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With nearly 3,000 learners, the UNC School of Medicine is a large and complex educational enterprise with students in medicine, basic science and health sciences degree programs. We educate more than 200 future physicians per class, of whom 80% are from North Carolina. These students complete their 18-month foundation phase in Chapel Hill before transitioning to our campuses across the state.

We will engage all to transform biomedical and health professional education to advance discovery and healthcare.

Education Objectives

  • Create an environment that enables all educators to provide high quality training and education and for learners from all backgrounds to reach their full potential.
    • Incorporate novel approaches into the curriculum and equip learners to navigate complex professional environments to prepare them for success.
    • Strategically invest in identified areas of need and eliminate barriers to success to ensure optimal support for educators.
  • Ensure School of Medicine programs and curriculum effectively train learners to address the biomedical and healthcare workforce needs of the healthcare system, state and world.
    • Expand educational opportunities, investing in new programs and addressing key barriers to training future healthcare professionals and researchers to ensure learners reach their potential.
    • Accelerate development and expansion of pipeline and preceptor training programs to ensure program growth is responsive to biomedical and healthcare workforce needs.
  • Invest in the infrastructure and technology needed to support School of Medicine decision making and ensure the school has capacity to provide the best education and training for all learners.
    • Ensure educational spaces enhance the learner experience and allocation is optimized to enable program growth.
    • Incorporate advances in technology to transform the way we prepare the next generation of learners.
  • Provide equitable access to affordable education and enhance educational support for all SOM learners.
    • Reduce recruitment barriers and better coordinate outreach to undergraduates at UNC-Chapel Hill and beyond to actively engage future learners.
    • Enhance support and strategically identify philanthropic/scholarship opportunities for our learners to continue to provide an affordable education.

How We Will Measure Our Success

  • In-state placement post graduation (%)
  • Data accessibility and data driven decision-making
  • SOM education satisfaction

Thank Yous

Thank you to the following teammates who helped develop our education pillar:

  • Jennifer Wu
  • Benny Joyner
  • Melissa Garber
  • Valerie Tan
  • Liz Steadman
  • Joy Renner
  • Kathy Barnhouse
  • Kristy Borawski
  • Stephanie Brown
  • Rob Kark
  • Spencer Dorn
  • Sofia Aliga
  • Michael Vavlitis
  • Kim Nichols
  • Scott Williams
  • Jeanine Simmons
  • Meredith Bazemore
  • Brandon Woodmancy
  • Kelly Smith
  • Laurie Ray
  • Tara Moon
  • Meg Zomorodi
  • Heather Tarantino
  • Eileen Burker
  • Kenan Penaskovic
  • Angie Smith
  • Nikki Benz
  • Concetta Lupa
  • David MacDonald
  • Nancy Bagatell
  • Jes Morse
  • Catherine Coe
  • Lisa Tarantino
  • Hugh Tilson
  • Sylvia Becker-Dreps
  • Jenny Boyd
  • Alice Chuang
  • Adam Jacks
  • Lisa Johnson
  • Erin Fraher