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A Night to Write

March 24, 2026
A Night to Write is a virtual professional development series designed to support faculty and postdoctoral scholars through protected writing time and engaging in a supportive writing community. Each session will offer a specific scholarly writing theme, individual writing time with opportunities for discussion and feedback from experienced facilitators and...

AI at UNC School of Medicine – Current State and Future Directions – March 3, 2026

March 12, 2026
  Speaker: Jill Jameson, MBA Associate Dean for IT Chief Information Officer for the School of Medicine  

Enhancing your productivity How to get more done – January 22, 2026

February 19, 2026
Speaker: Misty Good, MD, MS Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division Chief of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and Co-Director of Carolina Child Health Scholars Program  

Coffee Talk Series with Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH

February 16, 2026
Join us for a relaxed and engaging conversation with Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH, Executive Dean, UNC SOM and Chief Academic Officer, UNC Health. The coffee talk series is designed to foster meaningful, down-to-earth conversations for staff, faculty, and executive leadership. During this session you will have the chance to ask...

Coffee Talk Series with Jen Wu, MD, MPH and Angie Smith, MD, MS

February 16, 2026
Join us for a relaxed and engaging conversation with Jen Wu, MD, MPH, Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, UNC SOM, Deputy Chief Academic Officer, UNC Health and Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Angie Smith, MD, MS, Senior Associate Dean, FALD and Professor, Department of Urology, UNC SOM. The...

Coffee Talk Series with Karlina Matthews, MBA and Zishan Mustafa, MHA

February 16, 2026
Join us for a relaxed and engaging conversation with Karlina Matthews, MBA, Vice Dean for Finance and Business Operations, School of Medicine Chief Financial Officer, and Zishan Mustafa, MHA, Senior Associate Dean for Administration, UNC SOM. The coffee talk series is designed to foster meaningful, down-to-earth conversations for staff, faculty,...

Kindness vs Niceness: Finding a Balance in the Workplace

January 8, 2026
We all know it’s important to be nice to colleagues. But what does it mean to be kind to them? Nice and kind aren’t the same, and knowing the difference can transform how you work with others. In this session, we’ll explore when niceness is helpful, when kindness is needed,...

AI in Research: Journey, Insights, and Practical Workshop with Professor Jose Penades, PhD

December 12, 2025
Join us for a school-wide event featuring Professor Jose R. Penadès, Chair in Microbiology at Imperial College London and an internationally recognized expert in bacterial evolution and antimicrobial resistance. Professor Penadès will share his journey integrating artificial intelligence into his research, including a groundbreaking collaboration with Google’s AI “co-scientist,” which...

Postponed! The National Landscape & the AMA’s Efforts Supporting Clinician Wellbeing

December 4, 2025
Join Kevin D. Hopkins, MD, Physician Director, Health System Engagement at the American Medical Association (AMA), for an engaging and timely session exploring the national landscape of clinician wellbeing. Dr. Hopkins will highlight the AMA’s strategic efforts to support physicians and health systems in addressing burnout, improving professional fulfillment, and...

AI @ Work: Insights from Faculty and Staff – November 17, 2025

November 21, 2025