May 3, 2023
2023 Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecturer Nominations Open
Nominations are due by June 9.
Category: School of Medicine
April 28, 2023
Student Competes in Ironman Triathlon, Raises Thousands for SHAC
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.
April 26, 2023
Casey, Meyer Selected for the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine Scholar and Mentor Program
Department of Emergency Medicine faculty members Martin Casey, MD, MPH, and Michelle Meyer, PhD, MPH, were awarded one of ten scholar and mentor program grants from the National Foundation of Emergency Medicine. The 2-year program supports outstanding teams of mentors and scholars in emergency medicine.
April 26, 2023
Faculty Collaboration Database Competition Winners Announced
The Department of Cell Biology and Physiology and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation were the basic science and clinical departments with the most participation in new database.
April 25, 2023
Alpha Omega Alpha Announces Spring 2023 Inductees
The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society at UNC-Chapel Hill has announced its spring 2023 inductees. AOA was founded in 1902 and is dedicated to a belief in improving care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism, and promoting service to others.
April 19, 2023
Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
New grants awarded to School of Medicine faculty with project start dates from April 1 - 15 and a total award amount greater than $100,000 are outlined.
April 19, 2023
Represent the UNC School of Medicine Nationally as a CFAS Representative
The Council of Faculty and Academic Societies (CFAS) represents medical school faculty and academic societies within the governance of the AAMC. The UNC School of Medicine CFAS representative has the opportunity to be heard at the national level on a variety of issues critical to academic medicine, and can bring colleagues’ perspectives back to the AAMC through CFAS.
March 29, 2023
Reducing the Appeal of Smoking: Study Confirms Tobacco Warnings on Packages Need Improvement
Leah Ranney, PhD, MA, associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the UNC School of Medicine, and Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, professor and director of Departmental Advancement at the UNC Department of Family Medicine, led a first-in-kind study showing how tobacco warnings can improve considerably to follow proposed WHO FCTC guidelines.
March 22, 2023
2023 – 2024 Clinical Trialist Training Program Applications Open
Applications are now open until April 5 for the 2023 - 2024 Clinical Trialist Training Program, which provides 10% salary support for UNC School of Medicine faculty to obtain training on how to be a site investigator for sponsor-initiated multicenter clinical trials.
March 7, 2023
FIRST Program Accepts Eighth Class
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.
March 7, 2023
AOE Seeks Teaching Awards Nominations
The UNC Academy of Educators is currently seeking nomination for teaching awards until April 19. Self-nominations are encouraged.
March 7, 2023
Nominations Due March 13 for Julie Byerley Award for Faculty Excellence in Interprofessional Education and Practice
This award honors faculty who merit recognition for significantly contributing to the advancement of interprofessional education and practice by developing intentional opportunities for students to learn from, with, and about each other to advance health.