{"id":12503,"date":"2020-01-01T11:09:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T16:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/?p=12503"},"modified":"2025-10-24T11:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T15:53:48","slug":"research-and-quality-improvement-oppurtunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/research-and-quality-improvement-oppurtunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Quality Improvement Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\">Research<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22028\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2020\/01\/Group-shot-Research-division-REDUCED-300x196.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2020\/01\/Group-shot-Research-division-REDUCED-300x196.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2020\/01\/Group-shot-Research-division-REDUCED.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our department currently ranks 15th (out of 133 anesthesiology training programs) in NIH funding. The research department consists of 20 full-time faculty and staff, including an epidemiologist to assist residents and faculty in scholarly projects.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-3 col-sm-3 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-3 col-sm-3 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/matthew-mauck\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20267\" style=\"font-weight: bold\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2024\/09\/Matt-Mauck-SQUARE-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2024\/09\/Matt-Mauck-SQUARE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2024\/09\/Matt-Mauck-SQUARE-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2024\/09\/Matt-Mauck-SQUARE.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Matt Mauck, MD, PhD<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-3 col-sm-3 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<a style=\"font-weight: bold;background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/sarah-linnstaedt\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2403 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2017\/10\/linnstaedt-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2017\/10\/linnstaedt-1.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2017\/10\/linnstaedt-1-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2017\/10\/linnstaedt-1-64x64.jpeg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-3 col-sm-3 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/matthew-mauck\/\">Vice Chair of Research\u00a0<b>Matt Mauck, MD, PhD<\/b>,<\/a> is a leading physician scientist in the pathogenesis of chronic pain following traumatic injury, such as major thermal burns. Dr. Mauck&#8217;s research centers around determining fundamental molecular mechanisms that underlie the transition from acute to chronic pain following burn injury.<\/p>\n<p>Associate Professor of Anesthesiology <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/sarah-linnstaedt\/\"><strong>Sarah Linnstaedt, PhD<\/strong><\/a>, is a renowned RNA biologist whose research centers around the role that molecular and genetic mechanisms play in post-traumatic chronic pain development. Her wide-ranging portfolio of federal and industry awards support studies aimed at identifying novel therapeutic strategies that improve quality of life due to chronic pain.<\/p>\n<div data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\">\n<p>Our residents consistently present at local and national meetings, including the North Carolina Society of Anesthesiologists, Pain Society of the Carolinas, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Pediatric Anesthesia, Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, and Society for Ambulatory Anesthesia. Many resident research projects are presented as posters at national meetings or published as manuscripts in leading anesthesiology journals or accepted as abstracts for publication, including an <strong>epidemiologist <\/strong>and <strong>statistician<\/strong> to assist residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-3 col-sm-3 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2020\/01\/Research-1-scaled-e1761249752207-300x187.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"321\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2020\/01\/Research-1-scaled-e1761249752207-300x187.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2020\/01\/Research-1-scaled-e1761249752207.jpeg 388w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-xs-4 col-sm-4 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2020\/01\/Research-2-scaled-e1761249888766-300x183.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"329\" height=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-3 col-sm-3 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\nEach fall, our department hosts an annual <strong>Celebration of Research Symposium <\/strong>where residents are encouraged to present any research projects that have participated in over the past year. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/2024-celebration-of-research-a-record-display-of-faculty-learner-scholarly-work\/\">2024 Celebration of Research: A Record Display of Faculty &amp; Learner Scholarly Work | Department of Anesthesiology.<\/a><\/div>\n<p>We support individual Residents with research interests and academic aspirations who wish to allocate a significant portion of their residency towards protected research time.\u00a0 A six-month research track is available for residents in their final year of training, who desire to pursue an intensive research project.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Visit<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/research\/\"> UNC Anesthesiology Research<\/a><\/strong> to learn more about the many basic science and clinical research activities housed within our department that are helping advance in pain medicine therapeutic solutions and anesthesia care!<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"www-somHeader\">Quality Improvement<\/h2>\n<p>Our department has robust <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/enhancedrecovery\/old-stuff\/copy_of_for-patients\/\">Patient Safety and Quality Improvement<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/enhancedrecovery\/overview\/\">Enhanced Recovery<\/a>.\u00a0 Departmental leaders in PSQI include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/greg-balfanz\/\">Dr. Greg Balfanz<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/lindsey-gouker\/\">Dr. Lindsey Gouker<\/a>, and our dedicated PSQI Program Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/directory\/nathan-woody\/\">Nathan Woody<\/a>, who has earned his UNCH Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and serves as a Quality Improvement Coach for many of our residents and faculty.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-22023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2025\/06\/CA-2s-Q.I.-Symposium-1-e1749648582525-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2025\/06\/CA-2s-Q.I.-Symposium-1-e1749648582525-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2025\/06\/CA-2s-Q.I.-Symposium-1-e1749648582525-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/470\/2025\/06\/CA-2s-Q.I.-Symposium-1-e1749648582525.png 365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our residents participate in a variety of Quality Improvement projects throughout their training. During intern year, they are paired with a faculty mentor to construct and complete a small-scale QI project which will be presented at our Departmental Grand Rounds at the conclusion of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/academic-medicine-rotation\/\">Academic Medicine Rotation<\/a>. As CA-2s, they will be similarly paired with a faculty mentor and will lead a year-long Quality improvement project. Our department hosts an annual <strong>Resident QI Symposium<\/strong> for our CA-2 residents to present these projects (See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/anesthesiology\/13th-annual-resident-team-based-quaiity-improvement-symposium-showcases-ca-2-psqi-solutions\/\">13th Annual Resident QuaIity Improvement Symposium Showcases CA-2 PSQI Solutions<\/a>). Each resident is also encouraged to submit their QI projects to present at the ASA Annual Conference.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We support individual residents with academic aspirations who wish to allocate a significant portion of their residency towards protected research time. 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