Category: General Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology
Felix Presents Whitehead Lecture, Medicine Faculty and Residents Receive Awards
Ana Felix, MBBCH, FAAN The 2021 Richard H. Whitehead Lecture and Awards program was held virtually August 4. Ana Felix, MBBCh, FAAN, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, presented the annual lecture. “Stand up for what is just and fair. We are not all the same and our diversity will define our success. We are stronger together. Medici … Read more
Medicine’s Same Day Clinic Expands to Serve All Department of Medicine Patients
Internal Medicine Resident Alexandria Boye-Doe, MD (right) with Patrice Gill, Cindy Way, CMA, and Michelle Green, LPN, in the Same Day Clinic. Medicine’s Same Day Clinic started as an urgent care service for the acute care needs of internal medicine patients at the ACC. When a patient’s established provider was booked they could instead be seen in Same Day Clinic. Now at Eastowne … Read more
As Vaccines Do Their Work, Focus Moves to Long Covid; Wall Street Journal Interviews Louise King
Louise King, MD Louise King, MD, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, is co-director of the UNC COVID Recovery Clinic. She is featured in a Wall Street Journal recognizing millions of people remain at risk of developing an array of less serious but potentially debilitating long-term symptoms of the disease that scientists call long Co … Read more
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Ana Felix Will Be Whitehead Lecturer
Ana Felix, MD, MBBCH This year’s Whitehead Lecturer will be Ana Felix, MD, MBBCh, assistant professor of general medicine and clinical epidemiology. The Whitehead Lecture has been an annual event since 1980. The lecturer is nominated and voted on by UNC SOM students, and chosen by UNC SOM Student Government representatives. Learn more in the UNC Health and UNC School of Medicine … Read more
Department of Medicine Grants & Funding: June 1 – June 30, 2021
Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism Klara Klein, MD, PhD, received a physician-scientist award to cultivate her career as a translational clinician scientist. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Resident Corey Ketchem, MD, received the Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award to support research with Evan Dellon, MD, MPH, on eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and other esophageal dise … Read more
Medicine Awarded $20,000 to Promote More Equitable Health System
Karina Whelan, MD The Department of Medicine’s Division of General Medicine has received a $20,000 grant from leading internal medicine organizations to rebuild trust and address inequities in medical education and training. The award was presented by the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM), the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), the ABIM Foundation, the Ameri … Read more
IHQI Announces Improvement Scholars, Three From the Department of Medicine
Jaydeep Lamba, MD, Hillary Spangler, MD, and Claire West, MD The UNC Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement has announced new projects that will be supported through the IHQI’s Improvement Scholars Program from Sep 1, 2021 – Aug 31, 2022. Congratulations to the following selected project leads from the Department of Medicine. Jaydeep Lamba, MD and Hillary Spangler, MD, div … Read more
Berkowitz Featured in Emergency Medicine News Article
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH Seth Berkowitz, MD, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, was featured in the article “Food Insecurity Can Lead Straight to the ED,” a special report published in Emergency Medicine News. In the report he explains how the “emergency department is a powerful window into food insecurity because lacking food can wo … Read more
Screening For Hearing Loss in Older Adults
Cindy Feltner, MD Cindy Feltner, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology and associate director of the RTI-UNC Evidenced-based Practice Center, led a review for the US Preventive Services Task Force to update the evidence for screening for hearing loss in adults 50 years or older. The review was published in JAMA, along with the … Read more
CDC, NIH Bring Free COVID-19 Self-testing to Residents in Pitt County
Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, MSc A new study will test the effectiveness of a community health testing initiative, led by Giselle Corbie-Smith, MD, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine and Social Medicine, and director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research (UNC CHER). Participating households in Greenville, Pitt County, NC will receive free month-long supplies of rapid t … Read more
Berkowitz Receives SGIM Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year Award
Seth Berkowitz, MD, MPH Seth A. Berkowitz, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, has received the Society of General Internal Medicine 2021 Outstanding Junior Investigator of the Year Award. The award provides national recognition to junior investigators for their early career achievements and overall body of work that has mad … Read more
King Co-Directs New UNC COVID Recovery Clinic
John Baratta, MD, MBA, and Louise King, MD (Credit: Megan May) Louise King, MD, assistant professor of medicine in the division of general medicine and epidemiology, is co-medical director of the new UNC COVID Recovery Clinic designed to help patients with ongoing symptoms and serve as an opportunity for physicians to learn more about the syndrome. “I think there is a lot of fear … Read more