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The $5-million initiative, led by the UNC School of Medicine and funded through the U.S. Department of Defense, will test the efficacy of an intervention developed at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research originally designed to help service members who experience acute stress reactions during military operations. Sam McLean, MD, MPH, professor of psychiatry and emergency medicine, is the principal investigator.

The Be Loud! Center for Young Adult Cancer Care, opening this fall, was designed by former UNC cancer patients and is led by Lauren Lux and Andrew “Smitty” Smitherman, MD, at the UNC Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Program in the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, professor of family medicine and director of tobacco intervention programs at the UNC School of Medicine, was featured in the Triangle Business Journal.

Dr. Robyn Jordan, MD, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry in the UNC School of Medicine, gave NC Attorney General Josh Stein a tour of their newly opened mobile clinic for substance use disorder.

Led by Sam McLean, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina School of Medicine researchers and collaborators were awarded $3 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to evaluate the efficacy of a therapeutic by Tonix Pharmaceuticals to reduce the frequency and severity of acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder.

An enthusiastic UNC School of Medicine community gathered with elected officials and leaders from UNC-Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina system Monday to celebrate the opening of Roper Hall, Carolina's state-of-the-art new home for medical education.

This RTI/UNC-Chapel Hill collaboration will be the first U.S. study offering genome sequencing and genetic risk scores for type 1 diabetes statewide. UNC School of Medicine leads are Cynthia Powell, MD, in genetics and pediatrics, and Jennifer Law, MD, in pediatrics.

The project will focus on workflows to increase the timeliness and comprehensiveness of postpartum care, a virtual maternal-fetal medicine specialty consultation service including e-consult and telehealth capability for women with high-risk conditions served at rural community health centers, and support for community doula training and the development of a community doula collaborative in rural Chatham County.

Whole Community Connection invites applications from existing community-academic partnerships advancing health and well-being in Edgecombe or Robeson County. Selected teams participate in leadership development and receive funding to implement community-led solutions. The call for applications closes Sept. 15.

The initial class of seven psychiatric residents will begin the four-year program in June 2024 and will have opportunities to care for a variety of patients, including individuals serving in the military, providing firsthand experiences treating conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury.

Medical student Joshua Romero competed in an Ironman triathlon in Houston, Texas, on April 22 and raised more than $3,000 to support the UNC School of Medicine's Student Health Action Coalition, a free student-run clinic available to the Chapel Hill community.

Medical students Amanda Nemecek, Bailey Moran, Bassam Shawamreh, Forrest Wilke, Kayla Tennant, and Maggie Crouse have been accepted into the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program. The students were selected based on their commitment to the specialties of family medicine, pediatrics and psychiatry.

Category: North Carolina

UNC Awarded $5 million to Assess Intervention for Acute Stress Reactions

N.C. Basnight Cancer Hospital to Open Young Adult Outpatient Infusion Clinic

Goldstein, Tobacco Intervention Program Featured in TBJ

New Mobile Clinic to Treat Opioid Addiction Opens in Robeson County

UNC School of Medicine Awarded $3 Million to Lead Study to Reduce PTSD Frequency, Severity

UNC School of Medicine’s Roper Hall: A Modern Hub for Medical Education

Early Check Study to Use Genome Sequencing to Dramatically Expand Voluntary Screening Offered for NC Newborns

Partnership with Piedmont Health Services Aims to Address Maternal Mortality Crisis

Applications Open for Whole Community Connection Community-Academic Partnerships

New Psychiatric Program to Serve Military Members and Civilians in Southeastern North Carolina

Student Competes in Ironman Triathlon, Raises Thousands for SHAC

FIRST Program Accepts Eighth Class