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The School of Medicine’s 2025 Standing Committees Election ballot is live!  All SOM faculty have received an email from survey@qualtrics.unc.edu with a link to the Standing Committees Election ballot. The deadline to vote is May 1, 2025.  Each year, the School of Medicine Standing Committees Election offers faculty an opportunity...

The UNC School of Medicine is excited to announce the new Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society inductees.  AOA was founded in 1902 and is dedicated to the belief that we can improve care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders...

Research Study about Small Group Professional Coaching   We are reaching out to the community with an opportunity to participate in a research study about a small group professional coaching intervention to decrease burnout and improve well-being among UNC Health physicians. The study is being conducted by Dr. Angela Smith...

Dr. Tony Lindsey, UNC Health’s former Chief Medical and Quality Officer, was recently inducted into the Order of the Longleaf Pine, North Carolina’s most prestigious honorary society. Lindsey was surprised by the honor at a recent gathering of leaders from across UNC Health’s statewide network. Following a standing ovation, Lindsey...

Dawn Morriston has joined the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development (FALD) as the Director of Faculty Advancement. Dawn was previously in the Department of Family Medicine where she oversaw their Faculty Development Fellowship and assisted with APT processes. What does the Director of Faculty Advancement do? The Director...

The UNC School of Medicine Accelerate Forward Together education pillar team is inviting SOM faculty members to apply for grants in three areas: Curricular Innovation, Pilot Funding, and Educator Professional Development. Please click the link for additional information on the objectives, activities and pillar measures for the education pillar.

The Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) is taking applications for the 2025-2026 cohort. LAMP is specially designed for early career faculty in the SOM to provide education, guidance, and coaching around strategic career planning, navigating SOM finance processes and promotion (APT) structures, and interpersonal skills that boost success. 

Don Budenz, MD, MPH, Kittner Distinguished Professor and Chair of Ophthalmology, has announced he will be stepping down in Fall 2026. Dr. Budenz joined UNC School of Medicine as chair of ophthalmology in 2011. Prior to his time at UNC, he spent 17 years as professor of ophthalmology, epidemiology, and...

An ad hoc committee has been appointed to undertake a routine review of the UNC Department of Radiology and the leadership of its chair, Maureen Kohi, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FAHA. The review is a standard procedure of UNC-Chapel Hill and will take place on June 24.  The review committee invites...

The Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development (FALD) is excited to announce the “Leadership Starts With Me” Visiting Professorship—an initiative designed to bring distinguished speakers to campus and enhance leadership development within the UNC School of Medicine. Why Apply? The selected department will receive: A customized faculty development opportunity...

NIH has announced a postponement of the previously scheduled May 25, 2025 implementation date for the required use of the new Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support. According to NIH’s most recent update, the implementation is postponed until further notice to support a smoother transition. NIH will...

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