{"id":34464,"date":"2019-06-19T16:09:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T20:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=34464"},"modified":"2023-06-06T17:34:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T21:34:13","slug":"falk-presents-chair-awards-for-diversity-in-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/falk-presents-chair-awards-for-diversity-in-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Falk presents chair awards for diversity in thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34483\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 410px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34483\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/06\/prince-fayanju-300x187.png\" alt=\"Dr. Grace Prince and Dr. Seyi Fayanju\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/06\/prince-fayanju-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/06\/prince-fayanju-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/06\/prince-fayanju-600x374.png 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/06\/prince-fayanju-301x187.png 301w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2019\/06\/prince-fayanju.png 920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Grace Prince, MD and Seyi Fayanju, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Every year, the UNC Department of Medicine presents the Chair Award to two outstanding residents. At last week\u2019s Medicine Grand Rounds, Dr. Ron Falk recognized Dr. Grace Prince and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/seyi-fayanju\/\">Dr. Seyi Fayanju<\/a> for diversity in thought.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first award goes to a former chief resident, who was instrumental in leading us all into Fusion Fridays, and for helping us understand how the arts, poetry and music can teach us to care for patients in better ways,\u201d said Falk, chair of the department of medicine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other recipient is finishing his second year, hails from Harvard and Chicago, and has an interesting background that includes environmental studies and work in the financial sector. He has helped us think about the resident setting in new ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Congratulations to Dr. Prince and Dr. Fayanju!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every year, the UNC Department of Medicine presents the Chair Award to two outstanding residents. 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