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Department of Allied Health Sciences faculty participated in a conversation focusing on interdisciplinary work and the geriatric experience. Susan Coppola, MS, OT/L, OTD, FAOTA, with the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy; Carol Giuliani, PT, PhD, FAPTA, with the Division of Physical therapy; and Sharon Williams, PhD, with the...

Addy Petetan-Benitez, a first-generation student and senior in the Division of Radiologic Science, is passionate about helping others and is taking advantage of her education to do so. “I think radiologic science is very important to the health care system,” Petetan-Benitez said. “People think it’s just a matter of pushing...

Allied Health Sciences Ambassadors, a student leadership initiative from the Department of Allied Health Sciences, hosted its once-a-semester Difference Matters session on a topic concerning health care. Division of Physical Therapy third-year student Elise Widman facilitated a conversation around health literacy. Widman said there is often a gap in communication...

Jenna Sawafta is a third-year Doctor of Audiology student who has combined her passion for sustainable health care with reaching underserved populations in the Middle East by creating a series of YouTube videos designed to provide quality and accessible health care resources to those who speak Arabic. “Some people still...

Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science students gain real-world experience during their summer practicums hosted at UNC Hospitals. The students create an original business plan, educational plan, and quality assurance plan, to address the issues they encountered during their practicum. Students pitch their plans to peers, instructors, hospital administrators, and the medical director....

The UNC Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program (NDSS), a joint initiative with the UNC-Charlotte’s Department of Kinesiology, welcomes Dr. Sarah Hess as its program coordinator. A passion for sleep Hess’s career in sleep began with her own experience as a patient. Hess experienced episodes of blacking out while in high...

J. Charles Jennette, MD, the Kenneth M. Brinkhous Distinguished Professor and Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Professor of Medicine, and Chief of Pathology and UNC Laboratory Medicine Services, has been selected to receive the 2019 Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Pathology Chairs (APC).

The Student Health Action Coalition (SHAC), a student-led organization that provides health services at no cost to local uninsured and underinsured populations, has selected its incoming cohort of student leaders from the Division of Physical Therapy. SHAC creates a unique interdisciplinary service-learning environment for students across health science programs at...

The 2019 Mitchell Symposium featured Elizabeth “Anne” Kinsella, PhD, MAdEd, BsC(OT), an associate professor in the School of Occupational Therapy, and member of the Occupational Science and Health Professional Education Field in the Health & Rehabilitation Sciences graduate program at Western University in Ontario, Canada. Kinsella’s talk, titled “Embodiment and Human Occupation: Implications for Health and Social...

An interdisciplinary group of students from the Department of Allied Health Sciences and the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing is traveling next month to Tyrrell County, North Carolina, for an alternative spring break trip. In Tyrrell County, they plan to work with community partners to provide health and wellness education and activities...