{"id":12,"date":"2025-09-04T16:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alumni\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T20:44:51","slug":"get-involved","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/alumni\/get-involved\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Your Involvement Makes a Difference<\/h2>\n<p>Alumni, faculty, and friends of the School of Medicine play an essential role in advancing our mission. 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