UNC Department of Orthopaedics welcomes Judy F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH to give a hybrid Grand Rounds on “Patient Reported Outcomes: How They Influence the Care We Provide To Our Patients” on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. Dr. Baumhauer is Professor of Orthopaedics and Director of the Clinical BioInformatics Core at the University of Rochester. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the PROMIS Health Organization and her research interests focus on the clinical translation of patient reported outcomes. She was institutional in her effective implementation of PROMIS throughout the University of Rochester Health Care System and has published this experience in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dr. Baumhauer is a practicing foot and ankle surgeon, and past president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, and the Eastern Orthopaedic Association.
Dr. Baumhauer’s Grand Rounds will be from 6:30-8 am in person in 1131 Bioinformatics Building or via Zoom using this link. All are welcome to join to discuss this timely topic.

Debara L. Tucci, M.D., M.S., M.B.A., Director of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), part of the National Institutes of Health, will discuss embracing change in a pandemic.

The virtual showcase during University Research Week will feature three School of Medicine cores.

Please join us for a special Cone Virtual Internal Medicine Grand Rounds “Beyond Empathy: Teaching Compassion in Medical Education” with Dr. Ken Fortier being sponsored by the UNC Academy of Educators on November 12, 2021, 8:30 - 9:30am.  

Learn more about the D&I Council Staff Subcommittee, who serve as advocates to ensure a sense of belonging in our SOM staff community.