Gail Henderson, PhD, coauthored a new book, Bioethics Reenvisioned: A Path Toward HealthJustice (UNC Press, 2022). The book, coauthored with two former Social Medicine faculty members,Nancy King and Larry Churchill, argues it is time for bioethics to take full account of the problems ofhealth disparities and structural injustice that are made newly urgent by the … Read more

Giselle Corbie, MD, Director of the UNC Center for Health Equity Research and Kenan Distinguished Professor in the Department of Medicine, has been named the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at UNC-Chapel Hill. https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/dr-giselle-corbie-named-vice-provost-for-faculty-affairs/

Anne Drapkin Lyerly, MD, is a professor of social medicine at the UNC School of Medicine. Originally trained in obstetrics and gynecology, she completed the postdoctoral Greenwall Fellowship in Bioethics and Health Policy at Johns Hopkins. Read more: https://hub.jhu.edu/2022/12/15/society-of-scholars-2022/

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Front-line physicians who cared for COVID-19 patients during the first wave of the pandemic in New York City and New Orleans reported multiple factors that contributed to their occupational stress during this extraordinarily trying time in their careers. These included individual-level factors such as age, work experience and life stage; institutional-level … Read more

Margaret Waltz, PhD, of the UNC Department of Social Medicine and the UNC Center for Bioethics, was recently honored with the School of Medicine Dean’s Performance Award. The award is given out every year to individuals within the UNC School of Medicine who make significant contributions towards the School’s standing as a top research university. … Read more

Tonia Poteat, PhD  has received SisterLove’s Pandora Singleton Ally Award for her commitment to addressing HIV among cis and trans women.  SisterLove, Inc. is the oldest women’s HIV advocacy, sexual health, and Reproductive Justice organization in the Southeastern United States. https://youtube.com/watch?v=e9N1kFKfcFM&feature=share

Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law JHPPL Call for PapersThe Political Determinants of Health and the European Union The Political Determinants of Health and the European Union What are the Political Determinants of Health (PDoH)? How is this concept used and what does it encompass? What PDoH are relevant to health in the European … Read more

Jonathan Oberlander, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Social Medicine, is quoted in this article, which was published in The New York Times on August 16, 2022. To read the article, click on the link below. https://news.unchealthcare.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/1159/2022/08/NYTimes-Oberlander-Aug16.pdf

Jill Fisher explains how clinical drug trials attract disproportionate participation by racial and ethnic minorities who then disproportionately assume risks of participating in these trials, often just to stay financially afloat. Listen to podcast here https://pennreg.org/episode-6/?fbclid=IwAR31bTRJrLtX23iahfnn17I7PF_Sfcn0XeP9DzBeW9E6ylLpVsn_3DzDCxU

Jill Fisher, PhD, Professor, in the Department of Social Medicine and Core Faculty, Center for Bioethics, has been awarded the 2022 Donald W. Light Award for Applied or Public Practice of Medical Sociology for her book Adverse Events: Race, Inequality, and the Testing of New Pharmaceuticals. The Donald W. Light award is given out by the … Read more