May 11, 2022
In honor of National Women's Health Week, the UNC Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR) has released the 2022 North Carolina Women’s Health Report Card, an overview the health and health care needs of our state’s 5+ million women.
May 5, 2022
The UNC Health Beacon Program and the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Program have created a new LMS module to help all staff in all departments provide better trauma informed care for sexual assault survivors.
March 22, 2022
A UNC Maternal-Fetal Medicine Network trial has shown that, among pregnant and postpartum individuals, SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with increased risk of maternal mortality or serious morbidity from obstetric complications.
February 28, 2022
Professor of Ophthalmology Beth Friedland, MD, has been nominated as one of 15 highly accomplished female physicians nationwide for the 2022 Women in White Coats Heroes award. Each year, WomenInWhiteCoats.com hosts selection of an awardee with an exceptional record in patient care, education, research/scholarship and/or innovation, in recognition of the critical contributions that women in white coats make within the world of medicine.
January 25, 2022
Virtual training on working with human trafficking victims available with free CME/CEU credits. This training will help healthcare providers with the tools to screen, identify, and connect patients affected by human trafficking. Program is open to all and starts January 27.
January 24, 2022
Data from the 15-minute survey will be completely confidential and de-identified during analysis.
November 18, 2021
Family Medicine assistant professor Venus Standard's Alliance for Black Doulas for Black Mamas (ABDBM) was recently awarded a $525,000 grant from The Duke Endowment for Black doula training to decrease maternal mortality rates in North Carolina.
October 20, 2021
UNC Department of Radiology Chair and Ernest H. Wood Distinguished Professor Maureen P. Kohi, MD, is the latest highly regarded interventional radiologist to be profiled in Interventional News, a major online news source for IR and related fields.
September 29, 2021
Chemtai Mungo, MD, MPH, has been appointed as a UNC WRHR Scholar. Her primary research is focused on increasing access to cervical cancer prevention in low-income countries.
September 22, 2021
The Women’s Health Multidisciplinary Consortium (WHMC), a new initiative focused on creating a unified, multidisciplinary community with a vested interest in advancing the health of women and training the next generation, will begin a “hot topics” seminar series this fall.
September 14, 2021
Steven Young, MD, PhD, has been awarded a center grant (P01 mechanism) to establish an Endometriosis Research Center to provide new information and new approaches to this common, yet devastating disease.
September 2, 2021
The Association for Professional Women in Medical Sciences (APWIMS), the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, and the UNC Health Foundation invite the SOM community to register now for the 2021 Women in Medical Sciences Conference. This year’s conference will be held on September 24, 2021 from 9:00am-1:00pm.