Tag: 2024

April recognizes Celebrate Diversity Month, a time to honor and understand the different races, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and other factors that make our world unique. The month seeks to build an understanding for our similarities and differences that contribute to everyone’s success. Read about 15 ways you can celebrate...

My current role is Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine and Clerkship Site Director of the Application Phase’s course, Hospital, Interventional, & Surgical Care (HISC) Internal Medicine rotation, UNC School of Medicine, Charlotte Campus. It is my goal to be a bridge builder for students between the bench during foundation phase...

Can exercise help decrease osteoarthritis pain? One would think moving your joints more frequently would increase pain related to a joint disease but in fact physical activity can lessen the symptoms of osteoarthritis. Leigh Callahan, PhD, the Mary Link Briggs Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the Division of Rheumatology, Allergy,...

The UNC Division of Geriatric Medicine will hold this year’s Interdisciplinary Geriatrics Conference May 15, 2024 at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens. It will focus on the 4Ms model of care – Mentation, what Matters, Medications, and Mobility – with a particular focus on the care of hospitalized people with...

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) has announced the recipients of the 2024 National Scientific and Health Care Achievement Awards, recognizing individuals who have significantly advanced diabetes care, education and research. Among the esteemed awardees is John Buse, MD, PhD, the Verne S. Caviness Distinguished Professor of Medicine in the UNC...

The UNC Department of Medicine ranked 23rd in the country in total National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding for federal fiscal year 2023 and 8th among peer public universities, according to a new report published by the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology Saira...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of February.  David Weber, MD, MPH, spoke about the rise in measles around the world. John Batsis, MD, was featured in The Atlantic about the use of Ozempic in older adults....

The Department of Medicine is pleased to announce the formation of the DOM Teammate Council, which consists of three subcommittees dedicated to improving the working life of staff through recognition, collaboration and selected initiatives. The council will work to address the key areas identified through the SHARE Survey, focusing on...

The Society of Hospital Medicine NC Triangle Chapter held its annual networking and awards night on February 16, 2024. Awardees demonstrate excellence in research, clinical leadership service and more. Hospitalists for the UNC Division of Hospital Medicine were honored with awards, including: Dana Mabry, NP, Excellence in Clinical Leadership for...

Alicia Muratore, MD, MBA, is a fellow in the UNC Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology. She is interested in general gastroenterology, a broad spectrum of gastrointestinal diseases, medical education and quality improvement. Dr. Muratore is also training for her 12th marathon overall and 6th and final of the World Marathon...

National Women’s History Month Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. Some of the trailblazing women from the Department include: Dr. Janet Fisher: the first female Professor of Medicine Dr. Ada Adimora: the first African American...

Brian Jensen, MD, PI, received a R01, $1.4M direct, grant from the NIH’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. The researches will investigate how MEK (Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase) and drugs that inhibit MEK affect mitochondria within two types of cells: cardiomyocytes (heart muscle cells) and triple-negative breast cancer cells....