April 13, 2022
Five PAs to Teach Your Students About Women’s History Month
The Physician Assistant Education Association featured Tonia Poteat, PhD, MPH, among five women who have advanced the PA profession.
Category: Social Medicine
April 13, 2022
Jordan, Strauss Honored with Public Service Awards
Ten Carolina faculty, staff, students and organizations were recognized at the 23rd annual Public Service Awards this week for outstanding contributions to the Carolina campus and broader communities. UNC School of Medicine’s Robyn Jordan, MD, PhD, and Ron Strauss, DMD, PhD, were among the award recipients.
February 28, 2022
$50,000 Pilot and Feasibility Awards for Diabetes Translational Research
UNC Peers for Progress is funded as the Community, Family, and Peer Support Core of the University of Michigan Center for Diabetes Translational Research. UNC-Chapel Hill researchers are eligible to apply for Pilot and Feasibility awards of up to $50,000 through the Michigan Center.
February 22, 2022
Anatomy Day is Back at Wilson Library
On February 21, medical students visited University Libraries to learn about the history of medicine. They examined historical representations of human anatomy over the centuries using materials drawn from the rare book collection at the Wilson Special Collections Library.
February 9, 2022
Fernandez and Corbie-Smith author book highlighting vital role of community based change in achieving health equity
Co-edited by Claudia S.P. Fernandez, DrPH, and Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, healthcare experts from nurses to social workers present a way forward which shifts away from our fragmented and often judgmental approach to health in the new book Leading Community Based Changes in the Culture of Health in the US - Experiences in Developing the Team and Impacting the Community.
December 28, 2021
Walker, Fisher Publish Survey of U.S. Biomedical Researchers
Rebecca L. Walker, PhD and Jill A. Fisher, PhD from the Department of Social Medicine have published a new survey that identifies how researchers using vertebrate animals viewed issues of significance for translational science.
December 1, 2021
Thomas Named “Community Star” for North Carolina by National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
Family Medicine Associate Professor Gayle Thomas, MD, has been named North Carolina's 2021 Community Star by The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for her vital work as Medical Director of the NCDHHS Office of Rural Health's NC Farmworker Health Program.
December 1, 2021
Fisher, Walker Elected as Hastings Center Fellows
Jill A. Fisher, PhD and Rebecca L. Walker, PhD in the UNC Department of Social Medicine are among 24 newly elected Hastings Center fellows, a group of more than 200 individuals of outstanding accomplishment.
November 29, 2021
DCRI, UNC CHER, and Partners Launch Free Testing Project to Slow the Spread of COVID-19
The Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI), Center for Health Equity Research at UNC-Chapel Hill (UNC-CHER), and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health (CCPH) today announced plans to deliver their You & Me COVID-Free testing project in Merced County, Calif., in partnership with United Way.
November 23, 2021
Corbie-Smith Co-Authors Opinion on Data Inclusivity
Giselle Corbie, CHER Director, has co-authored an opinion piece for STAT with Warren Kibbe of the Duke Cancer Institute, calling for engaging communities “around how and why data affect them.”
November 18, 2021
Social Medicine Faculty Publish Article on Hispanic Children’s Health Insurance & Health Services Use
Krista Perreira, PhD, and Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, co-authored an article analyzing changes in coverage and barriers to health care access for Hispanic children and the use of health services.
November 15, 2021
Enders named Social Medicine Director of Finance and Administration
Enders began her new role on Nov. 15.