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Based on recent increases in COVID-19 cases and the positivity rate in the community, starting Friday, Sept. 15, all teammates providing direct patient care at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hospitals and its clinics, and at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Faculty Physicians clinics, will be required to wear a mask while providing direct patient care. Masks will remain strongly recommended for patients …

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David Zvara, MD, will serve as the next chief medical officer for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hospitals, effective Monday, Oct. 30. In June, ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hospitals announced Tom Ivester, MD, MPH, would move into a focused chief quality officer role upon the appointment of a new chief medical officer. The executive leadership restructuring will better support hospital operations as …

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The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) medical honor society at ´óÏó´«Ã½-Chapel Hill is proud to announce its fall 2023 inductees. AOA was founded in 1902 and is dedicated to a belief in improving care for all by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the …

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Matt Nielsen, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Urology and director of quality for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Faculty Physicians, has been appointed to the National Quality Forum (NQF) Diagnostic Excellence Committee, under the NQF Advancing Measurement of Diagnostic Excellence for Better Healthcare Initiative. In its report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care, the National Academy of Medicine …

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´óÏó´«Ã½ IT is planning to implement a change related to Microsoft Safe Links on the morning of Sept. 21. There should be little to no impact to users. What is Microsoft Safe Links? Microsoft Safe Links is a security feature that works behind the scenes to check a list of known, malicious …

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IRIS: The Arts and Literary Journal at the ´óÏó´«Ã½ is now accepting submissions for its winter 2023 issue. Submissions are open to all ´óÏó´«Ã½ students, faculty, staff, alumni and ´óÏó´«Ã½-Chapel Hill health professions graduate students. Submissions are due Oct. 13 at 11:59 p.m., and may include poetry, essays, short …

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The Office of Graduate Medical Education at ´óÏó´«Ã½ Hospitals announced that Ty Fraga, PhD, was named the first annual Melainie Bolick Program Coordinator of the Year. Fraga began in her current role at ´óÏó´«Ã½ as the program coordinator for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program in 2018 and has decades of experience in graduate medical …

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The Offices of Medical Student Education is seeking outstanding clinical educators and clinician advisors for positions in the 2024-25 academic year. In the Foundation Phase, the pre-clinical period of medical student education, there are opportunities to lead small groups in two courses: a). Case-Based Learning (CBL) series (housed within the Medical Sciences courses) and b).  …

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The ´óÏó´«Ã½ Simulation Center (SET Center: Simulation, Experiential Learning and Training Center) is recruiting its first cohort of SET Center facilitators. This group would serve as simulation and/or POCUS (point-of-care ultrasound) facilitators for medical student education. As SET facilitators, faculty will assist with hands-on delivery of educational sessions that use simulation to …

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Ben Chi, MD, Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD ’36, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, will assume interim leadership of the Center for Women’s Health Research (CWHR). Chi succeeds Wendy Brewster, MD, PhD, who tragically passed away. In his role, Chi will oversee all activities of CWHR, a …

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Elizabeth Runyon has been named Chief of Staff to CEO of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Health and Dean of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Wesley Burks. In this role, Runyon will collaborate directly with Burks and other ´óÏó´«Ã½ Health and ´óÏó´«Ã½ leaders to develop and execute strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment with the health system’s mission …

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Chirag Desai, MD, has been appointed as the next division chief of abdominal transplant surgery in the Department of Surgery and executive medical director of the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Healthcare Center for Transplant Care, effective Sept. 1. After completing his surgical training and practicing as an attending surgeon in Mumbai, India, Desai completed a fellowship in multi-organ …

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