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Read news media coverage from the past week featuring interviews with UNC School of Medicine faculty, staff and students.
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| | | Nasrallah Serves As Expert Diet Reviewer for the US News & World Report Best Diets 2024 |
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| Lana Nasrallah, MPH, clinical dietician in the Department of Family Medicine, shares expertise as a panelist for the US News & World Report Best Diets 2024. | | |
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| | UNC School of Medicine Researchers Awarded Grant for Summer Undergraduate Experience Program |
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| Jonathan Schisler, PhD, Leon Coleman, MD, PhD, and Ben Philpot, PhD, were awarded a five-year, $675,000 grant to lead a summer undergraduate experience program promoting neuropharmacology and neurobiological disease research. | | |
| | | Symposium Highlights Research Advances in Viral Cancer and AIDS Malignancies |
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| The 13th annual UNC-Duke Viral Oncology and AIDS Malignancy Symposium held at the Carolina Club in December brought together more than 60 researchers, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to hear talks and view poster presentations on the latest research and insights in the field. | | |
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| | In Remembrance of John Douglas Mann, MD |
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| J. Douglas Mann, MD, a distinguished neurologist and professor of adult neurology, died on Jan. 19. Mann retired from the UNC Department of Neurology in 2018 after serving the School of Medicine for 42 years. | | |
| | | Five Questions with Andrew Scott Kennedy, Jr. |
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| In this new Vital Signs series, we feature graduate student Andrew Scott Kennedy Jr., in the Thaxton lab. He’s a budding microscopist who plans to dedicate his research career to understanding health and disease to help patients. | | |
| | | Five Questions with Meera Deva |
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| In this Five Questions feature, third-year UNC School of Medicine student Meera Deva, from Cary, NC, tells us about her aspirations to become a doctor and help those who are often neglected or struggle to access the healthcare system. | | |
| | | Medical Student and Professor Join Forces to Help Pediatricians Understand the Power of Words |
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Catalina Berenblum Tobi, a 4th-year medical student, and Mara Buchbinder, PhD, professor and vice chair of social medicine, published qualitative research outlining how metaphors used when explaining inflammatory bowel disease affect young patients’ perceptions of illness and healing.
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| | | From Dr. Burks: Announcing New Chief External Affairs Officer Kevin Howell |
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| “Kevin joins us from a 15-year career at NC State University serving as vice chancellor of external affairs, partnerships and economic development. Kevin has had a long and accomplished career in the Triangle and across North Carolina, as well as having a reputation for always focusing on people and service to the state,” UNC Health CEO and UNC School of Medicine Dean Wesley Burks, MD, said. | | |
| | | Smith Becomes ICF Credentialed Coach in UNC School of Medicine Coaching Academy |
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| Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development Angela Smith, MD, has become a credentialed coach in the UNC SOM Coaching Academy by attaining the prestigious Associate Certified Coach certification from the International Coaching Federation. | | |
| | | Radiology Launches Strategic Plan |
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The UNC Department of Radiology has completed its strategic plan, which will help the department achieve its goal of being the best in the Southeast and guide the department’s our vision of providing the best patient care, advancing medical science, and educating the healthcare leaders of tomorrow.
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| | | UNC Department of Anesthesiology Celebrates CRNAs |
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The UNC Department of Anesthesiology is celebrating its talented, dedicated team of nurse anesthetists during National Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Week. The team’s nurse anesthetists join the 61,000+ CRNAs across the U.S. who are transformative advanced practice providers in peri-op settings and anesthesia care.
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| | | OMSE Seeks Circulation Course Co-director |
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| The Offices of Medical Student Education is seeking a co-director for the cardiology block of the circulation course during the first semester of foundation phase. Circulation is the third course in the foundation phase and is composed of both benign hematology and cardiology content. | | |
| | | SOM Academy of Educators Accepting New Members |
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| The AOE is seeking faculty, residents and fellows committed to teaching learners within the UNC School of Medicine, UNC Health and participating AHEC sites. Applications are due April 1. | | |
| | | AOE Teaching Awards Nominations Open |
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| The UNC Academy of Educators is seeking nominations for teaching awards through March 11. Any faculty, staff and students from UNC SOM and surrounding AHEC sites can submit nominations, and self-nominations are encouraged. | | |
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| | Alexander, Cleveland Named to 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors List |
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| UNC Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Chair and Sidna Chockley Rizzo Distinguished Professor Joshua Alexander, MD, and Assistant Professor Christine Cleveland, MD, have been named to the 2024 Castle Connolly Top Doctors list. Doctors are peer-nominated to the list and are vetted by a physician-led research team. | | |
| | | Upadhyaya Selected for New Scoliosis Research Society Program |
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| The Scoliosis Research Society has launched a program for its members focusing on Leadership, Education and Development, and Cheerag Upadhyaya, MD, MBA, spinal neurosurgeon in Department of Neurosurgery, has been selected for the first cohort. | | |
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| | UNC Health Names Leaders for Development of New N.C. Children’s Hospital, External Affairs |
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| UNC Health has announced several new leaders for important roles at North Carolina’s leading academic and community health system. | | |
| | | Winter Indoor Air Quality Could Be Harming Your Health |
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As temperatures plummet, we spend a lot more time inside. To make our homes warm and cozy, we might crank up the heat, light a fire or burn candles, but doing so can negatively affect the air quality in the home. In this article from UNC Health Talk, learn about winter-specific air quality hazards and the steps to take to keep indoor air as clean as possible.
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