September 14, 2021
Dr. Wohl, one of our own experts on COVID-19, provides the latest update on the delta variant, the safety of the vaccine and treatments, boosters, and what we can do to keep ourselves and our families safe. He will also be answering our questions submitted prior to the event.
July 28, 2021
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.
July 15, 2021
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.
April 20, 2021
Marcy Willis-Gray has been selected as co-director of the Reproductive Block in the Foundation Phase curriculum.
March 17, 2021
The UNC Caregivers at Carolina Program has awarded funding to Drs. Ross Boyce (Medicine), Christina Cruz (Psychiatry), and Jackie Patterson (Pediatrics) to support their research. Congratulations to the physician scientists for their well-deserved funding.
March 11, 2021
Amy Dela Cruz has joined the faculty of the Division of Radiologic Science as an assistant professor. She will lead the division's new ultrasound curriculum.
March 4, 2021
Meet Dr. Kim Nichols, an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and new Associate Dean for DEI Faculty Access and Success. Dr. Nichols’ passion for education and love for helping others has led her to become heavily involved with mentorship and sponsorship. We recently interviewed Dr. Nichols to learn about her involvement with helping to develop the …
February 17, 2021
The UNC School of Medicine is pleased to announce the acceptance of the sixth class of the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program.
January 13, 2021
The set of guidelines in place to help navigate academic promotion for the School of Medicine’s (SoM) full-time, part-time, and adjunct faculty were recently revamped. The last major revisions were made to the guidelines in 2012, and the revised guidelines will go into effect on July 1, 2021.
November 17, 2020
Drs. Christina Shenvi and Eric Zwemer were invited to represent the School of Medicine and the UNC Academy of Educators at the national Academies Collaborative Virtual Conference Series on November 12th, 2020. Read on to learn more about their presentation.
November 3, 2020
The Center for Animal MRI (CAMRI) at the Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), led by Ian Shih, PhD, received two National Institutes of Health grants totaling $2.6 million for a new MRI instrument and to upgrade an existing MRI system.
October 29, 2020
UNC Health has created a new partnership with Juggle, a babysitting app to support childcare needs in the UNC community. Register with the code "UNCHealth" to receive 20% off of all Juggle services.