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UNC Health has created a new partnership with Juggle, a babysitting app to support childcare needs in the UNC community. Register with the code "UNCHealth" to receive 20% off of all Juggle services.

UNC is part of a national effort, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Diversity Program Consortium, to identify best mentoring practices for scientists underrepresented in biomedical research.

The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators (AOE) will host its second Teaching Bootcamp on Monday, January 25, 2021, 1:00 – 5:00 PM EST via Zoom. Learn more below and register today!

The UNC SOM Passing the Torch Program, sponsored by the Academy of Educators in the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, welcomes six new participants to the 2020-21 cohort.

This study looks at stress due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic among parents of children with and without chronic conditions across the U.S.

Marjory Charlot, MD, MPH, MSc, published an essay in the Journal of Clinical Oncology that recounts an experience with racism that was directed towards her from a patient. In the essay, she points to the need for education that will help trainees and all providers address interpersonal racism.

A fracture liaison service, hospitalist-led and co-managed by endocrinology providers, was designed to improve care for patients with acute hip fracture. In a pre-post study published in Hospital Practice, the service was associated with significant improvements in the proportions of patients evaluated and offered treatment for osteoporosis.

UNC Speech and Hearing Sciences faculty member, Brenda Mitchell, recently published and released her first children’s book titled, “Anthony’s Adventures: Already a Winner.”

For the second year in a row, students enrolled in the Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Program have received a 100% pass rate on the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC) certification exam. The national pass rate for the CRC exam this year was 67%. In addition, UNC students scored above the national average on every subtest.

After 15 years with the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jeff Arscott is retiring effective Nov. 1, 2020. Arscott has served in the role of Vice Chair for Administration since January of 2019.

UNC School of Medicine researchers collaborate on a newly released study that identifies sites in the oral cavity where coronavirus can take hold, emphasizing the importance of wearing a face covering and physical distancing.

All UNC Health physicians are encouraged to claim their physician profiles with DOXIMITY.com by October 31st. By claiming your profile on DOXIMITY, you’ll be able to vote in the survey which determines hospital and specialty rankings in the annual “Best Hospitals” report from US News and World Report.

Subsidized Childcare Resource Available – Juggle @ UNC

PROMISE study seeking racially/ethnically underrepresented MD, PhD, MD/PhD or DO Assistant Professors for peer group mentoring research

Academy of Educators Teaching Bootcamp 2021: Registration Now Open

Passing the Torch Program welcomes 2020-21 Cohort

UNC Researchers Study Parental Stress During Pandemic

The Power in Our Hands: Addressing Racism in the Workplace

Fracture Liaison Service Narrows Gap in Osteoporosis Treatment

New Book Teaches Young Children to Celebrate Their Differences

Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling students receive a 100% pass rate on the CRC Exam

Arscott to retire after 15 years with department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Study reveals mouth as primary source of COVID-19 infection, spread

Physicians: Prepare for US News Survey by Claiming Your DOXIMITY Profile