Author Archives: Morgan Duerden

During this year’s Pearls Day, medical students gathered to listen to educators speak on topics or issues they may face after graduation. Speakers for the event are selected by the graduating students as an honor. Kunal Patel, MD, PhD, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and...

The UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program welcomes the following chief residents who will serve during the 2025-2026 academic year. The administrative chief resident is a position of distinction, professionalism and leadership. These appointed physicians will lead and mentor residents, as they learn to recognize the needs of the department and...

This year’s Evening of Scholarship not only recognized individual excellence but also highlighted the collaborative spirit and innovative thinking that define UNC’s medical education community. Congratulations to all the honorees for their inspiring work and continued impact! Department of Medicine Award Winners Foundation Phase Teaching Excellence Award: Tamara Godfrey, MD...

Vimal K. Derebail, MD, MPH, has been appointed Vice Chief of Clinical Operations of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Jenny Flythe, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division, announced. Dr. Derebail, an associate professor of medicine and member of the UNC faculty since 2011, is...

John B. Buse, MD, PhD, is a Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Dr. Buse is the Faculty Therapeutic Director for Diabetes/Metabolism, UNC Clinical Research Alliance, and Co-Director for the NC Translnational and Clinical Sciences Institute. He earned...

The UNC Division of General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology was well represented at the 2025 Society for General Internal Medicine conference. This year’s theme focused on the role of academic general internists in changing the healthcare landscape. Nineteen faculty and residents presented on topics spanning both clinical and research subjects...

The Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP) has been designed to assist junior faculty at UNC within their first 3 years to build a sense of community, purpose, direction, and confidence so they may thrive in their career. Patrick O’Shea, MD, MBA, assistant professor of medicine in the Division of...

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) announced the selection of 74 recipients to receive $2.4 million in research funding through the annual AGA Research Foundation Awards Program. Simon Gray, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of North Carolina and Alumni of the Department of Medicine Physician Scientist Training...

For the first time, investigators are gaining a clearer understanding of what causes drug-induced antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA) vasculitis. In a study published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Medicine and Kidney Center revealed that hydralazine—a drug commonly used to treat...

Each year, UNC Hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to solicit feedback from patients. The survey asks our patients about their likelihood of recommending their provider’s practice to their friends and family. This year, 228 UNC physicians and advanced practice providers received the highest recommendations, which places them...

Years of hard work and dreams were folded into envelopes, decorative boxes and other means of message delivery. On March 21st, medical students discovered where their career journey would take them for residency. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Internal Medicine Residency Program paired 31 categorical residents, ten...

Dr. Ron Falk invites Andrea Coviello, MD, FACE, MMCi, MSc an expert in endocrinology and metabolism, to discuss the latest developments in weight loss drugs. Their conversation explores how these medications work, their impact on metabolism and appetite regulation, and their role in the broader landscape of obesity treatment and...