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SECU Highlights Interprofessional Education Experience

May 23, 2017

The State Employees’ Credit Union highlighted students from the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ most recent experience volunteering at the SECU’s Family House. Students from the Divisions of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Speech and Hearing Sciences, and Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling shared their insights at the Family House during the 2017 spring … Read more

The UNC Graduate School Recognizes Allied Health Sciences Student Scholars at Annual Recognition Celebration

April 23, 2017

More than a dozen students in the UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences received recognition for their studies across four health care disciplines. On Thursday, April 20, 2017, The UNC Graduate School recognized dozens of students for their accomplishments during the school year, including Jesse Sykes, a second-year student in the Division of … Read more

Department of Allied Health Sciences Holds Annual Career Fair

February 23, 2017

The Department of Allied Health Sciences held its annual career fair on January 31, 2017. The Department of Allied Health Sciences held its annual career fair on January 31, 2017. The department thanks the 29 employers and 110 participants who came out to the fair, hosted in the George Watts Hill Alumni Center. Students were … Read more

Tar Heel Reader Celebrates 10 Million Books Read on Innovative Platform

February 5, 2017

Tar Heel Reader, a joint project between the Department of Computer Science and the UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences, celebrated 10 million books accessed on January 31, 2017. Tar Heel Reader (THR), an eight-year-old collaborative venture between the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Center for Literacy and Disability Studies and the Department of Computer Science, … Read more

Inaugural DAHS faculty awards honor Dr. Susan Beck and Melissa Culp

December 10, 2016

The awards, offered every other year, honor faculty members who have served the DAHS for three or more years and have made significant contributions of leadership and excellence. The Department of Allied Health Sciences honored three of its faculty members on Thursday, December 8, 2016, with the creation of three inaugural awards. Melissa Culp, with the … Read more

UNC Radiology Malawi Program Strengthens Local and International Ties

December 1, 2016

UNC’s Department of Radiology and the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Division of Radiologic Science have worked together to strengthen an international footprint in radiology. Recognizing a need In 2012, Robert G. Dixon, MD, FSIR, the then-diagnostic radiology residency program director for the UNC Department of Radiology, saw a need for radiologist involvement in the global health … Read more

UNC-CH Occupational Therapy Graduate Provides Insight for Inclusive Play Structures for Children in the Greensboro Community

November 27, 2016

A UNC-CH occupational therapy graduate has provided insight for inclusive play structures for children in the Greensboro community. Meg Harris, MS, OTR/L, lead occupational therapist with Guilford County Public Schools, served as a consultant on a community project in Greensboro, North Carolina, to provide an inclusive play structure for all children within the accessible children’s area … Read more

Department of Allied Health Sciences Celebrates its 10th annual Scholarships and Awards Brunch

November 23, 2016

The Department of Allied Health Sciences celebrated its 10th annual Scholarships and Awards Brunch, designed to celebrate donors and students across eight departmental programs. Dozens of esteemed donors joined nearly 100 student scholars from the Department of Allied Health Sciences to celebrate the department’s tenth annual Scholarships and Awards Brunch on Saturday, November 5, 2016. … Read more

Inaugural Lee McLean Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Honors Dr. Elizabeth R. Crais

November 18, 2016

The inaugural Lee McLean Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring honored Dr. Elizabeth R. Crais at The Carolina Club in early November. The UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Allied Health Sciences awarded the inaugural Lee McLean Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring to Dr. Elizabeth R. Crais, CCC-SLP and American Speech-Language-Hearing Associations Fellow, on Tuesday, … Read more

Doctoral Student in Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences Wins People’s Choice Award at Three Minute Thesis Competition

November 17, 2016

Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences doctoral student Nancy Quick was awarded the people’s choice winner at the second annual Three Minute Thesis Competition hosted by The Graduate School on November 1st. Nancy Quick, a doctoral student in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, won the people’s choice award at UNC-Chapel Hill’s second annual Three Minute … Read more