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On June 18–19, 2025, ACCESS Mental Health welcomed ten undergraduate students from local universities to the UNC School of Medicine’s Roper Hall for the inaugural 2025 Psychiatry Careers Pathway Program (PCPP), a two-day immersive experience for undergraduate students to explore psychiatry as a potential career. Throughout the program, students engaged...

Myra Daniel, currently serving as AHEC and Medical Student Coordinator, celebrates her 50th year with UNC Psychiatry! Since August 1974, Myra has had multiple roles working with faculty, residents, and medical students alike. Myra’s career developed from helping to research and edit manuscripts to be submitted for publications for psychanalysts...

Members of the UNC Department of Psychiatry joined with UNC Health teammates from UNC Health Virtual Care Services and UNC Health Caldwell to present findings from an innovative clinical model to address the shortage of psychiatrists in rural North Carolina. Their talk, titled “Expanding Access to Inpatient Psychiatric Care Through Telepsychiatry:...

“It’s a huge transition for the family as a unit,” said Dr. Hubbard, “so, not just mom but also dad is significantly impacted.” “If [a father] is not receiving any care,” said Dr. Hubbard, “and he’s going weeks, months of experiencing severe depression or anxiety or irritability or fatigue or a...