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Endowed Scholarship Established to Honor Melody Harrison Savage, PhD; Celebrates Legacy of Education in Speech-Language Pathology

A newly-established endowed scholarship honors Melody Harrison Savage, PhD, a faculty member for nearly 40 years in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, who retired from the UNC School of Medicine in 2018 following a distinguished career. The scholarship has been made possible by the generous support of an anonymous...

Vicky LeGrys, Faculty in Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, Receives Second-Ever Dr. Lee McLean Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring

The UNC School of Medicine Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS) awarded its second-ever Dr. Lee McLean Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring to Vicky LeGrys, a longtime faculty member in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, on April 24, 2019. The award is named for Lee McLean, chair emeritus...

Uzma Khan and Interprofessional Education Team Receive Second Place Honors at Annual CLARION Competition

Uzma Khan, a first-year graduate student in the Division of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, received second place recognition alongside her team at the annual CLARION National Case Competition, a student-run program at the University of Minnesota dedicated to improving health care through interprofessional collaboration and leadership. Khan, an...

Division of Clinical Laboratory Science Students Present at North Carolina Spring Symposium for Medical Laboratory Professionals

Three students from the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science recently presented research and case study findings at the 2019 North Carolina Spring Symposium for Medical Laboratory Professionals, a day-long event held at the Wake Tech Perry Health Sciences Campus in Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 5. Second-year student Jennifer Munt...

North Carolina Chief Medical Examiner Deborah Radisch Speaks About Medical Technology; Career Path in Forensic Pathology

Deborah Radisch, a 1976 alumna of the then medical technology program, spoke to a crowd of donors to the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science about her education and career path, most recently serving as North Carolina’s chief medical examiner. Her role as chief medical examiner has led to her involvement...

Division of Physical Therapy Student Service Learning: Guatemala 2019

McLendon Clinical Laboratories Announce Clinical Laboratory Science Alumna Martha McGee as Director

Martha McGee, a 1993 graduate of the Divison of Clinical Laboratory Science, has assumed leadership as director of McLendon Clinical Laboratories, the in-house laboratories for the UNC Medical Center and UNC Health Care. She began her work as director in February, following the retirement of Connie Bishop. As a high...

Your Health Radio Features Issack Boru

Your Health Radio, an initiative from the UNC School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine, recently our faculty member Issack Boru.

UNC Health Talk Features Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

UNC Health Talk recently featured Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, in a story providing insight about safety tips for older drivers.

Department of Allied Health Sciences HEELS Summer Intensive Set to Launch in Summer 2019

In summer 2019, the Department of Allied Health Science (DAHS), in partnership with TEACCH, the UNC School of Education, and the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, will host the inaugural HEELS Summer Intensive, a week-long skills camp for young adults with intellectual disabilities to enjoy campus at UNC-Chapel Hill, to build...