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Seven students and two faculty with the Physician Assistant Studies program returned to Wise, Virginia, in an effort to provide health care through Remote Area Medical (RAM), a nonprofit mobile medical clinic. RAM delivers dental, vision, and medical care to underserved and uninsured populations at no cost. This year, RAM...

Morgan Fisher, a student of the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, has received a 2019 Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity Undergraduate Scholarship. Morgan will be presented with this scholarship at the ASCLS & AGT Joint Annual Meeting in Charlotte, NC on June 24, 2019. “Receiving the Alpha Mu Tau Fraternity Scholarship...

The magazine Cooking Light recently featured Mary Ellen Wells, the director of the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program, in their article, “What is Sleep Hygiene–and Why Is It So Important?” Mary Ellen Wells, Ph.D, RPSGT, R. EEG T., R. NCS T. 

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently featured Paul Chelminski, the director of the Physician Assistant Studies program, in an article titled “Limits on Opioid Prescribing Leave Patients with Chronic Pain Vulnerable.” Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, FACP, has served as program director since 2015.

Dell Children’s Ascension in Austin, TX, recently featured Lisa Copeland, a 2018 alumna of our Doctor of Audiology program. As a pediatric cochlear implant audiologist, she is on your team. Lisa recognizes that each child and family is different and should be treated as such. Watch this video to see...

Dana McCarty, DPT and assistant professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, has received a career-development award from the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), in order to research parent-administered physical therapy and massage techniques among extremely preterm infants, or babies born at fewer than 28 weeks old. This grant...

The Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) hosted its largest-ever Clinical Preceptor Appreciation Event at the George Watts Hill Alumni Center on May 22, featuring keynote and breakout sessions addressed to health care professionals who facilitate student education. Brenda Mitchell, the associate chair of the DAHS Office of Student Services,...

Endeavors, a publication of UNC Research, recently featured Karen McCulloch, a professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, for her concussion research.

Susan Szendry has received a Community Engagement Fellowship from the Carolina Center for Public Service for her project “Facilitating Access and Inclusion for Visitors with Disabilities at a Local Zoological Park.” Szendry is completing her project alongside Jordan McNeill in Applied Developmental Sciences and Special Education. Nancy Bagatell, director of...

The UNC School of Medicine Academy of Educators inducted Nancy Bagatell and Linn Wakeford into its ranks on May 23. Wakeford in an associate professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, where Bagatell serves as program director. The division is housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS). Wakeford is...