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Category: Accolades, Awards and Appointments

  • Cristin Colford Named Vice Dean for Education for UNC School of Medicine

    Since joining the UNC Department of Medicine in 2005, Cristin Colford, MD, FACP, has demonstrated an exceptional ability to connect with learners at every stage while also advancing innovative educational programs that can strengthen the future of academic medicine. Now, she will be taking these special talents into a new chapter as the vice dean for education at the UNC School o … Read more

  • Carolina Care Excellence

    128 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Awarded 2026 Carolina Care Excellence

    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, 128 Department of Medicine physicians and advanced practice providers received the highest recommendations. We are honored to recognize … Read more

  • Photo of Dr. Cassi Frank (right) and Dr. Carlton Moore (Left)

    DOM Researchers Receive UNC Center for Health Innovation Pilot Awards

    Since 2013, the UNC Center for Health Innovation has come together annually to offer pilot funding for selected project proposals that demonstrate clear dedication to improving patient care, strengthening the healthcare system, and meeting the mission of the center as a whole. Projects that receive funding come from a broad area of interests including: Cassi Frank, DrPH, MMSc, PA … Read more

  • University of North Carolina Earns Pulmonary Embolism Center of Excellence Accreditation from The PERT Consortium

    As the first accredited center in the state, this recognition highlights UNC’s leadership in multidisciplinary pulmonary embolism care and commitment to improving patient outcomes. The University of North Carolina has been officially designated as a Comprehensive Care Pulmonary Embolism Center of Excellence™ by The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Consortium®. This nationa … Read more

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    Accolades, Awards and Appointments Archive

    Congratulations to department faculty who received the following accolades, awards and appointments May 1 – May 31, 2026. David Rosen, MD, PhD, was promoted to Professor of Medicine. Asher Schranz, MD, MPH was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. Jonathan Sorah, MD, was promoted to Associate Professor of Medicine. Christopher Dittus, DO, MPH, was promoted to Professor of … Read more

  • Janet Rubin and Larry Klein Establish Endowed Professorship in Endocrinology

    Many people dedicate their lives to Carolina by being loud and proud of their accomplishments, conducting groundbreaking research or caring for countless patients in clinic. Others quietly bleed Carolina Blue. That is the kind of legacy Drs. Janet Rubin and Jeffrey Lawrence (Larry) Klein have built at the University of North Carolina. Drs. Janet Rubin and Larry Klein   For d … Read more

  • Levandowski, Martinez Named to SOM Physician Scientist Training Program

    As part of the continued support of the Accelerate Forward Together Strategic Plan, the UNC School of Medicine Physician Scientist Training Program (PSTP) supports a small number of clinicians committed to translating research findings to advance the practice of medicine in addition to providing clinical care and teaching. PSTP is a pipeline to recruit, train, and retain promisin … Read more

  • Ross Boyce, MD, MSc

    Ross Boyce honored as Doctor of the Year by Triangle Business Journal

    Ross Boyce, MD, MSc, is one of four UNC Health teammates honored by the Triangle Business Journal as recipients of a 2026 Health Care Leadership Award. Dr. Boyce, associate professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases, was honored with the Doctor of the Year award. The TBJ published a profile of each award recipient: What motivates you in your everyday work? “Scie … Read more

  • Turning a Hospital Stay into a Meaningful Bridge Back to HIV Care

    Less than half of people with HIV in the U.S. stay consistently connected to outpatient HIV care, a gap that limits access to lifesaving medications and increases the risk of HIV transmission. Hospitalizations are especially common among people who are already disconnected from care. Among the nearly 200,000 hospitalizations among persons with HIV in the US every year, more than … Read more

  • Myron S. Cohen Awarded 2026 Faculty Award for Global Excellence from UNC Global Affairs

    Myron Cohen, MD, is third from the right. Myron S. Cohen, MD, was selected to receive a 2026 Faculty Award for Global Excellence from UNC Global Affairs. Only three faculty members receive this annual award. Dr. Cohen’s 30 years of studies on HIV and leadership in the infectious disease field were among the reasons his peers, staff and students nominated him. The Faculty Awards f … Read more

  • Heath, Weickert Receive Medical Staff Physician Clinical Excellence Awards

    The Medical Staff Physician Excellence Committee (MSPEC) announced Dr. Thelsa Weickert, associate professor in the Division of Cardiology, and Dr. Jonathon Heath, associate professor in the Division of Hospital Medicine, as recipients of the 3rd annual Medical Staff Physician Clinical Excellence Award. This prestigious award celebrates UNC clinical physicians who exemplify excell … Read more

  • Millie Long Named Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation’s Woman of Distinction in Medicine

    Millie Long MD, MPH, Chief of the UNC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, will be recognized as the 2026 Woman of Distinction in Medicine by the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. The 33rd annual awards luncheon will be helped in New York City in April. Since 1993, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation has hosted the Women of Distinction Luncheon, which over the past 33 years ha … Read more