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Ellen Parker Wilkes outside of Room 5227F in Roper Hall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you go to the fifth floor of the recently opened Roper Hall<\/a>, you’ll find Room 5227F. A small plaque by the door of this clinical exam room reads, Through the generosity of a grateful patient in honor of Ellen Parker Wilkes, ANP-BC.<\/em><\/p>\n

Wilkes, an Adult Nurse Practitioner in the Division of Geriatric Medicine says, “One of the patients I’ve cared for since I started 13 years ago very generously decided to name a space in Roper Hall in my honor!” This exam room will be used by both medical school students and interprofessional learners with standardized patient interactions and other clinical skills.<\/p>\n

With the opening of Roper Hall, the UNC School of Medicine adds six floors of training space, cutting-edge technology, large classrooms, seminar rooms, study spaces, a 240-person Active Learning Center, a student lounge, wellness center, and more.<\/p>\n

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Learn more about the UNC Division of Geriatric Medicine.<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you go to the fifth floor of the recently opened Roper Hall, you’ll find Room 5227F. A small plaque by the door of this clinical exam room reads, Through the generosity of a grateful patient in honor of Ellen Parker Wilkes, ANP-BC. 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