July 9, 2021
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.
July 7, 2021
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.
July 6, 2021
School of Medicine IT is launching a new IT Technology Training website Monday, July 12, where you can register for live trainings or watch content on-demand.
July 6, 2021
The Association for Professional Women in Medical Sciences (APWIMS) and the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development invite the SOM community to save the date for the 2021 Women in Medical Sciences Conference. This year’s conference will be held on September 24, 2021 from 9:00am-1:00pm.
July 6, 2021
Minutes from the March meeting of the UNC School of Medicine’s Dean’s Advisory Committee are now available.
July 1, 2021
The School of Medicine Constitution and Bylaws have undergone formal review by a sub-committee of the Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development Committee.
July 1, 2021
Daisy Zamora, PhD, assistant professor in the department of Psychiatry, co-authored a study showing how a change in diet based on certain classes of fatty acids decreased headaches in patients over a 16-week period.
July 1, 2021
Two medications, liraglutide and insulin, were better at keeping A1C (a measurement of average blood glucose) levels less than 7% in recent GRADE study. The UNC Diabetes Care Center, led by site principal investigator Sue Kirkman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism, was one of the 37 sites to be a part of this NIH-funded comparative effectiveness study.
June 30, 2021
The UNC Academy of Educators (AOE), housed within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, is seeking applications from fellows for the newly revamped FLAGship Program (Faculty/Fellow Leadership and Growth). Applications will be accepted until noon EST on July 6th.
June 30, 2021
The set of guidelines in place to help navigate academic promotion for the School of Medicine’s full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty were recently revised. The new guidelines are in effect as of today, July 1, 2021.
June 30, 2021
The UNC Academy of Educators, housed within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, is now accepting applications for the Teaching As a Resident: Highlighting the Evidence and Enthusiasm of Learning (TARHEEL) Program. Applications are due at noon July 22.
June 30, 2021
Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, and Ilona Jaspers, PhD, share their responses to the terms of e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs’ settlement in a lawsuit from North Carolina’s attorney general. Read their opinions on what this means for the state and the future of youth vaping.