Welcome to the University of North Carolina’s Department of Emergency Medicine. Our Emergency Department consists of 40 clinical and research faculty—as well as additional adjunct faculty—involved in providing top-tier teaching, administration, research, and clinical care. Our department sees approximately 70,000 adults and 15,000 pediatric patients yearly. As one of the largest referral centers in North Carolina, we see some of the highest acuity patients in the state, with an admit rate near 30%. We are a certified Level I Trauma Center, state Burn Center, and JCHAO Stroke Center.
News
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EM Physicians Receive Multiple Awards at the Annual UNC Academy of Educators (AOE) “Evening of Scholarship”
At the event, six Emergency Medicine faculty and residents were recognized for their outstanding contributions to education.
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Dr. Sharon Guarino, EM Residency Class of 2025, Receives the Prestigious Robert C. Cefalo House Officer Award
This award recognizes members of the UNC Hospitals’ house staff for their exemplary service, professional performance and compassionate patient care.
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UNC Emergency Medicine’s Residency Team Visits NC State, Hosting a Q&A Session and Teaching a Suture Clinic for Students Interested in Future Careers in Medicine
The residents’ enthusiastic participation reflects the Emergency Medicine department’s passion for outreach and service to members of the local community.
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Dr. Christina Shenvi and Colleagues Publish New Book Containing the Latest Information & Insights Regarding: “Geriatric Emergency Medicine”
The text, which is published as an issue of Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America, provides in-depth clinical reviews of geriatric medicine, offering a broad range of practical insights for clinical practice.
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UNC’s Emergency Medicine Residency Program Celebrates its First “Legacy Match,” as Dr. Matthew Harmody is Followed by His Son Andrew, 25 Years Later!
Dr. Matthew Harmody is an alumnus of the UNC Emergency Medicine residency class of 2000, the third emergency medicine class trained at UNC Hospitals. He and Andrew recently celebrated Match Day together as part of the festivities in UNC’s Roper Hall.
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Exploring Exciting Future Careers: UNC Emergency Medicine Team Visits Middle School to Speak With Students About the Field of Medicine
For the second consecutive year, UNC E.M. colleagues visited A.L. Stanback Middle School in Hillsborough N.C. to teach 7th graders about medical topics and discuss many different potential careers paths in the medical field.