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UNC Family Medicine December Patient Newsletter

Topics Let’s Talk Health with Dr. Dana Neutze and Karina Olivo-Holzl Lifestyle Medicine Clinic Update UNC Family Medicine’s Impact Meet Our Team Feel free to email us at familymedicine@med.unc.edu with any suggestions or concerns!   Let’s Talk Health with Drs. Dana Neutze and Karina Olivo-Holzl – Flu Season What is Influenza Virus (aka the Flu)? Influenza (otherwise … Read more

UNC Partners with Other Leading Universities to Launch National Dementia Care Initiative

Philip Sloane, MD, MPH

In a groundbreaking effort to advance dementia care across the United States, researchers from UNC Chapel Hill have partnered with Emory University, the University of Minnesota, Johns Hopkins University, Brown University, and the Alzheimer’s Association to establish the State Alzheimer’s Research Support (StARS) Center. This initiative, funded by a $17 million grant from the National … Read more

Hawes Appointed to National Resident Matching Program Board of Directors

Emily M. Hawes, PharmD, BCPS, CPP, was recently appointed to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Hawes began a 3-year service term on September 5, 2024, and will also be serving on NRMP’s Data Review and Research Committee (DRRC), which oversees policies related to data use and dissemination … Read more

NCDHHS, FIT Wellness Highlight Importance of Healthcare for the Formerly Incarcerated

Panel Members: FIT Wellness family physician Daniel Whitesides, MD; mother of patient Barbara Nagel; FIT Wellness Clinic Manager LaChrystal Williams; FIT Wellness Lead Psychiatrist Ted Zarzar, MD; NCHDHHS Director of DMH/DD/SUS Kelly Crosbie, MSW, LCSW; NC FIT Director Evan Ashkin, MD; NCDHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley, MPP; NCDHHS Chief Psychiatrist and Deputy Chief Medical Officer Carrie … Read more