December 16, 2021
Health Equity Speaker Series recording now available
A recording of the recent Health Equity Speaker Series: Moving from Intention to Impact: Health Equity & Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is now available.
Category: Strategic Plan
October 13, 2021
Whole Community Connection Launches in Edgecombe and Robeson Counties
Whole Community Connection invites applications from existing community-academic collaborations advancing health and well-being in Edgecombe or Robeson County. Selected teams from each county will receive funding and leadership training to implement their approaches. The call for applications closes November 1,2021at 3p ET. Visit https://go.unc.edu/wcc to learn more about WCC and apply as a team.
October 7, 2021
Save the date: UNC School of Medicine Touchpoint 20: Dean’s Performance Awards and Supporting an High-Performing Work Culture
In this episode, Dr. Page announces and celebrates the winners of the 2021 Dean’s Performance Awards. In addition, the Employee Relations team provides guidance and resources that support our performance in the workplace every day.
October 6, 2021
Health Equity Speaker Series Recording now available
In Case You Missed It: “Can we really advance Health Equity? Five key strategies to consider” The UNC Health Office of Health Equity, The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and the Health Disparities Program hosted a Health Equity Seminar on September 24, 2021 featuring Dr. Crystal Cene, MD, MPH, FAHA and Angela Bryant, JD.
September 14, 2021
Touchpoint 20: COVID-19 Update Scheduled for September 17
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.
September 9, 2021
Duke, UNC Awarded Grant to Establish Joint Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
The NIH-funded center of excellence will focus on identifying early changes in dementia and factors driving disparities. The UNC-Chapel Hill principal investigator is Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD, chair and professor of the UNC Department of Neurology.
July 28, 2021
Rising Star Program to Increase Faculty Diversity
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
COVID Rapid Response Grants Support 22 Communities Nationwide to Improve Health Equity
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.
June 23, 2021
Six Scholars Named to Physician Scientist Training Program
Klara Klein, MD, PhD, Shetal Patel, MD, PhD, Clio Rubinos, MD, Miriam Sklerov, MD, MS, Philip Spanheimer, MD, and Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD will receive support from the Physician Scientists Training Program at the UNC School of Medicine to cultivate their careers as translational clinician scientists.
April 20, 2021
New block co-director in the Foundation Phase
Marcy Willis-Gray has been selected as co-director of the Reproductive Block in the Foundation Phase curriculum.
March 17, 2021
Boyce, Cruz, and Patterson Awarded Caregivers at Carolina Funding
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
Division of Radiologic Science Welcomes Amy Dela Cruz as Director of Ultrasound Curriculum
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.