{"id":6515,"date":"2020-09-28T14:52:14","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T18:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=6515"},"modified":"2025-11-21T15:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T20:05:24","slug":"christine-lathren-md-msph","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/directory\/christine-lathren-md-msph\/","title":{"rendered":"Christine Lathren, MD, MSPH"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<p>Medical School: Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2000-04<br \/>\nInternship: Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004-5<br \/>\nMSPH: Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill NC, 2006<br \/>\nResidency: Preventive Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006-07<\/p>\n<h2>Areas of Interest<\/h2>\n<p>Mindfulness and Self-Compassion<br \/>\nCaregiver Stress<br \/>\nFamilies and Parenting<\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<p>Search for publications on <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=Christine+Lathren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a> using\u00a0<b>Christine Lathren <\/b>as search criteria.<\/p>\n<h2>Location<\/h2>\n<p>Program on Integrative Medicine<\/p>\n<h2>News<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"media alt-media\">\n        \n                            <li class=\"media-listitem\">\n                                            <a class=\"pull-left\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/news\/dr-christine-lathren-joins-the-academy-of-educators\/\">\n                            <div class=\"thumbnail\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2020\/09\/PMR_lathren_image-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post_thumbnail size-post_thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Christine Lathren, MD, MSPH lead investigator on study\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2020\/09\/PMR_lathren_image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/549\/2020\/09\/PMR_lathren_image-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\">                            <\/div>\n                        <\/a>\n                                        <div class=\"media-body\">\n                        <div class=\"caption\">\n                            <h4 class=\"media-heading\" data-shouldbe=\"h4\">                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/news\/dr-christine-lathren-joins-the-academy-of-educators\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Dr Christine Lathren joins the Academy of Educators\">\n                                    Dr Christine Lathren joins the Academy of Educators<\/a>\n                                <\/h4>                            <p>Congratulations to Dr Christine Lathren on becoming a member of the UNC SOM Academy of Educators (AOE)! The AOE was founded in October 2006 as a part of the School\u2019s strategic plan to enhance research and scholarship towards excellence in teaching.\u00a0 Dr Lathren is a self-compassion practitioner, course facilitator, and researcher. She is trained to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/news\/dr-christine-lathren-joins-the-academy-of-educators\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr Christine Lathren joins the Academy of Educators\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n    \n<a class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/phyrehab\/category\/news\/\">View all news<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Education Medical School: Emory University, Atlanta, GA 2000-04 Internship: Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2004-5 MSPH: Maternal and Child Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill NC, 2006 Residency: Preventive Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006-07 Areas of Interest Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Caregiver Stress Families and Parenting &hellip; 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