Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty
Latest awards include grants to School of Medicine faculty with project start dates in July 2023 and a total award amount greater than $100,000.
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 14 – 20
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Partnership with Piedmont Health Services Aims to Address Maternal Mortality Crisis
The project will focus on workflows to increase the timeliness and comprehensiveness of postpartum care, a virtual maternal-fetal medicine specialty consultation service including e-consult and telehealth capability for women with…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Family Medicine, North Carolina, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Primary Care, Social Medicine, Vital Signs, Women's Health
Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Awards
Nominations are now open for the Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award. The annual award recognizes outstanding members of the Hospitals’ house staff for exemplary service, professional performance and compassionate…
Clinical Scholars Program Kicks Off Leadership Training Event with Carolina Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, Gillings Dean Nancy Messonnier, and author Stedman Graham
Clinical Scholars convenes its equity-centered leadership training on April 20-26 at the JB Duke Hotel in Durham, NC with its 5th cohort. Author and educator Stedman Graham, UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor…
Announcements, Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, News
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of April 7 – April 13
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Metformin Combined with Insulin Does Not Reduce Pregnancy Outcome Risks Compared to Placebo
The study, which was conducted at UNC-Chapel Hill between 2016 and 2022, concluded that metformin use did not reduce risks for adverse neonatal outcomes in pregnancies with type 2 diabetes….
Diabetes, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research, Women's Health
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of March 10 – March 16
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Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of Feb 17 – Feb 23
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Single Dose of Azithromycin Reduces Maternal Sepsis or Death
A UAB-UNC School of Medicine collaboration found that a single oral dose of the common antibiotic azithromycin reduced the risk of maternal sepsis or death by 33 percent in women…
News, Pediatrics And Children's Health, School of Medicine, Vital Signs
UNC Team Partnering to Navigate Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Narges Farahi, MD, MPH, of UNC Family Medicine is PI for a grant to develop and test a holistic polycystic ovary syndrome management program within a federally qualified health center….
Faculty, Family Medicine, News, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Primary Care, Research, Social Medicine, Vital Signs, Women's Health
Whole Community Connection Awards Rural Community-Academic Partnerships
WCC supports cohorts of leaders to advance health equity in rural North Carolina by increasing local power to focus on priorities by and at the community level and co-creating a…
Announcements, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Faculty, North Carolina, Research, School of Medicine, Social Medicine, Strategic Plan, UNC Health, Vital Signs
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of Jan 27 – Feb 2
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Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of Jan 20 – Jan 26
The below clickable headlines link directly to outside media outlets, which featured UNC School of Medicine faculty starting Friday January 20, 2023.
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of Jan 13 – Jan 19
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Menard and Team Receive $12.5M to Address Pregnancy-Related Hypertensive Emergencies, Reduce Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
In partnership with multiple community agencies across the Triangle, the UNC Center for Women’s Health Research has received funding—approximately $2.5 million per year for five years—from the National Institutes of…
Cardiology and Heart Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Women's Health
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of July 15 – July 21
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UNC, N.C. A&T Team to Lead Project to Address Social Determinants of Health in Women of Color
As part of the American Heart Association’s pledge to address social determinants of health in women of color, Alison Stuebe, MD, and her team of researchers received a $2.4-million grant…
Announcements, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, News, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research, School of Medicine
Family Medicine Residency Graduates Inaugural Class from Siler City Track
UNC Family Medicine is celebrating the first graduates from its Federally Qualified Health Center Rural Health Track at Siler City. Morgan Layman, MD, Naeemah Munir, MD, MPH, and Emily Samson,…
Announcements, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Education, Family Medicine, News, North Carolina, Primary Care, School of Medicine, UNC Health, Vital Signs
Newsworthy from the School of Medicine, Week of June 10 – June 16
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