{"id":10025,"date":"2026-04-29T14:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/?p=10025"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:08:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:08:44","slug":"school-of-medicine-students-shine-at-2026-clarion-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/2026\/04\/school-of-medicine-students-shine-at-2026-clarion-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Medicine Students Shine at 2026 CLARION Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2026\/04\/2026-UNC-CLARION-edited-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2026\/04\/2026-UNC-CLARION-edited-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2026\/04\/2026-UNC-CLARION-edited-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2026\/04\/2026-UNC-CLARION-edited-2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/intranet\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/578\/2026\/04\/2026-UNC-CLARION-edited-2.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Sara Pacini, a PhD candidate the pharmacology department, was selected to represent the School of Medicine (PhD in Pharmacology) in the\u00a0CLARION Competition, held April 17\u201318.<\/p>\n<p>CLARION is a national interprofessional education (IPE) competition. This year\u2019s competition brought together 11 teams from universities across the country, with a total of 40 students representing multiple health professions.<\/p>\n<p>UNC\u2013Chapel Hill was also honored with the\u00a02026 CLARION National Health Equity Innovation Award.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout the spring semester, the UNC team worked collaboratively to research, analyze, and develop recommendations for a complex, real-world healthcare case. Their work demonstrated strong interprofessional collaboration and a deep commitment to health equity.<\/p>\n<p>The UNC-CH interprofessional team included:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Melissa Hall<\/strong>, Department of Health Sciences (Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andrew Nguyen<\/strong>, Gillings School of Global Public Health<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sara Pacini<\/strong>, UNC School of Medicine (PhD in Pharmacology)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Syndie-Belle Voog<\/strong>, Adams School of Dentistry<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Aubrey James from the IPEP Office served as advisor to the team.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ipep.unc.edu\/students\/unc-team-wins-2026-clarion-award\/\">You\u00a0can read more about the Clarion competition here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We are incredibly proud of this team and grateful for the outstanding representation from the School of Medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara Pacini, a PhD candidate the pharmacology department, was selected to represent the School of Medicine (PhD in Pharmacology) in the\u00a0CLARION Competition, held April 17\u201318. 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