July 28, 2020
Turkeisha Brown, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Patient Services Manager III, leads 70 employees on 6 Bedtower, a designated acute care unit for COVID-19 patients at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Through obstacles, trials, and determination, her staff is unified to help fight the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus.
July 28, 2020
The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators (AOE), housed in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, is now accepting nominations for the year-long faculty development program Passing the Torch: Fostering Medical Humanism through Faculty Role Models. Read on to learn about the program and how to apply before August 24, 2020.
July 28, 2020
Teaching Scholars is a longitudinal faculty development program that develops participants’ skills in teaching and assessment. The application cycle is now open for the 2020-21 year. Read on to learn more.
July 28, 2020
A natural curiosity and drive to discover new things led Wendell Yarbrough, MD, on the path to becoming a distinguished head and neck cancer surgeon and researcher studying potential new cancer therapies.
July 28, 2020
Jonathan Pruitt, who came to Carolina from the UNC System in January 2018, returns to the UNC System as chief operating officer, effective August 1.
July 28, 2020
In part one of a two-part series, American Medical Association Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger discusses with medical school administrators their institutions plans to adapt their academic practices this fall, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 28, 2020
A graduate of the LEND program at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, Kenneth Kelty won a national video competition in celebration of the 30th anniversary of the American with Disabilities Act.
July 28, 2020
Led by Cindy Gay, MD, clinical researches in the UNC Division of Infectious Diseases are leaning on years of experience and expertise to partake in a large phase 3 clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine.
July 28, 2020
We are excited to announce the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery's Pediatric Division and UNC Hospitals Pediatric Audiology will officially open their Raleigh clinic on Monday, August 17th.
July 28, 2020
UNC Medical Center and UNC REX ranked as top hospitals in the state and Triangle.
July 27, 2020
UNC Health has promoted Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, MPH, FAHA, into a new role as the organization’s first System Executive Director for Health Equity. In the role of System Executive Director for Health Equity, Dr. Cené will lead a multidisciplinary and collaborative effort to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based strategies and interventions to help address the structures, policies, and practices that perpetuate health disparities and impede health equity in our state.
July 24, 2020
A comprehensive UC San Francisco-led study flagged drug components in need of more rigorous review to be sure they are safe. The UNC School of Medicine lab of Bryan Roth, MD, PhD, conducted important screening studies to confirm the findings.