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UNC School of Medicine Announces 6th Class of FIRST Students
The UNC School of Medicine announced the acceptance of eight students into the sixth class of the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program.
UNC medical student publishes article on telehealth in Annals of Family Medicine
Ben Kaplan, MPH, recently published a paper in the Annals of Family Medicine titled “Access, Equity, and Neutral Space: Telehealth Beyond the Pandemic.”
Medical Students: Join the Healer’s Art Course!
We invite you to join us for 2021 The Healer’s Art Course.
November 2020 Patient Newsletter
Information on Respiratory Testing At this time, we are … Read more
The Healer’s Art Course Virtual Information Session for Medical Students and Faculty
Please join Dr. Sue Slatkoff, other course faculty, and … Read more
Family Medicine researchers receive new funding to develop first-of-its-kind health messaging on co-use of alcohol and tobacco products
A team of researchers from the UNC School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center have received new funding to develop and test messaging to co-users of alcohol and tobacco products on the risk of associated cancers.
Celebrating 50 Years of UNC Family Medicine
We are celebrating the department’s 50th anniversary this year! Celebrations kicked off in March with the annual Huntley Lecture and an official proclamation from Governor Cooper.
Byron awarded NIH grant to develop health communication for dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes
Justin Byron, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, has been awarded a K01 Career Development Grant from the NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The five-year project is titled will develop and test communication campaign messages to encourage dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes to quit.