Office of Faculty Affairs and Leadership Development /facultyaffairs Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:19:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 AAFA in 2025! /facultyaffairs/2025/06/aafa-in-2025/ Fri, 06 Jun 2025 14:19:34 +0000 /facultyaffairs/?p=16684 Read more]]> AAFA in 2025! It was good to catch up at our favorite local eatery, Hawkers! We feasted on Baos, haw fun, pad thai, soup dumplings. Emily let us know that she was interviewed on the People’s Pharmacy (see separate posting). Lee-Ching qualified at the Chapel Hill and North Carolina level in Badminton so will proceed to National Senior games in Des Moines in July. Zev’s softball team, which raises money for Girls on the Run, finished 5th out of 20 teams. Alice just finished shepherding our Med students through Residency match. Jen Tang only joined us briefly at Hawkers because she had to go to Pub Quiz. Neeta competed in the Ephesus pickleball tournament recently while I am still working on my game. All of this in addition to our regular work caring for patients. We are an accomplished bunch!

]]> AAFA members in the news! /facultyaffairs/2025/06/aafa-members-in-news/ Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:06:33 +0000 /facultyaffairs/?p=16642 AAFA members in the news! Emily Chang was interviewed on Terry and Joe Graedon’s the People’s Pharmacy podcast. She gave an update on Kidney Health. Watch the podcast and see the website article here.

Also the article on their website is here:

]]> Van Le and Chang Attend Event at the Asian American Center /facultyaffairs/2024/12/van-le-and-chang-attend-event-at-the-unc-asian-american-center/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 16:57:34 +0000 /facultyaffairs/?p=15961 Read more]]> On Saturday November 27, 2024 Linda Van Le and Emily Chang attended “Conversations with Faculty & Students” at the Asian American Center. Director Heidi Kim led the discussion. Dr. Peter Hwang from Family Medicine also attended. We met with students and discussed careers in medicine.  Medical students Alan Zhao and Dristen Trate  from Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) also shared their experiences.  It was great to see such enthusiasm and interest in the next generation of doctors.

Emily Chang speaking
Director Heidi Kim with Linda Van Le
]]> AAFA goes to Asian Kitchen! – 6/13/24 /facultyaffairs/2024/06/aafa-goes-to-asian-kitchen/ Fri, 14 Jun 2024 18:05:00 +0000 /facultyaffairs/2024/06/aafa-goes-to-asian-kitchen/ Read more]]> AAFA goes to Asian Kitchen! Alex, Zev, Lee, Karina, Emily, and I (Linda) had dinner at Asian Kitchen. The restaurant has changed ownership and now features hand pulled noodles ( see man in window!). The foodies Alex and Emily had been there before and knew what to order. We had tripe (I don’t eat regularly but thought it was delicious), cold cucumbers, water spinach, their specialty green beans, Hunan pork. We didn’t try their specialty duck blood, gizzards, or intestines (no feet on menu) but maybe we can try on our next outing… I’m game! We all had shaved noodle (hand-pulled) soup and took some home.

]]> Asian American Faculty Association Meet and Greet at Hawkers Sept 19, 2023 /facultyaffairs/2023/09/asian-american-faculty-association-meet-and-greet-at-hawkers-sept-19-2023/ Tue, 19 Sep 2023 17:16:00 +0000 /facultyaffairs/2023/09/asian-american-faculty-association-meet-and-greet-at-hawkers-sept-19-2023/ Read more]]> AAFA members met for our Second annual Meet and Greet to eat and chat.

Good food was provided by Hawkers (duck bao, roti, spring rolls, coconut shrimp, and more!).

Charlie, Jen Tang’s 3-year old was able to come and added to the fun. We only wish Emily had brought Kim Chi, her award winning photogenic dog!

Thank you to Dr. Michelle Floris-Moore our Senior Director of Faculty Mentoring and Early-Career Development for her support and joining in the fun.

]]> AAFA Virtual Meeting Related to Traumatic Events of August 28, 2023 on Campus /facultyaffairs/2023/09/aafa-virtual-meeting-related-to-traumatic-events-of-august-28-2023-on-unc-campus/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 22:57:00 +0000 /facultyaffairs/2023/09/aafa-virtual-meeting-related-to-traumatic-events-of-august-28-2023-on-unc-campus/ Read more]]> On Sept 9, one week after the fatal campus shooting of Dr. Zijie Yan by graduate student Tailei Qi, AAFA convened a panel of faculty to discuss concerns and present coping opportunities. Drs. Nadia Charguia, Michelle Floris-Moore, Jimmy Chen, and Nate Thomas presented options for coping and answered questions. These are included below.

  • Nadia Charguia, MD

  • Jimmy Chen, MD

  • Michelle Floris-Moore, MD, MS

  • E. Nate Thomas III, PhD

Resources

Coping After Trauma & Resources for our Faculty and Staff

Coping After Trauma & Resources for our Students

How to Talk to Kids: Tips for Approaching Conversations about Gun Violence

]]> Dr. Chang and Kimchi Raise Thousands for Local Animal Rescue /medicine/news/dr-chang-and-kimchi-raise-thousands-for-local-animal-rescue#new_tab Wed, 30 Aug 2023 17:11:00 +0000 /facultyaffairs/2023/08/dr-chang-and-kimchi-raise-thousands-for-local-animal-rescue/ Read more]]> What does NoDa Brewing Company and Dr. Emily Chang have in common? They both love Kimchi, the dog.

Dr. Chang adopted Kimchi from a rescue organization, saving her before she was placed in a high kill shelter. She is Dr. Chang’s first pup and the two were a bonded pair almost instantly. Over the last nine years Kimchi has appeared on a fanny pack, t-shirts, a tattoo, chemo caps, wall decals and many office decorations.

]]> Dr. Joan Taylor, Director of Faculty Advancement, AAFA Promotion Talk /facultyaffairs/2023/04/dr-joan-taylor-director-of-faculty-advancement-aafa-promotion-talk/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 22:23:00 +0000 /facultyaffairs/2023/04/dr-joan-taylor-director-of-faculty-advancement-aafa-promotion-talk/ Dr. Joan Taylor, Director of Faculty Advancement for School of Medicine, was invited to discuss the process for promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor and Associate to Full Professor with AAFA members.

This is a recording of a virtual discussion from Wednesday 4/12/23 at 5 pm.

]]> AAFA celebrates Chinese New Year! /facultyaffairs/2023/01/aafa-celebrates-chinese-new-year/ Sat, 21 Jan 2023 01:05:00 +0000 /facultyaffairs/2023/01/aafa-celebrates-chinese-new-year/ Read more]]>

AAFA celebrated Chinese New Year at Alice Chuang’s house. Alice made and brought food for 100 people! We made dumplings, had Chinese food from Jade Palace (Mapo Tofu, walnut shrimp, chow fun, eggplant/broccoli, sesame chicken, tons of sushi). Alice never wants you to feel hungry so she also ordered eclairs, cookies, fruit, macaroons and endless sweets. Lee-Ching (Zhu) made Nian Gao, a special chinese desert … Delicious!

 

 

 

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]]> Dr. Esther Choo Speaks to AAFA /facultyaffairs/2022/12/dr-esther-choo-speaks-to-aafa/ Wed, 07 Dec 2022 20:53:00 +0000 /facultyaffairs/2022/12/dr-esther-choo-speaks-to-aafa/ Dr. Esther Choo, Professor of Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health Sciences and co-founder and board member of Time’s Up spoke for AAFA on Tuesday 12/6/2022.

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