UNC researchers publish book on retiree migration to Latin America February 17, 2020 A newly published book by UNC faculty details the results of research on the rapidly-increasing tendency of retirees to relocate to Latin America.
FIRST Program welcomes 5th class of scholars February 12, 2020 The UNC School of Medicine is pleased to announce the acceptance of the fifth class of the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program.
UNC Program in Nicaragua expands partnership with addition of PhD program February 6, 2020 UNC has expanded its partnership with the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León (UNAN) to include the development of a PhD program housed at UNAN.
Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, Appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force January 14, 2020 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Department of Family Medicine professor and vice chair of research, Katrina Donahue MD, MPH, has been appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) as one of its newest members.
YOUR HEALTH® radio show concludes after 12 years on air January 9, 2020 In October 2008, Family Medicine physicians Adam Goldstein, MD, MPH, and Cristy Page, MD, MPH, began hosting a radio show that would benefit listeners across North Carolina and the country for years to come. Since its debut, nearly 500 episodes of YOUR HEALTH® have aired, sharing more than 1,500 research...
Duke-UNC Tobacco Treatment Specialist Training Program Announces Dates for March and June 2020 January 3, 2020 Leading southeastern US smoking cessation training program provides comprehensive NCTTP certification preparation for healthcare and public health professionals.
DFM Experiences: Highlights from the 12th European Public Health Conference December 16, 2019 Family Medicine Research Specialist Larissa Loufman recently attended the 12th European Public Health Conference: Building Bridges for Solidarity and Public Health, and recapped her main takeaways as they relate to the future of healthcare and Family Medicine.
Family Medicine researchers funded to study shift to value-based care November 21, 2019 Led by Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, associate professor of family medicine, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have been awarded a $255,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to study UNC Family Medicine’s shift to a value-based health care model.
November 14, 2019 Preventive Medicine Resident (and School of Cardiology Fellow) Sameer Arora is leading a study reviewing hospitalizations for a certain type of heart attack in two hospitals in northern India. This is the first prospective cohort study of this magnitude in the region and is already providing unique data about opportunities...
Kistler named to steering committee for new PREVENTABLE trial November 8, 2019 Christine Kistler, MD, MASc, will serve on the steering committee for a new clinical trial funded by the NIH: The Pragmatic Evaluation of Events and Benefits of Lipid-Lowering in Older Adults, or PREVENTABLE trial.
Ashkin serves as co-guest editor for November issue of NCMJ November 7, 2019 Evan Ashkin, MD, founder of the Formerly Incarcerated Transition (FIT) Program, has three articles published in the current issue of the North Carolina Medical Journal, all of which center on health and the criminal justice system.
E-cigarette flavors decrease perception of harm among youth October 25, 2019 Led by UNC Family Medicine and UNC Lineberger researchers, a systematic review of scientific literature revealed the role flavored e-cigarettes have on product preference, appeal, harm perceptions, willingness to use, and initiation among youth.
Erin Fraher Granted North Carolina Institute of Medicine Award for Excellence in Health Policy Leadership September 5, 2019 The North Carolina Institute of Medicine presented Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP, director of the Carolina Health Workforce Research Center, with the Award for Excellence in Health Policy Leadership at the NCIOM 2019 Annual Meeting today.
Researchers find combined therapy for RA may help speed remission August 26, 2019 RTI and UNC-Chapel Hill researchers, including Katrina Donahue, MD, MPH, and Beth Jonas, MD, analyzed results from 22 studies to support combination therapy as a way improve outcomes for some rheumatoid arthritis patients.