Message from the Chair
What does it mean to be an innovator?
Often, in our academic world, it is measured by research funding for a specific disease, organ system, or cellular process. Insurers and the government are willing to pay hundreds of billions of dollars for new equipment and complex procedures. And yet patients are going to hospitals for preventable problems, patients are harmed, costs are skyrocketing, and physicians are overwhelmed. The result is a system which produces poor results but costs vastly more than any other nation.
Our mission is to find another way. The potential impact of research that changes how we practice medicine is tremendous. This is a key goal, along with training the students, residents and fellows who will lead these critical changes. The real innovation we need is developing, implementing, evaluating and disseminating new more effective and efficient ways of caring for patients.
Many doctors concerned about physician involvement in concealed-weapon permit process
A majority said they were worried about potential ethical consequences in the doctor-patient relationship. A new survey of North Carolina doctors finds that many are concerned about the increasing number of requests they are receiving to assess their patients’ competency to carry concealed weapons. UNC Family Medicine doctors Goldstein, Barnhouse and Viera call for more standards.
Medical Student Honored for Obesity Prevention Work
Milele Bynum is a third year medical student at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. But she is not just a future physician. She is a mother. She is a woman who has struggled with her weight. And she is an activist. Using her life experience and her new knowledge from medical school, Bynum designed a project that sought to take a collaborative approach to effectively address the growing epidemic of obesity within the African American community. Her work earned her the Community Outreach Award from the American Academy of Family Physicians. She will be honored at the 2014 National Conference of Family Medicine Residents and Medical Students in Kansas City, Missouri.
YOUR HEALTH® Radio Now Syndicated in Wilmington
We are proud to announce that we are expanding our listening audience! Residents in Wilmington, NC will now be able to listen to YOUR HEALTH® radio. Port City Radio 103.7 FM will air YOUR HEALTH® with Dr. Adam Goldstein and Dr. Cristy Page every week on Saturdays at 3pm. We look forward to talking with you!
Family Medicine Center Parking Lot Construction Delayed
We will now begin construction on our parking lot in the Fall. The UNC Family Medicine Center is adding 15 additional patient parking spaces, including a dedicated spot for emergency services as part of a large interior redesign & renovation project.