May 27, 2023
Featured Advance Practice Provider: Laura
Laura Blanchard, MPAP, PA-C, was the first inpatient APP hired within the hematology division and has helped grow the program into a 10 person team. She is an advocate for the…
WELCOME TO THE UNC Department of Medicine
Welcome to the Department of Medicine
We train physicians for meaningful and impactful careers, pursue discoveries that advance science, and aim to provide expert, compassionate care to everyone we serve. Our innovative training curriculum prepares physicians to thrive in the ever-changing health care environment. Our research helps shape how we understand and treat disease. And our clinicians collaborate across specialties to provide truly outstanding clinical care.
Learn About Us
The Department of Medicine is the largest academic department in the nation's first public university. We are 465 faculty and 200-plus residents and fellows, organized across 12 academic division and 11 research centers. We foster an inclusive, collegial, and supportive environment that nurtures careers, new and established.
Join Our Team
We are passionate about academic excellence and our culture is mission-oriented, inclusive and uniquely collegial. We invite prospective trainees, faculty and staff to learn more about our academically rich environment in the heart of Chapel Hill.
Living in Chapel Hill
In Chapel Hill the skies are always Carolina blue and the hospitality is like none other! Consistently ranked as one of the best places to live, our vibrant college-town and the surrounding Research Triangle has it all: community, arts, culture, sports, and plenty of outdoor spaces for adventure.
RANKING AND STATISTICS
$109
MILLION
In Annual NIH Funding
350,000
Clinical Encounters Per Year
33
Endowed Professors
650+
Practicing Clinicians
200+
Residents and Fellows
11
NIH-T32 Training Programs
Equity & Inclusion
The Department of Medicine promotes a culture of diversity and inclusion. We are jointly responsible for ensuring that everyone feels valued and that they belong. We also believe that truly diverse teams can do seemingly impossible things, guided by values of integrity, respect, trust, and compassion for each other.
Equity & InclusionSupport Our Mission
The Department of Medicine leads the way in advancing research that gives patients access to cutting edge therapies and treatments. By investing in our talented physicians, scientists, and trainees, you support the people who are making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Gifts both large and small help us provide the best possible care today and expand what will be possible tomorrow.
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FEATURED PEOPLE
FEATURED PHYSICIAN
Featured Physician: Christopher Jensen
Christopher Jensen, MD, MSCR, is a hematologist with interests in lymphoma and geriatric oncology. Originally from Rocky Mount, Dr. Jensen is looking forward to serving the people of the state. If he was not a physician he would have pursued a career as a historian, focusing on ancient history!
FEATURED RESIDENT
Featured Resident: Patrick Duggan
Patrick Duggan, MD, joined the UNC IM Residency Program from the Mayo Clinic where he work with a student run, free clinic. There he served primarily patients who were undocumented in western Minnesota. Dr. Duggan is interested in pursuing a career in general medicine. Outside of medicine, he enjoys cooking and baking, basketball, lacrosse, and the Buffalo Bills.
FEATURED STAFF
Featured Staff Member: Cassandra Donahue
Cassandra Donahue, RDN, LDN, CDCES, works in the Division of Endocrinology. Recently, she became a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist and hopes to become a published researcher. When not working Cassandra enjoys hanging with her pup Louie and trying new foods in the area!
FEATURED APP
Featured Advance Practice Provider: Laura
Laura Blanchard, MPAP, PA-C, was the first inpatient APP hired within the hematology division and has helped grow the program into a 10 person team. She is an advocate for the APP profession both at UNC and nationally. Laura is also a mom and a music lover who almost became a trumpeter. Her favorite food is the chick pea salad from Kardia!
CHAIR'S CORNER PODCAST
Dr. Jon Serody
Dr. Jonathan Serody discusses immunotherapy as a way to treat cancer, specifically adoptive cell therapy, checkpoint inhibitor therapy and stem cell transplants. He explains how they work, what kinds of cancers they help treat and what the process is like for someone who has thes … Continued
Divisions & Centers
The Department of Medicine has 12 subspecialty divisions and 11 affiliated research centers.