The Gene Orringer Junior Faculty Career Development Program (TraCS K12) is now accepting applications for positions beginning July 1, 2027.

The 7th ELSI Congress convened more than 275 participants from 16 countries to examine the ethical, legal, and social implications of genomics. Marking its 25th anniversary, the meeting explored topics including equity, genomic screening, AI, data governance, and access to emerging technologies, highlighting the growing role of ELSI research in ensuring genomic science advances responsibly and inclusively.

Listing of recent competitive grant awards to SOM faculty

The School of Medicine Instructional Technology team is hosting another Digital Accessibility Easy Buttons training on September 23, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM, where you can learn more about digital accessibility compliance and the steps to make your content more accessible. Registration is required for this training. A zoom link will be sent to you the day before the event. 

The UNC School of Medicine Admissions Office invites faculty from across the School of Medicine to participate as interviewers for our upcoming admissions cycle.

The UNC School of Medicine is excited to announce the new Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society inductees. AOA is dedicated to the belief that we can improve care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism, and promoting service to others.

PRISM, a UNC School of Medicine and BioSTAR initiative, offers “Bright Futures in Science and Medicine” for recent graduates. One year after its launch, PRISM is building on its early success and welcoming a new class of aspiring scientists and physician-scientists.

MD/PhD student Kounlavong has received an NCI F30 Predoctoral Fellowship to investigate how the tumor microenvironment shapes treatment vulnerability in bladder cancer, a disease where we still cannot predict which patients will respond to available therapies.

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

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TraCS K12 Program Accepting Applications

7th ELSI Congress Highlights Ethical, Legal, and Social Challenges Across the Genomics Landscape

Latest Grant Awards to SOM Faculty

Digital Accessibility Easy Buttons

Help Select the Next Generation of North Carolina Physicians

Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society Fall 2026 Inductees

One Year Later: PRISM Strengthens Pathways to Research and Medicine

UNC Lineberger MD/PhD Student Awarded NCI F30 Fellowship for Bladder Cancer Research

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