Tar Heels go viral: UNC researchers featured on “This Week in Virol...
Virologists with the UNC School of Medicine participated in last week's on-campus recording of a popular virology podcast.
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UNC expert weighs in on e-cigarette debate
Rob Tarran, PhD, says much is unknown about the effects of vaping, but data thus far suggest it is not harmless.
Minority Men in Medicine Group Builds Legacy of Mentorship
The group’s current members help mentor elementary school students in Durham, while also benefiting from the guidance of the program’s graduate physicians. The group is led by first-year medical students Andrew Alexander and Roman Blount, IV.
Luckiest Man Alive
As an emergency room physician in one of New Orleans’s busiest hospitals, UNC School of Medicine graduate Richard Vinroot Jr. sometimes needs downtime. His idea of taking a break? Practicing humanitarian, disaster, and military medicine around the globe.
U.S. News places UNC among nation’s best medical schools
Several UNC School of Medicine specialties ranked near the top in the magazine’s annual rankings.
An Oath to Military Medicine
Matthew Braswell leads the Military Medical Interest Group, a UNC School of Medicine student organization with the goal of helping families at UNC Hospitals and broadening the medical experience of medical students.
UNC School of Medicine Joins with AMA to Create Medical School of t...
UNC is one of 20 schools invited to join an AMA-sponsored consortium working to reshape how future physicians are trained.
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.
New Tool Gives Berkoff a Clearer Image
A new tool will allow David Berkoff, MD, associate professor of orthopaedics, the ability to provide his patients with more accurate diagnoses, closely monitor their recovery and, he says, aid in research.
Your Digital Footprint: 5 Tips for Health Care Professionals
"Like it or not, the internet is a rapidly growing repository of indelible information about you," writes Dr. Stiegler. "Patients, professional colleagues, future employers, and many others are reading about you online.
UNC School of Medicine remains elite in U.S. News and World Report ...
The School of Medicine is ranked 2nd for Primary Care and 22nd for Research in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Medical School Rankings. Family Medicine, Rural Medicine and AIDS were all listed as top ten specialties.
