October 13, 2020
UNC Global Health Resident Pathway Application
The Global Health Pathway is for residents in the Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, and Med/Peds programs interested in global health clinical care and research.
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October 13, 2020
Welcome Our New Faculty Member Jacob Wood, a Vascular Surgeon!
Jacob Wood, MD, joins the UNC Department of Surgery as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Vascular Surgery. He sat down to discuss what inspired him to become not only a doctor but a vascular surgeon and how he weaves his passion for art into his work.
October 13, 2020
Optimizing Cancer Care: Updates for 2020 – Research to Practice (UNC Lineberger Cancer Network)
Please join the UNC Lineberger Cancer Network for this Research to Practice lecture with Benyam Muluneh, PharmD, BCOP, CPP. More information and registration at unccn.org/10282020
October 13, 2020
Call for Applications to the UNC Center of Excellence Maternal and Child Health Postdoctoral Program
The Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence is pleased to announce the UNC Center of Excellence Maternal and Child Health Postdoctoral Program. This 1-2 year postdoctoral program prepares scholars for successful academic positions within the field of MCH.
October 13, 2020
IHQI Announces New Associate Directors
Lavinia Kolarczyk, MD, and Carlton Moore, MD, have accepted appointments as Associate Directors of UNC’s Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement (IHQI).
October 12, 2020
The National Academy of Kinesiology ranks UNC’s Human Movement Science PhD program in top five
The UNC Human Movement Science PhD program, offered through a cooperative effort of the Division of Physical Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences and the Department of Exercise and Sport Science, jumped several spots in NAK rankings from 2015.
October 8, 2020
UNC investigators receive NIH HEAL funds to test efficacy and safety of a novel therapeutic target to prevent chronic pain
Department of Anesthesiology researchers Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD, and Samuel McLean, MD, MPH, are PIs of an NIH HEAL Initiative project aimed at examining whether targeting a stress system protein prevents the transition from acute to chronic pain after traumatic stress exposure.
October 8, 2020
Antibiotic Time-outs Expand Reach of Antimicrobial Stewardship
UNC Medical Center services implementing time-outs have collectively optimized hundreds of patients' antibiotic treatment courses. It is hoped that the intervention will be implemented house-wide.
October 7, 2020
Angela Smith, MD, Elected to Board of the Society of Women in Urology
Congratulations to Dr. Angela Smith on their recent elections to the Board of Directors for the Society of Women in Urology (SWIU). Dr. Smith will serve a 2-year term on the Board and is currently holding the position as the Member-At-Large.
October 7, 2020
ORCID at UNC-Chapel Hill: Distinguish yourself and your research with ORCID
Distinguish yourself and your research with ORCID! Create your ORCID iD and connect it to UNC.
October 6, 2020
New Fund to Support Prematurity Established
The Libby and Lucy Overman Fund to Support Prematurity will be used to provide funding for programs and research pertaining to prematurity.
October 6, 2020
UNC PM&R Fall 2020 Quarterly Newsletter Published
UNC’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation recently published its latest quarterly newsletter. We hope you read it to stay up-to-date with our department!