April 28, 2022
Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, and Laura Young, MD, PhD, received a grant from the National Institute of Health to increase uptake of diabetes self-management education. The study will focus on two factors: provider and diabetes care and education specialist engagement with patients, and patient peer support.
April 28, 2022
Awards include those with project start dates from April 1 - 15, 2022, with a total award amount greater than $100,000.
April 26, 2022
Infection Prevention is conducting a new survey to learn about the challenges UNC Medical Center personnel face regarding staying home when sick, particularly since the emergence of the Omicron variant. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
April 25, 2022
The UNC-CH Peer Support Core is looking for student volunteers willing to lend an empathetic listening ear to their peers, help peers identify their own needs, subsequently access relevant campus and community resources, and provide ongoing support as requested. Please apply by Sunday, May 22 at 11:59PM.
April 25, 2022
The role is open to physicians who have an interest in coaching medical students during their pre-clinical years and the position closes on May 12.
April 25, 2022
The NC Department of Health and Human Services will require all death certificates to be submitted electronically using the NC Database Application for Vital Events starting May 1.
April 20, 2022
Amir Barzin, DO, Susan Fiscus, PhD, and Amy James Loftis will be recognized for their contributions to creating and operating the Carolina Together Testing Program at an in-person event honoring all six Massey Award winners across UNC-Chapel Hill.
April 19, 2022
Kori B. Flower, MD, MPH, has been appointed as the Chief for the Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine within the Department of Pediatrics.
April 19, 2022
This virtual seminar series will provide a background in the use of machine learning tools to answer clinical questions, understand the strengths and limitations of these methods, and examine real-world examples of machine learning methodology in clinical research. The series is co-sponsored by the UNC Core Center for Clinical Research and the UNC Program for Precision Medicine in Health Care.
April 19, 2022
The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development has scheduled four town hall events for faculty to discuss UNC School of Medicine appointments, promotion and tenure guideline questions and updates. The events will be held virtually by Zoom.
April 18, 2022
The North Carolina Obstetrical and Gynecological Society gave Daniel Clarke-Pearson, MD, former Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the award at its annual meeting on April 11.
April 14, 2022
The study outlines the main drivers of parent hesitancy as perceived safety and efficacy of the vaccines and lower severity of illness in children. Many vaccine-hesitant parents may be open to vaccination in the future and welcome additional discussion and data, the researchers found.