Category: School of Medicine

The UNC SOM’s Rising Star Program was started to increase diversity among faculty members in the basic sciences, with a specific focus on groups historically minoritized in the basic sciences. This program provides training to postdoctoral fellows from underrepresented groups to help them excel during the faculty interview process by exposing admitted fellows to the same components that they will experience during the faculty job interview process.

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The University's phone service will be moving from Verizon to AT&T over the next 36 months. The University is developing a migration schedule that will transition phone numbers on a building-by-building basis. On Friday, August 27th the University will be migrating all phone lines, including main lines, fax lines, and conference room lines in the following buildings.

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UNC School of Medicine is seeking an energetic and innovative faculty member for the position of Director of Wellness in the Division of Student Affairs. We seek an individual with proven leadership experience capable of working as part of a fast-paced, results-oriented team.

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UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to name Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, as the department’s next Division Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR). Selected from a competitive pool of candidates nationwide, Dr. Salazar will begin leading our VIR division as an Associate Professor of Radiology in October 2021.

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The Faculty Affairs and Diversity Leadership Committee, alongside the Offices of Faculty Affairs & Leadership Development and Human Resources, are proud to share the new School of Medicine appointment, promotion, and tenure Sharepoint site.

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Register for our annual IHQI Symposium to celebrate the hard work and success of our Improvement Scholars! The Symposium will feature presentations from six clinician-led improvement initiatives.

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Clinical Scholars awarded $298,000 in COVID rapid response grants for 22 projects nationwide. The national leadership program for health care providers pivoted program funds which helped nearly 10,000 people plus animals in this unprecedented time of need.

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School of Medicine IT will be performing maintenance to SOM file services on Saturday, July 24 starting at 10 a.m. and finishing up around 5 p.m. The School of Medicine IT SOM file services are usually accessed as the “H:”, “G:”, and “J:” drives. This work is non-disruptive and should cause no downtime.

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The School of Medicine IT Technology Training website is now live!

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A Charlotte baby became the first at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. to receive a breakthrough gene therapy treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), after his condition was discovered through the Early Check newborn screening pilot study.

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The UNC School of Medicine Novant Health Charlotte Campus will provide UNC curriculum to third- and fourth-year medical students, with a special focus on health equity led by Novant Health.

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This year’s Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Awards were given to UNC Medical Center residents: Michael Hart, MD, obstetric anesthesiology; Diya Jost, MD, medicine, pediatrics; Meredith Kugar, MD, plastic and reconstructive surgery; Daniel Markwalter, MD, emergency medicine; and Andriana Tompary, MD, physical medicine & rehabilitation.

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