Wellness Archives

One of the main priorities of the Mental Health Equity and Inclusion Program is to enlarge the number of qualified students interested in pursuing careers in psychiatry. As an intentional effort to accomplish this goal, the program engaged with medical students at a national conference interested in learning more about residency training at UNC, future career options in psychiatry, the Triangle as a place to live, and how they may become more engaged in the pursuit of mental health equity.

Springer recently released "Chronic Illness Care, Principles and Practice," edited by UNC Family Medicine's Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, MPH, and Margaret R. Helton, MD. Faculty members in the Department of Family Medicine, faculty across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, and other national and international experts wrote the textbook.

With expanded hours and telemedicine visits, the Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Consultation Clinic serves patients affected by cancer across the UNC Health System.

The UNC Department of Psychiatry seeks female teens with depression, suicidal thoughts, or thoughts of self harm for a study seeking to understand the influence of the menstrual cycle and associated hormones on female teens' stress responses and mood systems.

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.

The department's spring newsletter includes stories on the UNC COVID Recovery Clinic, views from the new Acute Inpatient Rehab center in Hillsborough, and new faculty members and advanced practice providers.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that Kimberly Shoenbill, MD, PhD, has been selected as the new Director of the UNC Tobacco Treatment and Weight Management Programs.

Wellness resources are available to help support you during difficult times. Please check-in with your teammates – we recognize that what is going on in the world may cause additional stress and fear for our patients, teammates and community.

Data from the 15-minute survey will be completely confidential and de-identified during analysis.

Tests can be ordered from the U.S. Postal Service and the North Carolina State Health Plan.

The Eshelman Institute for Innovation recently opened its pre-proposal application for the 2022 annual grant cycle. The Institute seeks to fund translational research related to therapeutics focused on oncology, infectious disease, and neuroscience, including rare diseases, and all digital health technologies. The Institute also welcomes ideas for devices and diagnostics, and other therapeutic areas and services.

Learn more about common stressors during the holiday season and coping strategies that can help.

Category: Wellness

The Mental Health Equity and Inclusion Program Engages with Medical Students at the Annual Medical Education Conference in New Orleans

UNC Department of Family Medicine Authors Second Edition of Chronic Illness Care Textbook

Integrative and Lifestyle Medicine Consultation Clinic Relaunches

UNC Psychiatry Seeking Participants for Study on Teen Menstrual Cycles, Stress

LSN Peer Support Program Recruiting Student Volunteers

UNC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Spring Newsletter is Out

Shoenbill Named Director of Tobacco Treatment and Weight Management Programs

Well-Being Reminders: Take Care of Yourselves

Applied Physiology Lab Seeking Participants for Birth Control Survey

How to Order COVID-19 Rapid Tests

Reminder: Eshelman Institute Grant Funding Available

Reminder: UNC School of Medicine Touchpoint 20: Wellness into the Holidays