The UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) awarded its second-ever Dr. Lee McLean Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring to Vicky LeGrys, a longtime faculty member in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, on April 24, 2019. The award is named for Lee McLean, chair emeritus of the DAHS, and it … Read more

Uzma Khan, a first-year graduate student in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, received second place recognition alongside her team at the annual CLARION National Case Competition, a student-run program at the University of Minnesota dedicated to improving health care through interprofessional collaboration and leadership. Khan, an international student from New Delhi, … Read more

Three students from the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science recently presented research and case study findings at the 2019 North Carolina Spring Symposium for Medical Laboratory Professionals, a day-long event held at the Wake Tech Perry Health Sciences Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 5. Second-year student Jennifer Munt gave a research presentation titled … Read more

Deborah Radisch, a 1976 alumna of the then medical technology program, spoke to a crowd of donors to the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science about her education and career path, most recently serving as North Carolina’s chief medical examiner. Her role as chief medical examiner has led to her involvement in several high-profile cases, including … Read more

Martha McGee, a 1993 graduate of the Divison of Clinical Laboratory Science, has assumed leadership as director of McLendon Clinical Laboratories, the in-house laboratories for the UNC Medical Center and UNC Health Care. She began her work as director in February, following the retirement of Connie Bishop. As a high school student, McGee knew she … Read more

Your Health Radio, an initiative from the UNC School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, recently our faculty member Issack Boru.  

UNC Health Talk recently featured Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, in a story providing insight about safety tips for older drivers.

In summer 2019, the Department of Allied Health Science (DAHS), in partnership with TEACCH, the UNC School of Education, and the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, will host the inaugural HEELS Summer Intensive, a week-long skills camp for young adults with intellectual disabilities to enjoy campus at UNC-Chapel Hill, to build skills for adult life, and … Read more

Nancy Bagatell, PhD, and director of the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, is an investigator on a three-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The grant aims to examine the effectiveness of TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education Program (T-STEP) for young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder … Read more