of the practice of medicine that they will encounter in their clinical experiences but that may not otherwise be a part of the formal curriculum in the clinical clerkships. The course is seeking new faculty members for Population Health and RICE seminars for the coming academic year (March 2022 to February 2023).