Dr. Sarah Ro serves as the Medical Director of the UNC Health Medical Group Weight Management Service Line. As a primary care physician, she recognized major gaps in obesity care and, driven by her commitment to improving patients\u2019 health, began treating obesity as a primary focus in 2016. In 2019, she was selected as a UNC IHQI Scholar to pilot a community-based weight management program, which successfully expanded access to evidence-based obesity treatment. Her team\u2019s efforts earned the 2023 UNC Medical Center Quality and Safety Award. By 2024, the program had grown to 17 primary care clinics across nine North Carolina counties, establishing a dedicated Service Line to meet rising demand. Dr. Ro credits UNC Health\u2019s strong culture and infrastructure of quality improvement for the program\u2019s success, emphasizing how this foundation enabled its development, implementation, and expansion\u2014bringing meaningful health improvements to patients and communities statewide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"