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Dr. Winfield was a nationally recognized rheumatology clinician, researcher, thought leader, and founding director of the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center.

Family Medicine Assistant Professor Catherine Coe, MD, was recently selected to the AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Executive Committee.

For Physicians and Physician Assistants - Dec. 1st is the Deadline to Earn 2021 Board Certification Credit for Quality & Safety Work You Are Already Doing!

Results of the study will ultimately identify opportunities for clinicians to improve communication with HPV vaccine-hesitant adolescents and caregivers, and ultimately increase HPV vaccine uptake.

The 2021 award winners are Melissa Mattocks, Deen Gu, David McDonald, Tzu-Wen "Winnie" Wang, Ashalla Freeman, Rodney Coble and Tyler Coble.

The “Rapid Response Recognition Report” is a quarterly recognition of providers who are “remarkable examples of excellence” during rapid response events at UNCMC.

Whole Community Connection invites applications from existing community-academic collaborations advancing health and well-being in Edgecombe or Robeson County. Selected teams from each county will receive funding and leadership training to implement their approaches. The call for applications closes November 1,2021at 3p ET. Visit https://go.unc.edu/wcc to learn more about WCC and apply as a team.

In this episode, Dr. Page announces and celebrates the winners of the 2021 Dean’s Performance Awards. In addition, the Employee Relations team provides guidance and resources that support our performance in the workplace every day.

Dr. Austin S. Rose, MD, MBA, FARS has been promoted to Vice Chair, Finance in the Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery.

A $1.97 million grant from the SECU Foundation will allow the UNC School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry to lead a pilot program that will address the behavioral health crisis in children and adolescents by expanding access to care through telemedicine services in schools, especially in rural areas.

Effective Thursday, Oct. 7, UNC Health will discontinue its COVID-19 Business Travel Policy that required VP level of approval for Business Travel.

The grants will fund the study of a genetic variant associated with high risk of OA, and how cartilage changes during aging.

UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center establishes the John B. Winfield, MD Visiting Scholar Award

Coe selected to AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium Executive Committee

Reminder: Dec. 1 for MOC Part IV and NCCPA PI-CME Quality Improvement Credit

Vielot awarded Merck grant for study to help increase rate of HPV vaccinations

2021 Dean’s Performance Award Winners Announced

Introducing: Rapid Response Recognition Report

Whole Community Connection Launches in Edgecombe and Robeson Counties

UNC School of Medicine Touchpoint 20: Dean’s Performance Awards and Supporting a High-Performing Work Culture

Rose Promoted to Vice Chair, Finance in Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

UNC Partners with SECU Foundation to Increase Behavioral Health Care Access to Children through Telepsychiatry

UNC Health returns to Traditional Travel and Reimbursement Policies Effective Oct. 7

Diekman Lab Awarded Two NIH Grants Totaling over $400K for Osteoarthritis Research