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magine being able to walk into a hospital and perform a basic medical procedure with no previous experience. A portable ultrasound device developed at UNC-Chapel Hill is designed to be used by people with little to no training. The low-cost device guides users through taking a basic ultrasound, then uses...

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Katelyn Rittenhouse’s proposal, “Fetal Age and Machine Learning Initiative: Improving Pregnancy Evaluation in Low-Resource Settings (FAMLI),” has been selected for the EQT Foundation’s Breakthrough Science: Women’s Health Grant. This award recognizes bold, transformative ideas with the potential to drive meaningful change in women’s...

Dr. Abby Shultz, Dr. Abhishek Sripad, and Dr. Liz Stanley have been selected to join the Leadership in Academic Medicine Program (LAMP), a key initiative offered through the Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development at the UNC School of Medicine. ​They are among 20 outstanding junior faculty chosen by...

The UNC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology has announced the launch of the UNC Rural Obstetrics and Gynecology Fellowship, a two-year training program designed to prepare OB/GYN physicians to serve in rural and critical access hospital settings. The fellowship aims to equip participants with the clinical skills, knowledge, and support...

Noor Dasouki Abu-Alnadi, MD, MS and Alexandria Kraus, MD, MMSc have been awarded one of the SOM education pillar grants to pilot myTIP for medical students. The innovative project, “Tap, Rate, Reflect: EPA in Action,” aims to transform how medical students receive feedback during their clinical training by piloting myTIPreport,...

  Catalin Mateas (M4), alongside Dr. Reilly Bealer (PGY-2), Dr. Shilpa Darivemula (GOGM Fellow), and Dr. Alexandria Kraus (MFM), has been awarded the Academy of Educators’ Kathleen Rao Scholarship Grant for their innovative project proposal, Designing and Evaluating a Hands-On Evidence-Based Workshop on Menstrual Health and Menstrual Advocacy for Medical Students....

Olivia Lara, MD, MS, from the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has been awarded a K12 Career Development Award through the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute. She is one of nine investigators selected as 2025 TraCS...

Chapel Hill, NC — Dr. Jeffrey S. A. Stringer, a leading researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been awarded a prestigious research and development grant from NCInnovation as part of a $13.6 million investment in university-led innovation across North Carolina. His project, one of only...

More than 300,000 North Carolina women ages 18 through 44 live in an area that doesn’t have enough hospitals or birthing centers – or in in some cases, any at all. That’s according to data from the March of Dimes. Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill are using AI technology to provide more...

“The block is done by injecting a local anesthetic, often lidocaine, on top of and near the cervix. Lidocaine cream and spray are additional options for patients who want to avoid needles, though there is less research on their efficacy, said Dr. Danielle Tsevat, an OB/GYN at the University of...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – The excitement of pregnancy turned to shock and then fear for a Lumberton couple after doctors diagnosed their unborn twin sons with a condition that can be deadly. A laser surgery at UNC-Chapel Hill before the boys’ birth saved their lives. “That results in overload...