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Congratulations to our students who graduated from the Divisions of Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling, Radiologic Science, Speech and Hearing Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Science and the Neurodiagnostics and Sleep Science program in the Department of Allied Health Sciences. The UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Allied Health Sciences graduated...

Dr. Adam Jacks sits down with Dr. Adam Goldstein and Laura Sisler to discuss aphasia on “YOUR HEALTH.” Dr. Adam Jacks, an associate professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing Sciences, spoke on “YOUR HEALTH” Friday, April 28. He joined host Dr. Adam Goldstein and guest co-host Laurel Sisler in...

Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD candidate honored for research in hearing loss at annual UNC School of Medicine Student Research Day Congratulations to Speech and Hearing Sciences PhD candidate Nancy Quick, whose presentation on hearing loss won recognition from the UNC School of Medicine. Quick’s presentation, titled “Significant cognitive disabilities and...

Joy Renner, the director of the Division of Radiologic Science at UNC-CH, has received the C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award, one of the most distinguished awards the University offers. Joy Renner, director of the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ Division of Radiologic Science, is one of six employees at UNC-Chapel...

For the 2016 Mitchell Symposium, the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy welcomed Staffan Josephsson, PhD, OT, and professor of occupational therapy at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden. Dr. Josephsson’s research has focused on activity in relation to creativity, involvement, and participation for people with chronic disabilities. His...

Dr. Debby Givens, PT, PhD, DPT, director of the Division of Physical Therapy, recently received a $50,000 grant from the NC TraCS Institute to conduct a pilot study of research rehabilitation and knee osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis (OA), is prevalent, and knee replacement surgeries are on the rise. Quadriceps weakness is...

As a nun, Mary Beth McGranaghan learned to go where her skills were most needed. As a faculty member in the UNC Physician Assistant Program, she hopes to teach this lesson to her students. Story by Matt Englund, UNC Health Care. Mary Beth McGranaghan, PhD, has been a teacher, in...

UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Allied Health Sciences is home to the university’s physician assistant program, which welcomes its inaugural class the week of January 4, 2016. UNC-Chapel Hill’s Department of Allied Health Sciences is proud to be home to the university’s physician assistant program, which is set to start orientation the...

UNC-Chapel Hill Clinical Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) students Mark Moore and Sarah Obarowski earned first place honors at the 2015 Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) Student Business Plan Competition. The Academy of Doctors of Audiology (ADA) awarded UNC-Chapel Hill Clinical Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) students Mark Moore and Sarah Obarowski...

Throughout his career, Barry Burns served as an integral link between emerging medical imaging technology changes and the clinical implementation of the technology. He was nationally and internationally recognized for his work with breast imaging and a staunch advocate for reduced patient radiation doses while improving image quality. Charles Barry...