Tag: 2025

At the heart of our UNC Department of Medicine, patient safety is more than a priority, it’s a daily practice woven into every aspect of care. In recognition of Patient Safety Day on September 17, we highlight how our providers put patient safety into action to safeguard patients and strengthen...

Dr. Ana Felix is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine. “I always wanted to be an Elementary School Teacher. Not until my Middle School Teacher suggested I go into Medicine, did it enter my reality- no-one that I knew had so much as gone to...

The North Carolina Chapter of the American College of Cardiology awarded UNC cardiologists Thelsa Weickert, MD, George (Rick) Stouffer, MD, and Alan Hinderliter, MD, with a grant for their project, “Expanding Echocardiography Access for Underserved Populations in Central North Carolina”. The award has the goal to fund a project focused...

Recently, Dr. John Batsis was a keynote speaker at the Artificial Intelligence Technology Center Consensus Guidelines Workshop for Older Adults in Washington, DC. At the workshop, he presented a talk entitled, “Implementation, Education, and Sustainability of Artificial Intelligence for Older Adults.” In his clinician-researcher role, Dr. Batsis applies scientific principles...

Laura Hanson, MD, MPH, was awarded the Ronald J. Falk Vanguard Award, an honor recognizing a faculty member who leads with excellence across patient care, discovery and teaching. The annual award reflects the values of its namesake, Dr. Ronald Falk, an international renowned nephrologist who served as department chair from...

Millie Long, MD, MPH, Chief of the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Edward Barnes, MD, MPH, Co-Director of the UNC Multidisciplinary IBD Center, played key roles in developing the first international guidelines for managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) during pregnancy, along with Uma Mahadevan, MD, PI...

UNC-Chapel Hill has been announced as the recipient of a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) award. Created by the Office of Research on Women’s Health in partnership with NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices, BIRCWH is a mentored career-development program designed to connect...

Dr. Darren DeWalt announced Julie Golding, Residency Program Coordinator, as the inaugural recipient of the Pulse of Medicine Staff Award. This award honors a Department of Medicine staff member who demonstrates exceptional dedication to their role, consistently exceeds goals, goes above and beyond their job responsibilities, and takes ownership of...

Josh Niznik, PharmD, PhD, recently presented his research during a Lightning Forum presentation at the International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology (IPSE) Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. His research presentation was entitled “Outcomes Associated with Deprescribing Versus Continuing Bisphosphonates for Older Nursing Home Residents with Dementia”. This presentation was part of a...

The UNC Division of Hospital Medicine met many milestones during Fiscal Year 2025. Nearly 50% faculty contributed to abstracts that were accepted at the Society of Hospital Medicine Triangle Chapter Research, Innovation and Clinical Vignette Poster Competition. The majority of those abstracts were presented at the national SHM Converge in...

The University of North Carolina will serve as a study site for the vTv Therapeutics Inc. CATT1 Phase 3 trial  investigating cadisegliatin as an adjunctive treatment to insulin in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Cadisegliatin is a potential first-in-class, oral, liver-selective glucokinase activator for T1D that has been granted...

The UNC School of Medicine Student Government held the Fall Convocation and Awards Ceremony for 2025. The following faculty and residents from the Department of Medicine were recognized. Connor Nevin, MD, IM resident, Alex Gartland, MD, pediatrics resident, and Reaves Houston-Dixon, IM intern, were selected for the Kaiser Permanente Excellence...