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Pierina Parraga has participated in a number of research projects. The Carolina Medical Student Research Program helped Parraga find mentorship and her purpose in pediatric public health.

Giberson has been involved in a number of research projects at the UNC School of Medicine, including groundbreaking research involving the detection of surgical sponges. He hopes to bring innovation to the field of pediatrics.

Austin Coale and Joanmarie Lewandowski recount their medical school experiences at UNC School of Medicine ahead of Hooding Ceremony. Coale will be a general surgery resident at the University of Florida while Lewandowski will be a family medicine resident at Memorial Health University.

Six School of Medicine members were inducted into the Order of the Golden Fleece, UNC’s oldest and most prestigious honor society. Those inductees were James F. Howard Jr., MD; Lisa Long; Stephen Lostetter III; Cristy Page, MD, MPH; Angela Smith, MD, MS; and Jonathan Smith.

Joshua Walker hopes to celebrate UNC School of Medicine's 2025 Match Day by Matching into internal medicine on March 21. Walker helped revitalize Minority Men in Medicine at UNC and participated in Shop Docs, an initiative to address health disparities in minority communities.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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