Author Archives: Kisa Wilson

Medical students, residents and physicians participated in a demonstration June 6 to advocate for culturally sensitive healthcare services and education for underserved populations. Read more

M. Patricia Rivera, MD, ATSF, professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary and critical care medicine, has received a four year, $1.5 million NIH R01 grant to study “Comorbidity and Functional Status in a Population Undergoing Lung Cancer Screening” with Louise Henderson, PhD, in the department of radiology. Read...

Turkeisha Brown, MSN, RN, NE-BC, Patient Services Manager III, leads 70 employees on 6 Bedtower, a designated acute care unit for COVID-19 patients at the UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Through obstacles, trials, and determination, her staff is unified to help fight the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus. Read more

UNC Health has promoted Crystal Wiley Cené, MD, MPH, FAHA, into a new role as the organization’s first System Executive Director for Health Equity. In the role of System Executive Director for Health Equity, Cené will lead a multidisciplinary and collaborative effort to plan, implement, and evaluate science-based strategies and...