Completing a marathon is an incredible accomplishment. And, completing the Boston Marathon is an even greater achievement. That is what makes the events that unfolded at the finish line yesterday even more tragic. It is difficult to comprehend something so terrible, but I am heartened by the outpouring of support. Runners found the strength to [...]

U.S. News & World Report announced this week that the UNC School of Medicine ranked 1st in Primary Care. The improved health of our country and state will depend on innovation in the delivery of primary care, and I am very pleased that our program is leading among all medical schools. The School also ranked [...]

At the UNC School of Medicine, we constantly strive to be the nation’s leading public school of medicine. We believe that partnership and collaboration are the key to advancing our mission, and our most recent partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) demonstrates our commitment to lead. Approximately one million North [...]

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) recently released a new infographic that demonstrates how the country’s medical schools and teaching hospitals work to improve patient care. The graphic can be downloaded and viewed here. The graphic demonstrates how vital medical schools and teaching hospitals are to our country’s health care system. For instance, the [...]

I was pleased to see the Raleigh News & Observer’s recent coverage of the UNC Family Medicine’s medical training program at Prospect Hill Community Health Center in Caswell County. In the story, Dr. Evan Ashkin points out that the average physician to patient ratio in North Carolina is low – nine physicians per 10,000 patients. [...]

I recently was interviewed by the People’s Pharmacy about the state of health care in our country. We discussed American medical myths and ways health care access and delivery could potentially be improved. You can listen to the interview here.

Last week, I had the opportunity to speak about the future of academic medicine to the Wake County Medical Society alongside Dr. William J. Fulkerson, executive vice president of Duke University Health System. I have included my remarks below. A lot is happening in medicine and health care, in the nation, in North Carolina and [...]

A new academic year has just begun, with a new group of students. And we have a new group of leaders for the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Health Care. Not everyone is new, to be sure, but we’ve tapped some new leaders and moved others into new roles and new titles. ¢ Marschall [...]

Fall has most assuredly arrived in Chapel Hill. The leaves are especially colorful this year, the morning air has been crisp more than once, and, as dean of the UNC School of Medicine I had the honor of delivering my fall address to the faculty. This year provided ample reason for reflection. We have faced [...]

Our hearts go out to the patients and families of the horrific incident at the ConAgra plant in Garner. Several hospitals in our area received patients from this tragedy, including our own Rex Healthcare. But those with the most critical injuries came to UNC, where the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center is the largest in the [...]