When Megan Cole lifted the flute away from her lips and segued immediately into a powerful recitation of John Donne, I knew I had misrepresented her performance, The Wisdom of Wit, by inviting my friend to come to a health … Continued

By: Shatakshi Shekhar Burnout is something that is affecting our current physicians as well as medical students. It begins with the academic pressure that has built up over the course of undergraduate and the first two years of medical school. By … Continued

By: Elijah Watson PUBH 420: “AIDS: Principles, Practices, and Politics” is a course offered every spring semester that is open to undergraduates, graduate students, and professional students. The goal of the AIDS course is “to understand the complexity and multidimensionality … Continued

By: Caroline Fryar On Friday, March 4th, as a part of the Taking Care of Our Own Initiative in the Department of Psychiatry, UNC School of Medicine hosted Dr. Tait Shanafelt, one of the nation’s foremost researchers in physician burnout. … Continued

By: Kaitlin Cruz For most people, the first thoughts when hearing the word “health” relate to medicine, doctors, and science. At TEDxUNC Bodies: Being Human on February 27th, attendees heard from presenters who gave entirely different perspectives on what it … Continued

In early February, undergraduate students in this semester’s English 695 course attended and observed an interdisciplinary event aimed at fostering collaboration between different types of health professionals. Sam Weeks sat down with three of the students to interview them on their experiences … Continued

By Maebelle Mathew Freshman Biochemistry Major Minor in Literature, Medicine, and Culture Yesterday, February 16, Ellen Perry, a disability activist who works to make independent living achievable in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area and beyond, gave a talk on her life … Continued