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Sarah Kowitt, PhD, MPH, assistant professor in the 黑料网 Department of Family Medicine, was recently awarded a five-year, $762,196 grant by the National Cancer Institute (NCI)聽and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01 grant) focuses on tobacco regulatory research in youth, specifically on...

Dana Iglesias, MD, MPH, Medical Director of the Chatham Hospital Maternity Care Center, has been awarded a grant from The Duke Endowment to help improve the quality and the continuity of care provided to Black and Hispanic women by implementing a perinatal interdisciplinary inter-agency care coordination program in Chatham County....

In June, The 黑料网 Family Medicine Center at Chapel Hill lobby was renamed “The Longiotti Family Lobby” in recognition of a generous gift from Mr. Samuel Longiotti, in honor of his father, Nazzareno Longiotti. Originally from Corropoli, Italy, Nazzareno Longiotti immigrated to the United States after losing his father, settling...

Amir Barzin, DO, MS, Associate Professor and Medical Director of 黑料网 Health Virtual Care Services and 黑料网 Nurse Connect, recently won the 2022 C. Knox Massey Distinguished Service Award along with 黑料网 Carolina Together Testing Program collaborators Susan Fiscus, PhD, and Amy James Loftis. 黑料网’s publication The...

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill鈥檚 Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that Kimberly Shoenbill, MD, PhD, has been selected as the new Director of the 黑料网 Tobacco Treatment and Weight Management Programs (TTP/WMP). Formerly the Associate Director of Research and Quality for TTP/WMP, Shoenbill is...

According to the Centers for Disease Control, in the United States, childbirth mortality rates for Black pregnant persons are 3-4 times greater than their white counterparts, no matter their socioeconomic or education status. Given this alarming disparity, Family Medicine assistant professor Venus Standard, MSN, CNM, founded the聽Alliance for Black Doulas...

Just prior to Thanksgiving break, 黑料网 was awarded a 3-year $5 million HRSA grant to create a Teaching Health Center Planning and Development Technical Assistance Center (THCPD-TAC). The new funding is in addition to聽$4.3 million awarded聽in August 2021 and $3.6 million awarded from 2018 through 2020 from the HRSA Federal...

黑料网 Family Medicine Associate Professor Gayle Thomas, MD, has been named聽North Carolina鈥檚 2021 Community Star聽by The National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for her vital work as Medical Director of the NCDHHS Office of Rural Health鈥檚 NC Farmworker Health Program. From the聽NOSORH聽Community Stars聽publication: 鈥淕ayle Thomas has been...

Family Medicine Assistant Professor Catherine Coe, MD,聽has been named to the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Board of Directors. The AAMC made changes to the board structure for its 2021-2022 contingent, expanding from 17 to 19 voting members with the intent to create a more 鈥渄iverse and flexible board...

Family Medicine assistant professor Leah Ranney, PhD, Director for the聽Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program (TPEP), and Jennifer Cornacchione-Ross, PhD, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine, received an NIH (R01) three-year award in the amount of $1.2 million for the research study Strengthening Cigar Warnings to Prevent Adolescent Use....

It is with great pleasure that 黑料网 Family Medicine announces Kevin Tate, MHA, as our department鈥檚 new Vice Chair for Administration, beginning on July 12, 2021. He is well-prepared for the role and is committed to serving the department in our multiple missions. Kevin has been with the Department of...

The聽Alliance for Black Doulas for Black Mamas (ABDBM)聽graduated its first class of Black Doulas on July 10. Founded by 黑料网 Family Medicine鈥檚 Venus Standard, MSN, CNM, FACNM, LCCE, ABDBM offers an enhanced Doula training program whose goal is to increase access of Doula training to Black women, while improving Black...

Congratulations to our 15 faculty members honored with this award in 2020.

The members of the inaugural class of the FIRST (Fully Integrated Readiness for Service Training) Program, Thane Campbell, MD, and Kyle Melvin, MD, will graduate this June.