Patricia Johnson (’13 AuD) and an clinic manager and audiologist at the UNC Hearing and Communication Center, was recently featured as an expert on reverse-slope hearing loss.

Two students from the Department of Allied Health Sciences will represent the UNC School of Medicine at the annual CLARION case competition, an initiative dedicated to improving health care through interprofessional education and hosted by the University of Michigan. Kripa Ahuja, a junior who has nearly completed her first year of study with the Division … Read more

Olivia King is nearly complete with her first year in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science, an undergraduate program she discovered when she enrolled at UNC-Chapel Hill. While in high school in Mooresville, North Carolina, King realized she excelled in biology and chemistry but did not want to immediately pursue medical or nursing school. When … Read more

First-year Physician Assistant Studies (PA) student Emily Weekes has received recognition as Ohio’s Outstanding Airman of the Year and will go on to compete at a regional level for the same title. The Air National Guard, a branch of the United States Air Force, nominates airmen across six categories to receive this recognition. Weekes joined the … Read more

Chris Lane is a third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student whose journey to pursue becoming a physical therapist stemmed from a back injury in high school. “I became a patient in a physical therapy clinic,” Lane said. “I ended up returning to the clinic to help out and volunteer and really, I just enjoyed it … Read more

The Daily Tar Heel, the student-run newspaper on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus, recently featured the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program, a joint initiative between the UNC School of Medicine and UNC-Charlotte.    

Bustle, an online publication, recently featured Mary Ellen Wells, PhD, and NDSS program and associate director, in its article “7 Sleep Disorder Signs That Seem Like You’re Just Having Trouble Sleeping.”

Melissa Culp, MEd, RT(R)(MR), spoke to a crowd of more than 30 people about RAD-AID International, a nonprofit designed to increase and improve radiology in poor and developing regions, as part of the UNC School of Medicine Office of International Activities’ Global Forum. Culp is an assistant professor with the Division of Radiologic Science in the … Read more

Sue Coppola, MS, OT/L, OTD, FAOTA, a faculty member with the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, spoke with David Neumann of Advanced Beginner Group in advance of its multidisciplinary dance-based performance I Understand Everything Better at the end of January 2019. Neumann, who visited the UNC-Chapel Hill campus as part of his performance at CURRENT … Read more

The Physician Assistant Studies program, housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, welcomed the class of 2020 on January 17, 2019, with a white coat ceremony. Among this year’s cohort are seven veterans, who represent service in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force. “What has impressed me most since meeting them almost two … Read more