{"id":68760,"date":"2025-02-17T10:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=68760"},"modified":"2025-02-17T10:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:56:30","slug":"bynum-awarded-nc-laureate-award-from-american-college-of-physicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/bynum-awarded-nc-laureate-award-from-american-college-of-physicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Bynum awarded NC Laureate Award from American College of Physicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_42771\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 227px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-42771\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Bynum-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Deb Bynum physician spotlight\" width=\"217\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Bynum-photo.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Bynum-photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Bynum-photo-600x799.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/06\/Dr.-Bynum-photo-301x401.jpg 301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Debra Bynum, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Debra Bynum, MD, MMEL, FACP, Vice Chair for Education in the UNC Department of Medicine, Program Director for the UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program and professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, has been honored with the North Carolina Laureate Award from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acponline.org\/about-acp\/chapters-regions\/united-states\/north-carolina-chapter\/about-the-chapter\">American College of Physicians.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Laureate Award is presented to long-standing and loyal supporters of the College who have rendered distinguished service to their chapters and community and have upheld the high ideals and professional standards for which the American College of Physicians is known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Debra Bynum, MD, MMEL, FACP, Vice Chair for Education in the UNC Department of Medicine, Program Director for the UNC Internal Medicine Residency Program and professor of medicine in the Division of Geriatric Medicine, has been honored with the North Carolina Laureate Award from the American College of Physicians. 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