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, … Read more

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 … Read more

UNC Family Medicine recognized the need for more primary care physicians in the underserved areas of North Carolina. They took action to help address the shortage by creating North Carolina’s first teaching health center, a partnership between community health centers (CHCs) and academic centers that train primary care physicians to provide care to vulnerable communities. … Read more

The Faculty Development Fellowship class of 2014 sponsored a Health Care Symposium on Thursday, June 6 with an exciting look at new and innovative models of care! Two teams of fellows from around the country worked together over the last year to investigate two topics that directly impact the quality and cost of health care … Read more

On April 4, we transitioned to Epic@UNC, a new electronic medical record that has many benefits for our patients. Epic@UNC provides “one patient ID, one problem list, one medication list, and one bill” for each patient across the UNC Health Care system. For example, My UNC Chart allows you to see your own personal health … Read more

The Doctor of Medicine-Master of Public Health (MD-MPH) program at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, led by UNC Family Medicine physician Dr. Anthony Viera, was selected by the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research to receive the 2014 Outstanding Educational Program Award. The national award honors innovative programs, departments or academic institutions … Read more

The 2014 Dr. Frederick B. Glaser Award was presented to Dr. Bob Gwyther, a pioneer and leader in the field of addiction medicine. Dr. Bob Gwyther is a Professor of Family Medicine at the University of North Carolina. He has provided primary care and counsel to countless patients. In addition, he has taught thousands of … Read more

“UNC’s Nicotine Dependence Program says “kudos” to CVS’s decision to eliminate tobacco sales in their stores. Time for Walgreen, Rite Aid, and all pharmacies to copy ‘Health over Profits’, said Adam Goldstein, MD MPH, when asked his opinion about CVS’s decision to eliminate tobacco sales in all of their stores nationwide. CVS/Caremark announced recently that … Read more

On Dec. 3, President Barack Obama gave remarks on the Affordable Care Act and quoted Dr. Sam Weir from the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Weir is associate professor, director of continuous improvement and director of fellowship programs in the Department of Family Medicine. We’ve highlighted the mention of Dr. Weir in a transcript of … Read more

On Dec. 3, President Barack Obama gave remarks on the Affordable Care Act and quoted Dr. Sam Weir from UNC Family Medicine. We’ve highlighted the mention of Dr. Weir in a transcript of the President’s remarks. Remarks by the President on the Affordable Care Act South Court Auditorium Eisenhower Executive Office Building 2:45 P.M. EST … Read more

Despite the recent recession, states increased the overall number of loan repayment programs designed to recruit health care professionals to live and practice in underserved communities, according to research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The most popular of these incentive programs offer young physicians, dentists, mental health providers and other health … Read more

The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) presented Dr. Martha Carlough and the faculty of the University of North Carolina’s Department of Family Medicine with the prestigious “Collaborating Physician Award” for 2013. The American Association of Birth Centers (AABC) presented Dr. Martha Carlough and the faculty of the University of North Carolina’s Family Medicine department … Read more

This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® radio, Dr. Warren Newton, Vice-Dean and Director of North Carolina AHEC, will speak about AHEC: Past, Present and Future in Health Care Transformation. This weekend on YOUR HEALTH® Adam & Cristy will be talking with Dr. Warren Newton, Vice-Dean and Director of North Carolina AHEC, WiIliam B. Aycock Distinguished Professor, … Read more

Dr. Peter Rizzolo, retired family medicine faculty member and Faculty Development Fellow, has recently released a new novel. Dr. Peter Rizzolo, retired FM faculty member, has a new novel that has recently been released. FORBIDDEN HARVEST dramatizes the ethical and moral issues related to organ transplants and reveals what goes on behind the scenes, from … Read more