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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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| | | Ward Published in JAMA’s “A Piece of My Mind” Series |
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| Kelley Ward, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics, was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association’s “A Piece of My Mind,” the long-running series devoted to telling stories about the joys, challenges and hidden truths of practicing medicine in the modern era. | | |
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| | SOM Teammates Meet First Lady, Discuss Women’s Health Research |
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| UNC School of Medicine teammates met with First Lady Jill Biden, EdD, in Durham on Wednesday, March 20. The meeting was part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research. | | |
| | | Researchers Assess Citizenship Status and Career Confidence in Biomedical Trainees in the United States |
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| A new study by Ana T. Nogueira, PhD, Rebekah Layton, PhD, and collaborators from the NIH Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training consortium, examined career confidence in graduate and postdoctoral trainees and how to better support international trainees across an array of career paths. | | |
| | | New Paper Explores Errors in Chronic Rhinosinusitius Treatment |
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Medical student researcher Aurelia Monk in the UNC Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery has published an article with co-senior authors Charles Ebert, MD, MPH, and Cristine Klatt-Cromwell, MD, on the importance of accurate diagnosis and adherence to guidelines for biologic therapy in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps.
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| | | FIT Wellness Receives $5.5-Million Investment from NCDHHS |
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| The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is investing $5.5 million to expand the FIT Wellness program, part of the North Carolina Formerly Incarcerated Transition Program (NC FIT) led by Evan Ashkin, MD, in the UNC Department of Family Medicine. | | |
| | | Several SOM Teammates Among 2023 - 2024 Creativity Hubs Finalists |
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| The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research has announced finalists for this year’s Creativity Hubs seed-funding competition. These interdisciplinary teams — representing the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, School of Data Science and Society, School of Medicine, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Eshelman School of Pharmacy, and NC State University — highlight the effectiveness of uniting diverse problem-solvers to tackle big challenges. | | |
| | | Recap: 45th Minority Health Conference |
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| The Center for Health Equity Research had a table at the 45th Minority Health Conference. Click ‘Read More’ for a video recap. | | |
| | | Researchers Lead HPV Research, Global Cancer Session in Stockholm |
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| UNC-Chapel Hill researchers in cervical cancer prevention, members of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, filled the agenda at a recent scientific session for the EUROGIN International Multidisciplinary HPV Conference in Stockholm, Sweden. | | |
| | | OBGYN Faculty, Residents Attend SGO Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer |
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| Faculty and residents from the UNC Department Obstetrics and Gynecology attended and presented at the Society of Gynecologic Oncology’s Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer in San Diego, CA. | | |
| | | Two Posters, One Conference: Recent Presentations |
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| Blen Biru, a research project manager with the Center for Health Equity Research, presented two posters at the MaryAnn Black Distinguished Health Equity Symposium in February. | | |
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| UNC Department of Surgery Associate Chair for Administration Joellen Buckio, MHA, has announced that she will retire in July. | | |
| | | Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science Program Relocates to Department of Health Sciences |
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The Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program has relocated to the Department of Health Sciences after 14 years as a collaborative effort between the department and UNC-Charlotte. The program is a two-year hybrid limited residency undergraduate program, and applications are now open for fall 2024 enrollment
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| | | OBGYN Hosts Medical Education Symposium |
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| The UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology hosted its first OBGYN Medical Education Symposium, “Challenges in Medical Education in the 21st Century.” Vice Chair of Education Omar Young, MD, led the event. | | |
| | | UNC Neurosurgery Hosts Focused Ultrasound Open House for Leaders |
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| The UNC Department of Neurosurgery hosted a focused ultrasound open house on campus for UNC Health and School of Medicine leadership and faculty to thank them for their continued support of the program. | | |
| | | CHER Alumni Spotlight: Ben Kaplan |
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| Center for Health Equity Research alumnus Ben Kaplan shares his path to the center, where he is now and more in this alumni spotlight. | | |
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| | Tan Named One of the AUA’s 2024 Young Urologists of the Year |
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| UNC Urologist Hung-Jui (Ray) Tan, MD, has been named one of the American Urological Association’s 2024 Young Urologists of the Year Award Winners, representing the organization's Southeastern Section. | | |
| | | Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence Recipients Announced |
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UNC Hospitals & UNC Faculty Physicians celebrates the empathy and expertise of our physicians and advanced practice providers with the annual UNC Hospitals & UNC Faculty Physicians Award for Carolina Care Excellence.
Congratulations to the 205 recipients named this year who are now in the top quartile nationally according to patient survey responses.
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| | Temporary Age-Based Visitor Restrictions Lifted at UNC Hospitals, UNC Health Rex and UNC Health Chatham |
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| These temporary visitor restrictions have lifted due to decreasing hospital admissions for influenza, RSV and COVID-19. | | |
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