Category: Community
Quick-Thinking Passersby Save a Life After Heart Attack
NC State alumni, Raleigh police, Wake EMS and the UNC REX Emergency Department worked together to save a man's life.
Kenan Scholars Story: Henderson
UNC Health Care is committed to expanding the number of primary care physicians who serve in rural and underserved areas in North Carolina. To that end, the Kenan Primary Care Medical Scholars Program gives medical students an opportunity to complete a six-week summer internship at a rural health care clinic. Each student works with a…
Kenan Scholars Story: Surf City
Six-week internship gives medical students a chance to learn and serve in rural, underserved areas.
Minimizing Heart Disease Risk in North Carolina
A UNC research initiative is helping providers improve the heart health of their patients and communities.
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An Obsession to Serve
After 10 years as a US Army medic, Rick Cowan turned to the UNC School of Medicine, where he will graduate this year as a physician assistant.
Helping Veterans, Sending Care Across North Carolina
On September 24, individuals and leaders gathered to celebrate the new UNC Physician Assistant Program, which is set to launch on January 4, 2016, with its first class of 20 students. The program will provide educational and career development opportunities for nontraditional students, including veterans with medical experience, while reducing North Carolina's health-care workforce shortage in underserved areas.
Sherman’s Boys: How Grown Men Honor the Youth League Coach Who Impa...
A Chatham County native who coached thousands of Chapel Hill youngsters is honored by former players who, as adults, routinely cook dinner at the hospital hospitality house where he is the beloved night manager.
When the White House takes notice . . .
UNC School of Medicine graduate student Stephani Page uses Twitter to engage an online community of scientists.
UNC and 14 Triangle Lowes Home Improvement Stores Team Together to ...
The new UNC Center for Rehabilitation Care of Chapel Hill and Lowes Home Improvement recently teamed up with colleagues to build a one-of-a-kind outdoor “Challenge Course.”
Kaden Gray Robinson: The Boy with the Servant’s Heart
A 10-year-old Chapel Hill boy uses his passion for helping others to nourish the bodies and souls of patients and families who stay at SECU Family House.
From the YaYas’ Kitchens to SECU Family House, It’s All about Belon...
A group of Triangle-based women who have been friends for nearly 30 years share their culinary talents with guests at SECU Family House. For all, it’s about more than the food.