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The Physician Assistant Studies program, housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences, held its second-ever commencement ceremony on December 15, 2018. Paul Chelminski, MD, MPH, FACP, and the program’s director, welcomed and thanked the graduates’ supporters, their families, and the commencement speaker, Lawrence Kim, MD, FACS. “Everyone here is witnessing...

Second-year occupational therapy student Kendyl Cole discovered her passion for the profession and for working with people with neurological disorders through a family friend whose experiences with autism spectrum disorder changed Cole’s worldview and led her to a profession rooted in serving others. “He was the first person I met...

How do you define success in your career? Hours worked? Money made? Projects completed? Ben Sutton defines success by the lives he impacts. That belief led him to Carolina’s radiologic science program two years ago and will now send him on a mission to bring better, more personal health care...

Senior and first-generation college student Norma Villegas excelled in math and science as a child, and she found her way to the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science thanks to mentors who wanted to see her pursue a career that made her happy. “I knew that was the program for me,”...

Fostering a diverse population of physical therapists starts here While enrollment of underrepresented students in physical therapy programs continues to rise in the United States, there is still a gap in the representation of socioeconomic and racial diversity among physical therapy practitioners that leads to challenges in building crucial relationships...

Deanna Sipes, a third-year student in the Division of Physical Therapy, integrates service into her life, and it’s a mission she hopes to continue when she earns her Doctor of Physical Therapy. “I think it’s very important within this profession,” Sipes said. “It’s a very giving profession.” Sipes’s family is...

Senior Ryan Monago is a student in the Division of Radiologic Science in the Department of Allied Health Sciences who quickly found that the field of radiologic science aligned with his passion for science. “Once I looked around and found this program, I felt like this was a good fit...

For the first time, researchers at the UNC School of Medicine showed they could target one brain region with a weak alternating current of electricity, enhance the naturally occurring brain rhythms of that region, and significantly decrease symptoms associated with chronic lower back pain. The results, published in the Journal of Pain and...

UNC School of Medicine’s Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science (NDSS) program hosted its sixth annual symposium, titled “Sleep Health and Wellbeing” on Monday, December 3, 2018. Presentation topics included: Your circadian rhythm and sleep Sleep times across the lifespan Practical methodology for in-home measurements of sleep quality Global sleep – sleep...

Faculty and students from the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences presented research at the 2018 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association conference, held in Boston, Massachusetts. Several current and former PhD students received recognition for their research. Student Research Grant in Early Childhood Language Development Awarded $2,000 Ashwaq A. Alzamel PhD Candidate,...