January 18, 2023
New Recommendations Address Crisis of Physician Stress
The STEPPS project is led by Mara Buchbinder, professor and vice chair in the UNC Department of Social Medicine.
Category: Social Medicine
November 10, 2022
Multiple Stressors Contributed to Physician Burnout During First Wave of COVID-19 in the U.S.
A new study led by Mara Buchbinder, PhD, at the UNC School of Medicine, concludes that interventions to reduce physician stress and burnout should target systems factors and stressors at multiple levels.
August 31, 2022
Whole Community Connection Applications Open for Community-Academic Partnerships
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 Oct. 18.
June 23, 2022
Fisher Elected As Chair of ASA Section
Jill Fisher, PhD, Professor in the Department of Social Medicine and Center for Bioethics, was elected to a 3-year term as Chair of the Science, Knowledge, and Technology Section of the American Sociological Association.
May 16, 2022
Researchers Reveal Moral Distress Impact, Actions to Support Doctors During Pandemic
Using data from a large nationally representative sample of internists, UNC School of Medicine’s Jeffrey Sonis, MD, MPH, led two studies in PLOS ONE and the Journal of Healthcare Management on the moral distress impact of the pandemic and actions healthcare organizations took to support clinicians during the past two years.
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.
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.