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2025 Clinical Leadership in Quality & Safety (CLQS) Symposium

January 8, 2025
Learn more about how UNC Health providers have been partnering with medical students to deliver stronger patient care at this year’s Clinician Leadership in Quality and Safety (CLQS) Symposium on March 4, 2025 from 2pm-4:30pm. The Symposium is hosted by IHQI and the School of Medicine. You can register for the...

Breaking Barriers in Healthcare: UNC Medical Center Team Named Finalist for Prestigious Healthcare Equity Award

October 26, 2023
In an effort to address healthcare disparities among limited English proficiency (LEP) patients, a groundbreaking quality improvement project was implemented at the University of North Carolina Medical Center (UNCMC). This project sought to improve the recognition of clinical deterioration in hospitalized patients with LEP. Healthcare disparities for LEP patients are...

Physicians and PA’s Earn Credit for QI Work You are Already Doing

October 5, 2023
UNC Health is working with the American Board of Medical Specialties Portfolio Program to help you earn MOC Part IV Credit from participating ABMS Member Boards or PI-CME credit from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) for Quality Improvement work you are involved with. There are 3...

CLQS Scholars Announced as Alpha Omega Alpha Fall 2023 Inductees

September 29, 2023
The Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) medical honor society at UNC-Chapel Hill is proud to announce its fall 2023 inductees. AΩA was founded in 1902 and is dedicated to a belief in improving care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia...

David Zvara, MD Selected to Serve as UNC Hospitals CMO

September 21, 2023
David Zvara, MD, will serve as the next chief medical officer for UNC Hospitals, effective Monday, Oct. 30. In June, UNC Hospitals announced Tom Ivester, MD, MPH, would move into a focused chief quality officer role upon the appointment of a new chief medical officer. The executive leadership restructuring will better support...

Matt Nielsen, MD Appointed to NQF Diagnostic Excellence Committee

September 20, 2023
Matt Nielsen, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Urology and director of quality for UNC Faculty Physicians, has been appointed to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Diagnostic Excellence Committee, under the NQF Advancing Measurement of Diagnostic Excellence for Better Healthcare Initiative. In its report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, the...

IMPROVEMENT SCHOLARS & FELLOWS SYMPOSIUM 10/17/2023

July 20, 2023
The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement’s annual Improvement Scholars and Fellows Symposium will feature clinician-led improvement initiatives. The Improvement Scholars program and IHQI Fellowship program aim to improve clinical effectiveness and patient safety by implementing proven and/or expert-recommended strategies and approaches.  REGISTER HERE

Cassi Frank Publishes Guide for Thrombosis Patients, First Spanish Translation in Vascular Medicine

July 13, 2023
Cassi Frank, MMSc, PA-C, physician assistant in the Division of Hematology, published educational materials for patients with newly diagnosed venous thromboembolism in Vascular Medicine. The article was also published in Spanish, a first in the history of the journal, to reach an unmet need in the Spanish-speaking community. These educational...

Dr. Angela Smith Recipient of UNC School of Medicine’s 2023 Early Career Achievement Award

June 26, 2023
Dr. Angela Smith, Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development, Professor of Urology and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs and distinguished alumna of the UNC School of Medicine, has been honored with the UNC Medical Alumni Affairs, Early Career Achievement Award for 2023.This award recognizes graduates who have made...