Category: Community Health Track

On Match Day 2026, UNC School of Medicine fourth-year students opened Carolina Blue envelopes to find out where they will work as resident physicians over the next several years. A total of 18 students committed to service in primary care as part of the pre-existing accelerated Fully Integrated Readiness for...

Two Class of 2026 UNC medical students, Matthew Hutchens and Christiana Daniel, share their unique experiences in building trust, continuity, and community-centered care for underserved populations in North Carolina through the Community Health Training Program.

Medical students Amanda Nemecek, Bailey Moran, Bassam Shawamreh, Forrest Wilke, Kayla Tennant, and Maggie Crouse have been accepted into the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program. The students were selected based on their commitment to the specialties of family medicine, pediatrics and psychiatry.

Having grown up surrounded by fields in southeastern North Carolina, Ricardo Crespo is training to practice medicine in the same kinds of rural communities. He’s starting that mission with Carolina’s Student Health Action Coalition.

The UNC School of Medicine is pleased to announce the acceptance of the seventh class of the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training Program. The program is an accelerated medical degree program with direct progression into a North Carolina residency program and following training, service in a rural and/or underserved...

When UNC School of Medicine student Natalie Cuevas thinks about the kind of doctor she’s going to be, she already knows it will involve a lot more than diagnosing puzzling conditions or treating painful injuries. There will be the patient’s dog to hear about, or maybe a detailed story about...

The UNC School of Medicine is pleased to announce the acceptance of the sixth class of the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program.

The U.S. primary care workforce remains inadequate to meet the health needs of the U.S. population. Effective programs are needed to provide workforce development for rural and other underserved areas.

The Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) is a three-year medical school curriculum to fast-track UNC School of Medicine students into UNC Family Medicine Residency, followed by three years of service in NC with ongoing support in practice.

Expanding on its work to transform the way future physicians are trained, the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the final eight award recipients that will receive funding as part of its new Reimagining Residency initiative.

The UNC School of Medicine is pleased to announce the acceptance of the fourth class of the Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program. Medical students Alex Gregor, Lucas John, Kate Miller, and Michael Steinbacher have been accepted into this accelerated medical curriculum.

Bailey Allen is finishing up his first year at the UNC School of Medicine, but he won’t be paying rent in Chapel Hill for much longer. Bailey is one of three students recently accepted into the School of Medicine’s Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training (FIRST) Program, an accelerated program...