March 11, 2025
The UNC School of Medicine will implement two cost monitoring processes that were effective during the pandemic. A labor review committee (LRC) and a major campus unit (MCU) expense approval process will be in place at the beginning of April and will focus on FY26 cost savings. The LRC will focus on evaluating new unbudgeted …
March 6, 2025
Teammates, Thank you for your thoughtful feedback on our system’s organizational values. We used your input to “refresh” our values and are excited to share them with you. We introduced our four values in 2019 under ONE UNC Health: One Great Team, Carolina Care, Leading the Way and It Starts with Me. These values are critical in driving who we are – and …
March 3, 2025
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January 28, 2025
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January 28, 2025
The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees approved the proposed design of the Translational Research Building (TRB). The TRB will expand space for imaging and virology research as well as vaccine development programs, providing state-of-the-art facilities for basic science research, therapeutic and pre-clinical drug development. The project will construct a seven-story, 178,000 square foot building with …
January 21, 2025
At the beginning of the academic year in the UNC Department of Surgery, faculty members and residents attend a sorting party where they are assigned to a mentorship house. Surgery’s houses have themed names nodding to the houses in Harry Potter’s Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardy: Rhabdoclaw, Gastryndor, Hepatopuff, Spleenerin, and Proctopin. At the …
January 15, 2025
Dear Colleagues, We are excited to share that Dr. Azita G. Hamedani has been named President of UNC Health Faculty Physicians and Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs for UNC School of Medicine following a national search. She will begin her work in the role on March 17. Dr. Hamedani is the founding chair of the …
January 15, 2025
Dear Colleagues, I am excited to share that Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody has been named executive dean of the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Meltzer-Brody has served as the Assad Meymandi Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Psychiatry as well as the director of the UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders since 2019. Dr. …
January 6, 2025
Teammates in the UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology took a creative approach to building in-person community in the post-pandemic virtual work environment. In the fall, OBGYN launched a department house system similar to those in the television series Game of Thrones and the houses in the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in Harry …
October 29, 2024
Dear Teammates, As we approach the general election next week, we want to take a moment to emphasize the importance of this time and the role each of us plays in our democracy. Voting is a fundamental right, and we encourage all teammates to participate in this vital process. Federal, state and local races will …
September 23, 2024
UNC-Chapel Hill has begun providing opportunities for community members to obtain a flu vaccination on campus. School of Medicine teammates with UNC Health clinical affiliations are required to receive a flu shot. Those with clinical affiliations are all faculty and staff employed by UNC-Chapel Hill who provide direct patient care or who otherwise perform job …
September 12, 2024
Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, will step down from his role as chair of the Department of Social Medicine at the end of his second term in 2025. Jonathan has led the Department of Social Medicine since 2015, during which time the department’s grant and research portfolio grew substantially as did its contributions to the medical school …