UNC School of Medicine faculty and staff are dedicated to the prevention of disease and treatment of health conditions facing people in North Carolina and beyond. Our teammates provide direct care to improve the lives of individuals through a precision approach, and conduct research to inform best practices in medicine around the world.
Patient and Clinical Care Objectives
- Align administrative and research infrastructure and connectivity between UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC Health to expand access to clinical trials and health related research, and enable broader coordination and synergy across the organizations.
- Optimize the conflict of interest, contracting and IRB processes and improve the trial experience to make it easier for patients and providers to participate in trials.
- Better align compensation and benefit structures between UNC-Chapel Hill and UNC-Health to advance common organizational priorities.
- Leverage research to improve population and community health via community and clinical partnerships.
- Implement and disseminate research advances to address disparities of care to improve the health of the citizens of North Carolina.
- Educate a healthcare workforce that benefits the people and communities we serve across North Carolina.
- Support early career physician scientists by developing the next generation of clinical researchers.
- Engage with key partners to expand opportunities for UME, Health Sciences and GME learners to expand clinical training.
- Enhance care delivery to deliver transformative clinical innovation and unparalleled quality to our patients.
- Address the need for QI education for the next generation of providers.
- Partner with UNC Health to incorporate technology, emerging data sciences and clinical research, and support care coordination to facilitate optimal clinical care delivery.
How We Will Measure Our Success
- Number of patients enrolled in clinical trials
- New or expanding training opportunities with UNC Health, Novant, NCAHEC and other partners
- Number of Faculty Physicians and UNC Health quality improvement projects with School of Medicine faculty and staff involvement
Thank Yous
Thank you to the following teammates who helped develop our patient and clinical care pillar:
- Michael Sledge
- Matt Mauro
- Cam Enarson
- Caitlin Araiza DeGregorio
- Laura Viera
- Michelle L. Hernandez
- Anne Lachiewicz
- Bo Jiang
- Laura Young
- Dave Peden
- Scott Donaldson
- Clara Lee
- Jana Ross
- Jill Cunnup
- Emily Pfaff
- Essie Torres
- Margaret Helton
- Stephanie Wheeler
- Darren Dewalt
- Gaurav Dave
- Samuel Cykert
- Jennifer Leeman
- Adam Zolotor
- Jennifer Elston Lafata
- Mark Holmes
- Kerry Thomas
- Hugh H. Tilson, Jr.
- Joe Pino
- Adam Zolotor
- Nikki Binz
- Kelly Cash
- Liz Steadman
- Steve Hooper
- Kim Nichols
- Yolanda Scarlett
- Amir Barzin
- Jami Mann
- Jessica Schumacher
- Lavinia Kolarczyk
- Christina Carroll
- Nate Sowa
- Spencer Dorn
- Sara Beland