Category: Spotlight

Janelle is the first Physician Assistant Studies faculty member to receive this award since the program’s beginning in 2016. She is a clinical assistant professor with the UNC SOM Physician Assistant Studies Program and has been in practice for eight years as a PA in Emergency Medicine and women’s health....

October 21st – 27th marked UNC’s 1st Annual All-APP Recognition Week! It was celebrated by a social event being held in the Starbucks Courtyard with light refreshments, distribution of a small gift and a meet and greet with other APPs. UNC has almost 500 APPs who work in 46 Departments/Divisions....

In her current role as oncology precision medicine clinical pharmacist practitioner, Dr. Bates is leading a precision medicine program within UNC Healthcare. The UNC Healthcare precision medicine program focuses on targeted cancer treatments and using molecular information such as DNA to design a care plan. Dr. Bates works to support...

Please join us in congratulating Jenni Fisk on her Patient Safety Excellence Award from Hillsborough. Jenni prevented a near miss for wrong site surgery in an ophthalmology case at Hillsborough. Thank you for always advocating for your patients Jenni. Way to go!

Our patient comment this week recognizes Jennifer Woody, FNP, from the Departments of Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery: "Jennifer is off the scales. I had talked to three other professionals about the issue I had. Jennifer thoroughly explained things in ways I could understand, talked to me about medication, what I...

Dr. Edkins is an Adult Nurse Practitioner with a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from Duke University. She has been with the Department of Surgery for the last nine years specializing in Burn Reconstruction with a focus on the laser based remodeling of scar tissue. She is the Director of the...

Assistant Dean for Practice, Tom Bush, was voted president-elect of the Association of Post Graduate APRN Programs (APGAP) at its annual meeting held in Phoenix, AZ in October. He will assume the role of president in October 2018. Founded in 2014, APGAP’s focus is on the development and operationalization of...

With roots in the rural Great Plains, UNC Physician Assistant Program faculty member Janelle Bludorn’s interest in emergency medicine was sparked while working in the emergency department of a small-town South Dakota hospital. She completed her Bachelor of Science studies in Psychology, Biology and Native American Studies at the University...

Dr. Cumaran earned her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) degree through Virginia Common Wealth University in August 2017. Her capstone project during her Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice was to “Develop a checklist to improve patient safety during transport of patients post anesthesia from OR to ICU.” Her capstone...