The Division of Radiologic Science announces Amy Dela Cruz as its inaugural director of a new ultrasound curriculum, effective March 2021. The curriculum, which aims to launch its first cohort of students in summer 2021, will be a new option for undergraduate students as part of the existing bachelor’s degree program. Dela Cruz has worked … Read more

Wendy Ross, a clinical coordinator in the Division of Radiologic Science, has teamed up with other volunteers at the UNC-Chapel Hill Be a Maker (BeAM) makerspace where the UNC-Chapel Hill community can design and make of physical objects for education, research, entrepreneurship and recreation to assemble personal protective equipment (PPE) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. … Read more

Division of Radiologic Science alumna Amita Bollapragada ’20 began to volunteer with the Crisis Text Line just as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Bollapragada, who had an interest in volunteering with the nonprofit prior to the pandemic, said the experience has given her insight as a future health care provider. Following a 60-hour training, Bollapragada completed her … Read more

Melissa Culp, a clinical assistant professor in the Division of Radiologic Science, is consulting on World Health Organization country support goals during the COVID-19 pandemic through her work as chief operating officer at RAD-AID International. RAD-AID is a nonprofit that brings radiology to low-resource areas by delivering education, promoting local procurement of equipment, strengthening local … Read more

During my seven days stay in Grenada, I had the opportunity to visit two hospitals, Prince Alice Hospital and General Hospital. During my stay at Princess Alice Hospital, I had the chance to speak with hospital staff from all areas of the hospital to include but not limited to physicians, nurses, imaging technologists, administrators, environmental … Read more

The Division of Radiologic Science has named seniors Anni Fiets and Victoria Gates as the division’s 2020 Global Student Ambassadors to Switzerland. They join seniors Bailey Ewing and Amanda Winton as Global Student Ambassadors to Malawi. During spring break 2020, Fiets and Gates will visit and shadow at the University Hospital Basel in Switzerland. This … Read more

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

Addy Petetan-Benitez, a first-generation student and senior in the Division of Radiologic Science, is passionate about helping others and is taking advantage of her education to do so. “I think radiologic science is very important to the health care system,” Petetan-Benitez said. “People think it’s just a matter of pushing a button and that’s it, … Read more

Radiology Business, an online publication for value-based care, has featured Issack Boru, a clinical instructor with the Division of Radiologic Science.

The Daily Tar Heel, the student-run, award-winning newspaper at UNC-Chapel Hill, recently featured Isaack Boru, ’14, a clinical instructor for the Division of Radiologic Science. Boru also works as a radiology imaging supervisor in UNC Health Care’s Department of Radiology, specializing in MRI imaging.