Author Archives: Reid Johnson
Lombardi Leads New Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center
Brianna Lombardi, Ph.D., MSW, and Family Medicine colleagues are recipients of a recently awarded $4.5 million five-year HRSA grant to form a new Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center (BHWRC) at UNC. Lombardi is the Primary Investigator and the Director of the BHWRC, which will function as a sister center to the Carolina Health Workforce Research … Read more
Alexander Gives 2023 Jane Arndt Lecture
Dr. Christie Alexander, a 2015 Faculty Development Fellowship graduate, gave the 2023 Annual Jane Arndt Lecture, presenting, “From Big City to the Border: A Journey of Courage, Discomfort, and Fortitude,” about her decision to leave her faculty position at Florida State University and move to serve a rural community in Marfa, Texas. Alexander is a … Read more
UNC Department of Family Medicine Authors Second Edition of Chronic Illness Care Textbook
Springer recently announced the publication of the second edition of Chronic Illness Care, Principles and Practice, which was edited by Timothy P. Daaleman, DO, MPH, and Margaret R. Helton, MD, from the University of North Carolina Department of Family Medicine. Faculty members in the Department of Family Medicine, faculty across the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, and other national … Read more
Goldstein Represents UNC at White House Smoking Cessation Forum
Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, traveled to the White House on June 1 for the Cancer Moonshot Smoking Cessation Forum. The meeting highlighted the Biden Administration’s commitment to tackling the single biggest driver of cancer deaths in this country—smoking—and efforts underway across sectors to equitably expand access to effective smoking cessation support. “My visit to the … Read more