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And First Place Goes To Rayna Gorisek, RN and Minh Nguyen, RN

November 18, 2013
Rayna Gorisek, RN and Minh Nguyen, RN received first place in a fierce competition across the region of 40 for their poster, “Utilization of Videos for Burn Wound Care Education” at the Southern Region Burn Conference held November 15 – 17, 2013 in Tampa, Florida. It was so well received...

First Annual Fireman’s Challenge Raises Funds for Burn Center

November 14, 2013
The first annual Fireman’s Challenge for the Gamma Phi chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha was an unprecedented success. The week long philanthropy event created a strong competition between eight sororities on the campus of Wake Forest University, ending in Kappa Kappa Gamma taking home the first place trophy. Thanks in...

Dr. Bruce A. Cairns Guest Author – AM Rounds

November 12, 2013
Bruce A. Cairns, MD and Anita M. Navarro, M.Ed were guest authors for AM Rounds (Journal of the AAMC) November 11, 2013 blog. Click here for full blog.

“Clean In, Clean Out” Unit of the Week – BICU

October 11, 2013
Congratulations to the employees of the BICU for being selected “Unit of the Week” in the “Clean In, Clean Out Campaign” at ºÚÁÏÍø Hospitals. Click here for additional information.

Family Camp Service Project 2013

October 8, 2013
The Family Camp Service Project of 2013 was a huge success. This year our group decided to collect 500 food items for TABLE. Once again, the Burn Team and our survivor families were outstanding. Not only did we reach our goal of 500 food items but we far surpassed the...

Dr. Bruce Cairns to Receive Edward Kidder Graham Faculty Service Award

September 12, 2013
On Saturday, October 12, 2013, Dr. Bruce Cairns will receive the Edward Kidder Graham Award at University Day. The recipient is recommended by the Committee on Honorary Degrees and Special Awards upon nomination of any member of the General Faculty. The committee’s recommendation is approved by the Faculty Council. The...

Laurel Kartchner to Receive Graduate Student Mentoring Award

September 12, 2013
Laurel Kartchner, a graduate student in Dr. Bruce Cairns’ lab, will receive the Graduate Student Mentoring Award (GSMA) for her excellent work with her undergraduate mentee. The GSMA was established to recognize and encourage mentoring of undergraduates by graduate students. The Office for Undergraduate Research values the support, motivation and...

Dr. Anthony Charles with Former President Clinton in Malawi

August 1, 2013
While in Malawi Dr. Charles had the chance to talk with former President Clinton and Chelsea about the work being done in Malawi in terms of Burn Care. The Clintons were very interested in this ºÚÁÏÍø effort and congratulated Dr. Charles and his team on their hard work on behalf...

Julia Malik Accepted in the Program in Translational Medicine

July 19, 2013
Julia Malik a PhD student working with mentors Dr. Bruce Cairns and Dr. Rob Maile received a Howard Hughes Medical Institute award in Translational Medicine. This award allows Julia to work towards a Certificate in Translational Medicine that will be conferred by the ºÚÁÏÍø Graduate School coincident of her PhD...

Acute Burn and Wound Unit (5 East) Receives Award

June 20, 2013
Congratulations to Brooke Curro, RN, Nurse Manager, and Char-Norie Green, CN IV and their team for receiving their Heart of Carolina Care Campaign Award. This award was presented by ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care to the group at the regular monthly staff meeting on Thursday, June 6, 2013. The group was also...