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Medicine Researchers Receive NC TraCS Pilot Grant Awards
NC TraCS recently announced the recipients of new pilot grant awards, and five recipients are from the Department of Medicine. Following is a list of the recipients and their project titles. Andrea Azcarate-Peril, PhD (Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology) Project Title: Safety, Tolerability, and Biosignature of Humanized Prebiotics in Healthy Adults J … Read more
Raffs Receive NC TraCS Health Equity Research Award
Lauren Raff, MD, and Evan Raff, MD. Evan Raff, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of hospital of medicine, and Lauren Raff, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Surgery, were awarded a NC TraCS Health Equity Award to improve rapid response outcomes in patients whose primary language is Spanish. The project “Reducing Health Inequities in the Rapid Response … Read more
Researchers Seek Suggestions for Improving HIV Research Participation Among Youth in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Credit: VOICE Open Call There are many social, ethical, and legal challenges associated with obtaining consent for young people to participate in HIV research studies. As a result, youth are often excluded from HIV research, resulting in data gaps. Suzanne Day, PhD, MA, and Joe Tucker, MD, from the division of infectious diseases, are seeking to address this gap and encourage par … Read more
Parr, Senior Author of Study That Shows Plasmodium Falciparum Evolving to Escape Malaria Rapid Diagnostics in Africa
Jonathan Parr, MD A major tool against malaria in Africa has been the use of rapid diagnostic tests, which have been part of the “test-treat-track” strategy in Ethiopia, the second most-populated country in Africa. But researchers studying blood samples from more than 12,000 individuals in Ethiopia now estimate these tests missed nearly 10% of malaria cases caused by the parasite … Read more
Gehi Project Receives UNC Medical Center Quality and Safety Award
Anil Gehi, MD A project led by Anil Gehi, MD, the Sewell Family-McAllister Distinguished Professor in the Division of Cardiology, will receive a “2021 UNC Medical Center Quality and Safety Award,” after a rigorous review process. “A Novel Atrial Fibrillation Care Pathway in the ED Reduces Unnecessary AF Hospitalizations and Improves Quality of Care,” was designed to introduce a s … Read more
PCI Length of Stay Initiative Highlighted at UNC Health Quality Expo
The cardiology project “Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) Length of Stay (LOS)” has been selected as a top project for the UNC Health-UNC Hospitals Quality Expo 2021, Around the World of Quality, hosted by the Office of Quality Excellence. Dale Henion, MPS, RVT, assistant director of cardiac services, will present the project on October 1. Rising hospital census and physic … Read more
October Diversity, Recommended Reading and ‘Critical Race Parenting’ Educational Seminar
Diversity Awareness in October National Hispanic Heritage Month continues through October 15. Learn more about hispanic heritage and history. October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This observance was launched in 1945 when Congress declared the first week in October as “National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week.” In 1998, the week was extended to a month … Read more
Meet Julie Golding, Residency Program Coordinator
Julie Golding joined the Internal Medicine Residency Program as the new program coordinator in May. But she’s not new to the School of Medicine. Read about a project she developed with general medicine faculty and why she wanted to join the residency program. Julie Golding, program coordinator for the UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program What brought you to the Department of M … Read more
2021 Raven Rock Ramble Benefits the UNC Kidney Center
David Massicotte- Azarniouch, MD, MSC The Raven Rock Ramble is a 100-mile bicycle ride around Raven Rock State Park that explores the counties of Wake, Harnett, Lee and Chatham. The annual event promotes organ donation awareness and the proceeds go to the UNC Kidney Center, for direct patient services. This year’s event took place on August 22, raising approximately $30,000. It f … Read more
Scarlett Named Director for Underrepresented Trainee Access and Success
Yolanda Scarlett, MD The UNC School of Medicine’s Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has named Yolanda Scarlett, MD, as the new Director for Underrepresented Trainee Access and Success. Scarlett is a proud alumnus of the UNC School of Medicine, as well as a graduate of the UNC Department of Internal Medicine Residency and Gastroenterology Fellowship. She is a North Caroli … Read more
Health Equity Speaker Series Features Dr. Crystal Cené and Angela R. Bryant
Crystal Cené, MD, MPH Crystal Cené, MD, MPH, UNC Health System Executive Director for Health Equity and associate professor of medicine in the division of general medicine and clinical epidemiology, will lead a health equity speaker series with Angela R. Bryant, JD. The virtual seminar “Can we really advance Health Equity? Five key strategies to consider” is scheduled for Friday, … Read more
Immunotherapy After High-Dose Chemotherapy Leads to Favorable Outcomes in Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Joshua Zeidner, MD A clinical trial conducted at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center found that high-dose cytarabine followed by subsequent immunotherapy treatment with pembrolizumab benefited patients with resistant or relapsed acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a highly aggressive cancer. The findings were published … Read more