August 29, 2023
Dear Colleagues, Yesterday, one of our University faculty colleagues was killed while doing the work they loved. We join the entire Carolina community in profound sadness and mourning. It is hard to imagine the devastation for our colleague’s family and friends. The sense of collaboration and tight bonds that exist across our campus are one …
August 29, 2023
UNC Health and School of Medicine leaders provided reflections and information about resources in a message to teammates on Tuesday, Aug. 29. On Monday, Aug. 28, UNC Hospitals leaders shared this update with teammates. Wellbeing resources available for the UNC School of Medicine community include: Student Resources Counseling and Psychological Services For students, open counseling …
August 28, 2023
To our UNC Hospitals & UNC School of Medicine Teammates, Today’s events on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus were alarming. Here’s what we know and are able to share as of now: The UNC-Chapel Hill campus shared information of an armed and dangerous person early Monday afternoon and locked down campus. UNC Hospitals followed with a lockdown …
August 23, 2023
Applications to the Passing the Torch: Fostering Medical Humanism through Faculty Role Models program will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 11. Passing the Torch is a faculty development program within the Academy of Educators that is uniquely suited to Clinician Educator faculty seeking to develop further patient care and teaching skills with a …
August 23, 2023
Update: The University parking office has delayed this transition to Monday, Sept. 25. In one week, on Sept. 1, One Cards that are more than three years old will no longer open assigned parking gates on campus. If you use your One Card to access gated parking, please click here to find out if your …
August 23, 2023
The School of Medicine Office of Research is now accepting applications for bridge and boost funding. Bridge funding provides continued support for successful research projects that suffer a lapse in funding. Investigators eligible for funding in this round should have had a competing renewal application for an R01 or equivalent grant reviewed in a recent NIH study section. The maximum …
August 21, 2023
Relational Leadership @ Carolina is an interprofessional, cross-generational program of the UNC-CH Office of Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPEP) that teaches participants how to fully realize the breadth of their human interactions — with students, patients, colleagues, or decision makers— to achieve true connection, common vision, and interdependent action. Want to learn more? Join us …
August 16, 2023
The UNC Health Marketing and Communications team will be offering multiple photo sessions during the month of September for physicians, advanced practice providers (AuDs, CRNAs, CNMs, CNSs, CPPs, LCSWs, NPs, OTs, PTs, PAs, RDs, SLPs) and executives. At this time, we are unable to accommodate residents, fellows, non-clinical faculty and other staff members at these …
August 9, 2023
Students, Faculty and Staff, As we approach the fall semester, we want to make everyone aware of some changes to Alert Carolina messaging. This includes two new labels and changes to the types of messages that will be delivered via text. The four main message types have not changed and are as follows: Emergency Warning …
August 8, 2023
Beginning Aug. 7, active employees who need to request leave for one of the following family and/or medical-related reasons will need to complete the online Leave Request Form through ConnectCarolina Self Service: Employee’s own serious health condition. To care for a child, spouse or parent with a serious health condition. Birth of a child and …
August 8, 2023
Dear Faculty and Staff: I am writing to share updates about the progress the University has made following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in June that eliminated the consideration of race in admissions decisions. As the Chancellor has said in previous communications, the University will follow the Court’s decision, which means race will not be …
August 7, 2023
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs Jennifer Wu, MD, MPH, and Associate Dean for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Jill Jemison, MBA, are announcing a new initiative to develop an enterprise data warehouse and a plan for data reporting and analytics. This strategic effort will initially focus on the School of Medicine’s education mission and …