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Follow along to news, events and updates from UNC's MD-PhD Program! med.unc.edu/mdphd/ Chapel Hill, NC Joined May 2019-
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MD-PhD Student, Jeremy Fine, receives Impact Award for his work on improving transportation systems for North Carolina patients experiencing mental health crises! @jfine_is_me 👏 #uncmdphd #mdphd
MD-PhD Student, Jeremy Fine, receives Impact Award for his work on improving transportation systems for North Carolina patients experiencing mental health crises! @jfine_is_me 👏 #uncmdphd #mdphd
Meet Gergely “Greg” Mozes, an MD-PhD student in the @UNCmdphd program. Greg has been in @mistygoodlab for 2 years and is currently working on improving the understanding of the cellular signaling pathways disrupted during NEC. #preventNEC #NECDay #NECAwarenessDay
Congratulations to our Co-Director Mohanish Deshmukh, PhD for being named William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor!!! 👏 @DeshmukhLab #unc #uncmdphd
⭐️Our Associate Director Named 2024-25 Yang Family Biomedical Scholar!! @guptalabunc news.unchealthcare.org/2025/04/unc-sc…
Congratulations to our graduates!! We are SO proud of you and know you with SHINE at your residency programs 💙🩺✨ #unc #uncmdphd #mdphd #matchday2025
JM Speaker Spotlight! Kicking off our session campaign is the APSA Presidential Address by Cynthia Tang, PhD, APSA President & MD-PhD candidate at UNC! Don’t miss her insights at #JM25! April 25-27, 2025 📍Chicago🔗jointmeeting.org Stay tuned for more featured speakers!
UND MD-PhD Alumni, Klara Klein, MD,PhD🌟Semaglutide Shows Promise in Reducing Cravings for Alcohol, Heavy Drinking news.unchealthcare.org/2025/02/semagl… #uncmdphd #mdphd #carolina #unc
That's @clotgirlsummer !!!! #UNCMDPHD
Come see us at ABRCMS today! Booth 516 #ABRCMS2024
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UNC MD-PhD Alumni: Anna Kahkoska is finding new ways to help older adults with diabetes tracs.unc.edu/index.php/news… #uncmdphd #mdphd #doubledocs
Check this out!!!📣 Small RNA Molecule Discovered to Have Role in Driving Aging @DeshmukhLab news.unchealthcare.org/2024/09/small-…
Congratulations Assistant Director, Alison Regan!!!👏🏆 2024 Dean’s Performance Award Winners Announced: news.unchealthcare.org/2024/09/2024-d… @amregan27
MD- PhD Alumni!! 🌟 Dr. Erin Steinbach med.unc.edu/tarc/dr-erin-s… #uncmdphd #mdphd
⭐️UNC MD/PhD Program Celebrates 25 Years as an NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program news.unchealthcare.org/2024/08/unc-md… #uncmdphd #mdphd
UNC Genetics, Pharm, BCB, & GMB Team Up With UNC Office of Rural Initiatives for “Camp Med”- students in GMB (Kevin Field), BCB (Rachelle Ambroise, Tooba Rashid, & Matthew Sutcliffe), & PHCO (Nehemiah Stewart) discussed their journeys to UNC & what it means to be MD/PhD students!

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