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MD-PhD student navigates challenges, embraces UNC experiences ahead of Match Day

March 11, 2025
Alisa Suen-Wallach is ready for UNC School of Medicine's 2025 Match Day, hoping to match into a dermatology residency program. “I'm ready to become a doctor and make a difference in patients’ lives," she said.

‘It’s truly a blessing and a dream’: teamwork shapes a future surgeon

March 10, 2025
Ricardo Crespo Regalado prepares for UNC School of Medicine's 2025 Match Day after applying to general surgery residential programs. His goal in medicine is to make sure others have access to the care that his parents didn't have.

Medical student scores big by turning passion into purpose

February 27, 2025
Charlie Roethling hopes to celebrate UNC School of Medicine's 2025 Match Day by matching into internal Medicine. He and three classmates started the nonprofit, Health Professional Athletics at Carolina.

UNC medical students find cross-cultural connections in Japan

February 3, 2025
Ray Cheever, Grace Lian, and Claire Larson, MD traveled to Nagoya, Japan, to participate in Nagoya University School of Medicine’s “Bridging Community Medicine and Innovations in Japan” program. 

‘I have a lot of joy in practicing medicine’: Dr. Michael Keeley inspires UNC medical students

January 6, 2025
Dr. Michael Keeley '89 gives back to the UNC School of Medicine for the last 30 years as a dedicated preceptor.

From stethoscopes to starting lines: three UNC med students balance passion, profession and mental health

November 14, 2024
Ross Davis, Michael Ly and Trinity Morrow are second-year UNC School of Medicine students demonstrating that it’s possible to pursue passions outside of medicine.

CAMPOS turns 20: Two decades of shaping bilingual medical physicians

November 4, 2024
UNC School of Medicine’s Comprehensive Advanced Medical Program of Spanish (CAMPOS) is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The program has been instrumental in training medical students to become bilingual Spanish-English physicians, ready to serve communities throughout North Carolina and beyond.

Healing at High Altitudes, a UNC Med Student’s Himalayan Adventure

October 10, 2024
Harini Sridhar, a fourth-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine, joined a group of 20 attending physicians, residents and medical students from around the world on a month-long expedition with the Himalayan Health Exchange.

Hurricane Helene Relief Resources

October 3, 2024
A list of reputable organizations for the ongoing relief efforts in Western North Carolina.

UNC School of Medicine alumnus leads the charge from ER to entrepreneur

September 19, 2024
Leon Adelman, MD ’08 has a simple message for students at UNC School of Medicine.  “When things are broken, it is our job to figure out how to fix them,” Adelman said. “It is up to physicians to create systems that work better.”  Since graduating from UNC, Adelman has lived...

From Classroom to Community, a UNC Med Student’s Global Health Journey in Rwanda

August 22, 2024
When the opportunity arose for Grip Gilbert to travel to Rwanda after his first year in the MD program at UNC School of Medicine, it was a no-brainer. This past July, Gilbert spent three weeks in Butaro, Rwanda at the University of Global Health Equity’s community-based education program.