July 8, 2020
UNC's Department of Radiology offers educational track for residents with interest in global health. Katrina McGinty, MD, clinical assistant professor in the UNC Department of Radiology, initiated the creation and development of a Global Health Leadership Pathway for diagnostic and interventional radiology residents.
July 8, 2020
The 2020 American Urological Association Guideline for Evaluation of Hematuria lays out individualized, risk-stratified recommendations to promote early identification of genitourinary cancers while minimizing harms and costs from potentially avoidable imaging and invasive testing. Matthew Nielsen, MD, professor and interim chair of the UNC Department of Urology, was a panelist and contributing author.
July 8, 2020
The School of Medicine seeks an eager leader with teaching experience to serve in the role of Individualization Phase Co-Director, as Dr. Peadar Noone transitions from this leadership role.
July 8, 2020
The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators (AOE) has elected two new members to its Leadership Council.
July 8, 2020
JAMA Surgery journal scores again with another record-setting impact factor of 13.625, maintaining its status as the top surgery journal in the world and the highest ranked surgical journal in history.
July 7, 2020
The Carolina Collective launched an open call for creative ideas on how to meet the challenges of the upcoming fall semester, with the goal of identifying and implementing exceptional ideas.
July 7, 2020
Daniel Ian Kaufer, MD, a professor in the department of neurology for 17 years, passed away on July 2 after a brief battle with cancer. Dr. Kaufer was a masterful clinician, prolific researcher, passionate advocate and beloved mentor. A memorial is set for July 23.
July 6, 2020
David Margolis, MD, director of Carolina’s HIV Cure Center, was interviewed by The Well on how HIV and SARS-CoV-2 differ, how far the science has evolved since HIV first emerged, and why he’s hopeful about a COVID-19 vaccine.
July 2, 2020
Cesar Lopez, MD-PhD student and graduate research assistant in the department of microbiology and immunology, co-wrote a piece on how to manage and support incarcerated and detained COVID-19 patients.
July 2, 2020
Stephan Moll, MD, professor of medicine in the division of hematology, has published an article on the subject in Blood, the journal of the American Society of Hematology.
July 2, 2020
Ali Sherron joined UNC REX Healthcare as a physical therapist in September 2019; six months into her role conducting inpatient care, Sherron began work on ICU and non-ICU floors treating patients who contracted the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
July 2, 2020
In the early days of the pandemic, Meghan McCann, Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, and newly-formed community teams worked together to protect patients and staff in nursing homes and assisted-living communities. To recognize UNC Health’s long-term care guidance and response, the Chatham County Board of Health has awarded UNC Health its “Community Health Partnership Award.”