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The Education Pillar of UNC SOM\u2019s Strategic Plan, Accelerate Forward Together, awarded six teams with Curricular Innovation and Pilot Funding grants for FY27.<\/p>\n

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  1. Staci Keene, Mariama Evans & Michelle Bartlett:<\/strong> Will pilot a UNC Medical Student Summer Pathology Fellowship.<\/li>\n
  2. Clint Cappiello:<\/strong>\u00a0Development of a surgical anatomy elective for MS4s to better prepare for surgical residencies.<\/li>\n
  3. Anne Peery & Andrew Schneider:<\/strong>\u00a0Will develop a nutrition rotation and Grand Rounds initiative as part of a multidisciplinary nutrition rotation for medical students and trainees.<\/li>\n
  4. Matthew Billard & Tiffany Garbutt: <\/strong>Developing the Storytelling and Research Training (START) Program, which aims to<\/strong> use narrative writing instruction as a tool to build a foundation of writing skills and offer low-stakes opportunities for students\u00a0to practice writing, and assist students in using these skills to assemble and submit a first-author paper to a scientific journal.<\/li>\n
  5. Amanda Saad et al:\u00a0<\/strong>Trial a Pediatric Emergency Department Bingo Card that incentivizes residents to complete additional skilled procedures in a fun, engaging way.<\/li>\n
  6. Dana Doctor:\u00a0<\/strong>This educational initiative addresses a critical gap in undergraduate medical education by providing structured, skills\u2011based training in violence risk assessment and crisis intervention prevention.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Additionally, three teams were awarded with development grants for FY27:<\/p>\n

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    1. Margaret Fennell:<\/strong>\u00a0Completion of training in pediatric point-of-care ultrasound (POC).<\/li>\n
    2. Ana Felix:<\/strong>\u00a0Participation in the AMA Coaching Summitt to improve coaching of medical students under new Advisory College model.<\/li>\n
    3. Lauren Baumgardner:<\/strong> Completing a Foundational Certificate in Narrative-Based Medicine from the University of Toronto Temerty Faculty of Medicine.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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