UNC School of Medicine physician experts Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH (Family Medicine), and Marc Bjurlin, DO, MSc (Urology), are calling for shared decision-making about prostate cancer screening to be built into health care systems, not left to individual clinicians alone. In a new editorial in the Journal of Urology, the authors argue that system-level support is essential to ensure patients can make informed, equitable decisions about PSA screening.

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is proud to announce that Charles “Chuck” Perou, PhD, Professor of Genetics, was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor by Karolinska Institutet (KI) in Sweden in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to breast cancer research.

UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health received funding from The Duke Endowment to launch Bridge to Health, a pilot program led by Timothy Daaleman, MD, and UNC Family Medicine. The initiative will expand hospital-based transitional clinics and strengthen partnerships to improve care for patients with complex medical and social needs.

Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty

Eldad Hadar, MD, clinical professor and vice chair of the department of neurosurgery, is leaving after nearly 25 years with UNC Health to join the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Since joining UNC in 2001, he has played a major role in shaping the department of neurosurgery, fostering collaboration and clinical innovation while helping train the next generation of physicians.

University of Chicago researcher Dr. Aresha Martinez-Cardoso and Dr. Krista M. Perreira of the UNC Department of Social Medicine led a team on the study, which was published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The study's findings are important for clinicians who serve immigrant populations and who would need to consider how time in the U.S. can lead to changes in lifestyle factors including diet and physical activity that can influence health.

Jonathan Oberlander, Professor of Social Medicine, is co-editor of a new special issue on Public Health Under Siege.

Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty

UNC researchers have received ~$7.3M from NHLBI to lead the Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases Consortium, advancing research on four rare lung diseases that cause progressive bronchiectasis. The effort builds on UNC’s national leadership and aims to accelerate discovery, clinical trials, and new therapies for underserved patient populations.

The UNC Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCWH) program has appointed three scholars who will receive funding and protected time for research relevant to women's health and sex as a biological variable.

The UNC Department of Family Medicine has launched UNC Health’s first private practice–based Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative, embedding mental health services into primary care to improve access, reduce stigma, and enable earlier intervention across the lifespan. Based at UNC Health Family Medicine & Pediatrics at East Pittsboro, the initiative is supported by generous donor funding.

Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty

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UNC Physician Experts Call for Systems-Based Approach to Prostate Cancer Screening Decisions

Perou Named Honorary Doctor by Karolinska Institutet

UNC Receives $1.3 Million Grant for Bridge to Health Initiative

Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty

Hadar Departing Neurosurgery Department After 25 Years

Migration Can Influence Cardiovascular Risk Profiles, Study Shows

Oberlander Edits Special Issue on Public Health Under Siege

Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty

UNC Researchers Awarded $7.3 Million to Advance Research on Rare Bronchiectatic Diseases

UNC BIRCWH Program Announces New Cohort of Women’s Health Scholars

UNC Family Medicine Launches Primary Care Behavioral Health Collaborative at East Pittsboro, Advancing Whole‑Person Care

Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty