Charles Speaks at SOM Commencement
May 9, 2011
May 9, 2011 — Anthony Charles, MD, was invited by graduating medical students to speak at the May 7 commencement ceremony.
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Unger Presented Henry C. Fordham Award
May 9, 2011
May 9, 2011 — General Surgery Chief Resident Joshua Unger was honored at the 2011 School of Medicine Commencement ceremony with the Henry C. Fordham Award.
Feins and Schmits honored as part of Nursing Staff Recognition Week
May 6, 2011
May 6, 2011 — Grace Schmits, BSN, RN, NC Jaycee Burn Center, and Rick Feins, MD, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, were recently honored as part of UNC Health Care’s “Celebrate Success” 2011 Nursing Staff Recognition Week.
Feins Wins Grant to Study Surgical Simulation Training
April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011 — The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded a three-year, $1.05 million grant to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study use of simulators for cardiac surgery training. The multi-institution project will study whether resident physicians who are learning cardiothoracic surgery...
Fraher Consulted on Physician Shortage Article
April 4, 2011
April 4, 2011 — Erin Fraher, PhD, is quoted in an article in today’s “Daily Tar Heel.”
Jones Lecture welcomes new Alpha Omega Alpha inductees
April 1, 2011
April 1, 2011 — Dr. Sam Jones gave the spring lecture at the induction ceremony of the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, where trauma surgeon, Dr. Anthony Charles, was an inductee.
Kiser Offers Novel Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
March 29, 2011
March 29, 2011 — The “Convergent” procedure, pioneered by Andy Kiser, a UNC cardiac surgeon, is an innovative, minimally invasive procedure that provides effective treatment of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation.
Kim Cited in ABC News Article
March 10, 2011
March 10, 2011 — ABC News consulted UNC surgical oncologist Hong Jin Kim, MD, for a Healthbeat article on pancreatic cancer.