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Congratulations to our 2019 educational award recipients!

On Friday, June 7th, UNC PM&R’s 2018-2019 education award recipients were announced. Introductory remarks were made by our Department Chair, Dr. Joshua Alexander, who highlighted some of the exciting opportunities ahead for the Residency Program and reviewed important educational highlights from the previous academic year. Next, the Residency Program Director, Dr. William Filer, presented the … Continued

Congratulations to Drs. Faurot, Roth, and Gaylord for their recent awards!

Yesterday the NC Translational and Clinical Sciences (“TraCS”) Institute announced awardees for 2 programs. Congratulations to our PM&R faculty members within the Program of Integrative Medicine for their awards from NC TraCS! Kim Faurot, PhD, MPH, PA is the principal investigator for a $2K Pilot Grant Program and Isabel Roth, DrPH, MS is the principal … Continued

2018 Concussion Symposium Recap

On Saturday, September 8th, UNC’s Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and UNC’s Center for Rehabilitation Care hosted the 2018 Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Non-Sports Related Concussion Symposium at the William and Ida Friday Center in Chapel Hill, NC. The symposium focused on Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries and Non-Sports Related Concussions and highlighted current … Continued

2018 PM&R Research Day

Our department’s 16th annual Research Day was held on Friday, June 29th in UNC’s Old Clinic Auditorium. The department’s graduating PM&R Resident and graduating PIM T-32 Fellows presented their formal research to the department. Presentation titles are listed below: Diana Marchese, MD: “Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation: Improving the Day of Admission Process” Kristin Jerger, MD, LMBT: … Continued