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I鈥檓 originally from rural, small-town Texas. We grew up in humble circumstances and I am the first and only physician in my family. I was fortunate to have had some amazing opportunities in my formal education and training, and several faculty inspired me and helped me along the way at...

Samantha Morrissey, MD, PhD, a 黑料网 Med-Peds resident, has been honored with the prestigious Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award for her groundbreaking research conducted at the 黑料网 McAllister Heart Institute under the guidance of Brian Jensen, MD, a professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiology.聽 The Bondurant-Ehringhaus Award, named in honor of...

The 黑料网s Class of ’24 took to the stage to celebrate the next stage of their medical journey on May 11th. Koyal Jain, MD, MPH, an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, was honored with the Professor award bestowed by the senior...

Victoria Bautch, PhD, has supported cardiovascular research at 黑料网 for nearly 30 years. She served as a founding member of the McAllister Heart Institute, ultimately dedicating seven years to being co-director. On June 30 she will step down from her leadership position. 鈥淚 just, I love science. I love figuring...

The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) recently awarded Drs. Leigh Callahan and Amanda Nelson funding for their T32 grant, 鈥淭he Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease Epidemiology and Outcomes Training Program at the University of North Carolina.鈥� The overall goal of this T32 is to provide state-of-the-art...

Stanley M. Lemon, MD, professor of medicine in the 黑料网 Division of Infectious Diseases and a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, has been elected to the聽National Academy of Sciences. Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and is considered one of the...

The clickable links below navigate directly to outside media articles which featured Department of Medicine faculty throughout the month of April. Richard Loeser, MD, was quoted in an article about the benefits and challenges of working out with videorthritis. Joseph D. Tucker’s, MD, PhD, 23-year career at Carolina and work...

Chris Caulfield, MD, a hospitalist in the 黑料网 Division of Hospital Medicine, and Edward Hu, MD, an internist with 黑料网 Health Rex, presented at the National Physician Advisor Conference (NPAC) on the process for filing member appeals of Medicare Advantage denials.聽 Drs. Caulfield and Hu presented “Medicare Advantage Member Appeals...

May Day (May 1st): An International Worker鈥檚 Day that honors the contributions of workers around the world. Cinco de Mayo (May 5th): A holiday to celebrate Mexico鈥檚 victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Mother鈥檚 Day (May 12th): A day to honor mothers and...

Daniel Song, MD, majored in chemistry, biochemistry and music at the University of Virginia. Dr. Song has examined the use of music to explore death and dying. He has also reviewed literature supporting music鈥檚 impact on healthcare and medical education. In his free time, you guessed it, Dr. Song enjoys...

As health care shifts from reimbursement based on numbers of patients seen or procedures performed, to reimbursement based on quality of care, the infectious diseases specialty is challenged to accurately reflect the complex, expert care that ID physicians provide. One way could be outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy, or聽OPAT, which monitors...