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Tar Heal Tuesday 2025Join Us for the 10th Annual Tar Heal Tuesday!
UNC Health’s Giving Tuesday celebration returns—supporting life-saving research, world-class medical education, and compassionate care across UNC Health, the UNC School of Medicine, and affiliated departments and programs such as ours.

Our department is proud to participate once again in the Tar Heal Tuesday fundraising campaign in partnership with the UNC Health Foundation.

Each of our programs has a unique giving page, you can find more information about each campaign below:

Support the Clinical Laboratory Science Advancement Fund!

Accurate test results are essential for diagnosing, monitoring, and preventing disease—and future clinicians need the best training to deliver them. The Clinical Laboratory Science Advancement Fund ensures that UNC continues to provide top-tier education and training for the next generation of laboratory professionals.

Our highly accredited program consistently ranks in the top 10% nationwide, and your gift helps us:

  • Award additional scholarships to deserving students
  • Provide access to the most up-to-date laboratory equipment

Join us this Tar Heal Tuesday and invest in the future of healthcare!

Give today to support Clinical Laboratory Science at UNC!

The Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Fund ensures we deliver the best possible education and training to future clinicians who will provide counseling services to individuals with:

  • Mental and emotional disorders
  • Co-occurring conditions
  • Chronic illnesses and disabilities
  • Graduates of this highly ranked program are prepared to use a variety of counseling interventions to improve lives and support recovery for those facing complex health challenges.

Your gift today helps us:

  • Award additional scholarship funding to students
  • Ensure broad access to this impactful program of study

Join us this Tar Heal Tuesday and invest in the future of mental health care! Give now to support Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling education at UNC!

The Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program is the newest division within the Department of Health Sciences at UNC’s School of Medicine—a major milestone that reflects its growing impact on patient care and workforce development.

This innovative two-year, hybrid undergraduate program prepares students for careers in neurodiagnostics and sleep science, fields essential to diagnosing and treating neurological and sleep disorders. Graduates enter the workforce ready to make a difference in hospitals, clinics, and research settings.

Your gift today will help us:

  • Provide scholarship support to make this program accessible to more students
  • Expand opportunities for UNC undergraduates and students across the country
  • Advance education in two critical health professions that improve lives every day.
UNC’s Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy programs are dedicated to understanding occupation and using it to advance participation and inclusion. Through innovative coursework and hands-on learning, our graduates are prepared to create positive change for individuals, communities, and society.
Your gift helps us:
  • Deliver the best possible education and training to future occupational therapists and occupational scientists
  • Award scholarships to ensure broad access to this impactful program
Join us this Tar Heel Tuesday and invest in the future of occupation-centered and evidence-based research care! Your investment empowers students, researchers, and practitioners to support individuals and communities to participate in meaningful occupations.

Support Physician Assistants at UNC!

The UNC Physician Assistants Program Enhancement Fund ensures we continue delivering the highest quality education and training to students in our unique program of study. Our program has earned national recognition for its potential to improve health care across North Carolina and for its commitment to recruiting veterans with military health experience, as well as other highly capable non-traditional students.

Your gift today helps us provide additional scholarship funding, expanding access to this impactful program and empowering future health care leaders.

Make a difference—support UNC Physician Assistants today as part of Tar Heal Tuesday!

Support Physical Therapy students!

UNC’s nationally ranked Division of Physical Therapy prepares leaders who improve quality of life through an interdependent model of research, education, and clinical service.

Your gift to the Physical Therapy Fund helps us:

  • Deliver the best possible education and training to future physical therapists
  • Award additional scholarships to ensure broad access to this impactful program

Join us this Tar Heal Tuesday and invest in the future of patient care! Your support empowers students to become skilled clinicians who will make a difference in communities everywhere.

Give today to support Physical Therapy education at UNC!

Support Radiologic Sciences at UNC!

Join us for Tar Heal Tuesday and help shape the future of medical imaging professionals! The Radiologic Sciences Advancement Fund ensures we continue delivering the highest quality education and training to students in our unique program of study. Our program prepares graduates to excel in diverse healthcare environments and equips them to assume prominent roles in both career and scholarly pursuits.

Your gift today provides additional scholarship funding, expanding access to this impactful program and empowering the next generation of healthcare leaders.

Be part of something great—support UNC Radiologic Sciences today!

Support Speech and Hearing Sciences at UNC this Tar Heal Tuesday!

Join us for Tar Heal Tuesday and help prepare the next generation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists! The Speech and Hearing Sciences Advancement Fund ensures we continue delivering the highest quality education and training to students in our nationally ranked program. From its inception, our program has upheld the highest standards of educational preparation while providing vision and leadership in our professional disciplines.

Your gift today provides additional scholarship funding, expanding access to this impactful program and empowering future leaders in communication and hearing health.

Be part of something great—support UNC Speech and Hearing Sciences today!