{"id":2546,"date":"2022-08-30T23:08:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T03:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/?p=2546"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:06:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:06:47","slug":"meet-lauren-baumgardner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pcare\/meet-lauren-baumgardner\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Lauren Baumgardner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why did you choose UNC for fellowship?<br \/>\nThe awesome people I met during my interview, flexibility to pursue interests during fellowship year, robust hospice experience<\/p>\n<p>What do you like most about living in the Triangle so far?<br \/>\nThe things to do and food to eat! 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