January 14, 2021
Student volunteers needed to assist with COVID crisis
There are two opportunities for medical and health affairs students to volunteer their time in support of the COVID-19 response and vaccination efforts.
Tag: Students
January 14, 2021
Despite difficulties due to pandemic, UNC medical student doesn’t lose sight of his passion
Jean-Luc Banks, a third-year medical student at the UNC School of Medicine, was featured this week in a segment on CBS 17.
January 13, 2021
Physicians for Human Rights to Host Webinar Featuring Medical Students
Consider registering for this webinar January 15 on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the medical school experience and student views on the future of medicine.
November 18, 2020
Impact Award, Horizon Award recipients selected for 2021, for research benefiting North Carolina
UNC School of Medicine graduate students Alina Hamilton, Emily Ozpinar, and Gabriela Torres were among UNC-Chapel Hill awardees for this year's Impact and Horizon Awards from the UNC Graduate School.
October 7, 2020
Sadeghi Co-authors Commentary in The Lancet
UNC School of Medicine student Nakisa Sadeghi co-wrote a commentary published in The Lancet in the titled “The opioid crisis and the 2020 US election: crossroads for a national epidemic.”
August 13, 2020
Update from the UNC School of Medicine Office of Inclusive Excellence
Read an update on progress of the UNC School of Medicine's DEI Path Forward plan.
July 13, 2020
A Message from UNC-Chapel Hill on International Students
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz, Provost Robert A. Blouin, and Chief Global Officer Barbara J. Stephenson reaffirm commitment to international students.
June 25, 2020
Filer publishes piece on healthcare reform
Dayne Filer, an MD-PhD student specializing in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, published a piece on Medium discussing how the United States can move forward with a reformed healthcare system.
June 4, 2020
Farmworker Student Health Alliance Members Making Masks, Videos to Support At-Risk Workers
UNC SOM student members of the Farmworker Student Health Alliance (FSHA) are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic by making fabric masks for farmworkers in North Carolina and creating educational videos in Spanish to help these at-risk workers stay healthy.
May 7, 2020
Guidance for Educational Program Leaders on Students Safely Returning to Clinics
UNC Health remains committed to the educational mission and is eager to return our students in the health professions into the clinical settings. We anticipate students in various fields such as medicine, nursing, allied health disciplines, and others will gradually return to UNC Health hospitals and clinics in late May and June.
November 5, 2019
Three ‘Art in Science’ Competition Winners Demonstrate Beauty of Science
In honor of University Research Week at UNC-Chapel Hill, the UNC School of Medicine is featuring three winning images from its “Art in Science” competition, images that embody the spirit of discovery, the importance of innovation and collaboration, and the visual beauty of biomedical research.
September 5, 2019
Fourteen Faculty Graduate from SOM Teaching Scholars Program
On August 28, 2019, the Teaching Scholars Program graduated 14 faculty from the year-long program. At the ceremony, the Scholars presented their scholarly work, on a variety of topics, aimed to enhance the medical education environment at the School of Medicine.