Dr. Shakira Grant was recently nominated for a 2023 Healio NextGen Disruptor Award. You can vote for Dr. Grant here (voting closes April 1). According to Healio, “This award recognizes an up-and-coming physician who already is disrupting the status quo in the field through new techniques, new thoughts, questioning methods or breakthrough research.” Healio will … Read more
Dr. Shakira J. Grant, an assistant professor in the Divisions of Geriatric Medicine and Hematology, was recently selected for the 2022 Programs to Increase Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) cohort.
UNC Geriatrics is the largest older adult-focused primary care practice in the Triangle. Also, the past two years have been eventful for the clinic.
The UNC Center for Aging and Health is proud to recognize Tiffany Driesse, Jennifer Hubbard, and Angela Williamson as recipients of UNC School of Medicine Staff Professional Development Grants. The School of Medicine launched this pilot program as an additional resource for supporting ongoing staff development. These professional development grants cover Spring 2022 expenses related … Read more
UNC will have a big role in a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) study to advance precision nutrition. The University recently received two of 14 awards as part of the NIH Common Fund’s of Nutrition for Precision Health, powered by the All of Us Research Program (NPH). For this research, Dr. John Batsis joins … Read more
Occupational therapist Teepa Snow has made it her mission to show dementia in a positive light. “Dementia is a syndrome, not a single condition,” Teepa says. “It can be a primary or secondary issue, can happen at any age, and has many causes and forms.”
To raise awareness of the need for interprofessional education (IPE) and its benefits for both providers and patients, UNC’s Center for Aging and Health and the Office for Interprofessional Education & Practice will jointly sponsor two days of collaborative IPE immersion with a geriatrics focus. Students and faculty from 10 disciplines will share best practices … Read more
To raise awareness of the need for interprofessional education (IPE) and its benefits for providers and patients, the Division of Geriatric Medicine and UNC’s Office for Interprofessional Education and Practice will jointly sponsor two days of collaborative IPE immersion with a geriatrics focus. Students should email Madeline Neal at mnneal@email.unc.edu or call 919-962-3535 by 1/15 … Read more
UNC School of Medicine and Division of Geriatric Medicine’s long-running Senior Mentor Program kicks off another semester with lunch for mentors and program participants.
“In my residency, I had a lot of critical care and geriatrics time. Many patients were delirious, and it complicated the management of just about everything. I started thinking about delirium and what we should be doing about it. Back then, people didn’t call it delirium. Patients were just ‘confused.’ Well, why is everybody confused?” Read more