Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD candidate honored for research in hearing loss at annual UNC School of Medicine Student Research Day Congratulations to Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD candidate Nancy Quick, whose presentation on hearing loss won recognition from the UNC School of Medicine. Quick’s presentation, titled “Significant cognitive disabilities and hearing loss: “Can you hear … Read more

Joy Renner, the director of the Division of Radiologic Science at UNC-CH, has received the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most distinguished awards the University offers. Joy Renner, director of the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Division of Radiologic Science, is one of six employees at UNC-Chapel Hill selected by Chancellor Carol … Read more

For the 2016 Mitchell Symposium, the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy welcomed Staffan Josephsson, PhD, OT, and professor of occupational therapy at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Josephsson’s research has focused on activity in relation to creativity, involvement, and participation for people with chronic disabilities. His expertise in the narrative tradition … Read more

Dr. Debby Givens, PT, PhD, DPT, director of the Division of Physical Therapy, recently received a $50,000 grant from the NC TraCS Institute to conduct a pilot study of research rehabilitation and knee osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis (OA), is prevalent, and knee replacement surgeries are on the rise. Quadriceps weakness is one of the most modifiable … Read more

As a nun, Mary Beth McGranaghan learned to go where her skills were most needed. As a faculty member in the UNC Physician Assistant Program, she hopes to teach this lesson to her students. Story by Matt Englund, UNC Health Care. Mary Beth McGranaghan, PhD, has been a teacher, in one form or another, for … Read more

UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Allied Health Sciences is home to the university’s physician assistant program, which welcomes its inaugural class the week of January 4, 2016. UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Allied Health Sciences is proud to be home to the university’s physician assistant program, which is set to start orientation the week of January 4, 2016. … Read more

UNC-Chapel Hill Clinical Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) students Mark Moore and Sarah Obarowski earned first place honors at the 2015 Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) Student Business Plan Competition. The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) awarded UNC-Chapel Hill Clinical Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) students Mark Moore and Sarah Obarowski first place honors and a … Read more

Throughout his career, Barry Burns served as an integral link between emerging medical imaging technology changes and the clinical implementation of the technology. He was nationally and internationally recognized for his work with breast imaging and a staunch advocate for reduced patient radiation doses while improving image quality. Charles Barry Burns, 73, passed peacefully surrounded … Read more

UNC-Chapel Hill’s Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program hosted its third annual “A Day of Sleep” symposium in early December. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program hosted its third annual symposium titled “A Day of Sleep,” on Thursday, December 3, 2015. Tempur Sealy International sponsored the symposium, which … Read more

The UNC-Chapel Hill Physician Assistant program, which launches in January 2016, has admitted its inaugural class of students. UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Allied Health Sciences Physician Assistant faculty extended admission to the inaugural class of students in November 2015. Continue reading to learn more about this inaugural class. More than 800 people completed an application to the … Read more