General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
About Us
The UNC Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine is a group of health care providers who:
- Have expertise in comprehensive health care of children from birth to early adult years.
- In addition to primary care, provide subspecialty care in Adolescent Medicine, Child Abuse Pediatrics, and Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Our generalists also have specific expertise in caring for children with medical complexity.
- Perform important research across a wide range of topics including the social and contextual factors that shape health outcomes, health equity and other health services research.
- Teach foundational concepts in pediatrics care to students, residents and fellow trainees.
- Advocate for policy changes that will improve the health and wellbeing of children, adolescents and their families.
Our Vision
We will transform health, well-being, and health care delivery for children, adolescents, and young adults as a leader in whole-person care. We will provide and increase access to high quality, interdisciplinary, and comprehensive patient- and family-centered care that optimizes the development, safety, and well-being of children and adolescents. Our innovative teaching, groundbreaking research, and advocacy to improve policy will lead to greater health equity for children and adolescents.
GENERAL PEDIATRICS & ADOLESCENT MEDICINE NEWS
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Researchers Show Injury Prevention Program Reduces Injuries in Young Children
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was one of four academic medical centers on the study, which shows that an intervention program developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics can dramatically reduce injuries in young children.
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Vander Schaaf Receives APA Public Policy and Advocacy Developing Award
Emily Vander Schaaf, MD, MPH, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, has been awarded the Academic Pediatric Association Public Policy and Advocacy Developing Award for 2024. Congratulations!
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PCORI Awards CYSHCNet Researchers $5.5 Million to Study Transitions for Children and Caregivers from Hospital-to-Home
Neal dejong, MD, MPH, at the UNC School of Medicine, David Y. Ming, MD, at Duke University School of Medicine and Ryan Coller, MD, at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, received $5.5 million to study hospital-to-home transitions across settings for children and youth with special healthcare needs.
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Orr Co-Authors Article About U.S. Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce
Colin Orr, MD, MPH, assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, is a co-author of a supplement article published in Pediatrics on Feb. 1. The article, “Child Health and the US Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce: Planning for the Future,” is the first of a multi-part supplement that provides a rigorous analysis of the projected pediatric subspecialty workforce in the United States.