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The surveillance program, led by UNC SOM’s Dirk Dittmer, PhD, Amir Barzin, DO, and Gillings’ Audrey Pettifor, PhD, will collect, sequence, and share data on SARS-CoV-2 samples from across the state, providing real-time information on variants circulating in North Carolina.

UNC Family Medicine's Kevin Tate, MHA, who has been with the department for 16 years, began his tenure as Vice Chair for Administration July 12.

The Alliance for Black Doulas for Black Mamas (ABDBM) graduated its first class of Black Doulas on July 10th. Founded by UNC Family Medicine’s Venus Standard, MSN, CNM, FACNM, LCCE, ABDBM offers an enhanced Doula training program whose goal is to increase access of Doula training to Black women, while improving Black women’s birth outcomes by expanding their access to social, emotional, and educational support from professionally trained Black Doulas.

UNC Department of Radiology is pleased to name Gloria Salazar, MD, FSIR, as the department’s next Division Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR). Selected from a competitive pool of candidates nationwide, Dr. Salazar will begin leading our VIR division as an Associate Professor of Radiology in October 2021.

Deborah Givens, director of the Division of Physical Therapy in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS), has been named a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).

Register for our annual IHQI Symposium to celebrate the hard work and success of our Improvement Scholars! The Symposium will feature presentations from six clinician-led improvement initiatives.

The UNC Academy of Educators (AOE), housed within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, is proud to announce the participants of the newly revamped FLAGship Program (Faculty/Fellow Leadership and Growth) launching in August 2021.

The Teaching Scholars Program, housed within the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, is accepting nominations for the 2021-2022 year until 12:00pm on Monday, August 9, 2021.

Proposals for the 2021-22 TTSA awards are now being accepted. The deadline for proposals September 15, 2021.

The School of Medicine is excited to welcome Claire Larson, MD, to the role of Director of Electives, coordinating elective offerings across all phases including the scholarly concentrations. Dr. Larson earned her medical degree from the UNC School of Medicine and completed Internal Medicine and Geriatrics training at the University of California, San Francisco. From …

The UNC School of Medicine is seeking a clinical faculty member to serve as the director for the Transition to Residency (TTR) course for all graduating medical students. This position will receive 10% salary support to the NIH cap.

Clinical Scholars awarded $298,000 in COVID rapid response grants for 22 projects nationwide. The national leadership program for health care providers pivoted program funds which helped nearly 10,000 people plus animals in this unprecedented time of need.

UNC to Lead $15 Million Statewide COVID-19 Surveillance Program Funded by NC Policy Collaboratory

Tate Named UNC Family Medicine Vice Chair for Administration

Alliance for Black Doulas for Black Mamas Graduates First Class of Black Doulas

Salazar Named UNC Radiology Vascular-Interventional Radiology Division Chief

Deborah Givens Receives Honor as Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association

Registration Open for 2021 IHQI Improvement Scholars Symposium

UNC Academy of Educators welcomes 32 Faculty and Fellows to 2021-22 FLAGship Cohort

Call for Nominations to the UNC SOM Teaching Scholars Program

Accepting Proposals: 2021-22 SOM / NCTraCS Translational Team Science Awards

UNC SOM Selects New Electives Director

Office of Medical Education seeks clinician course director for the Transition to Residency Course for UNC SOM

COVID Rapid Response Grants Support 22 Communities Nationwide to Improve Health Equity