UNC Department of Medicine

Congratulations to the four Department of Medicine faculty members who received an Academy of Educators Teaching Award! We are honored to recognize the following recipients:

Medical Alumni Distinguished Professorship
- Animesh Jain, MD (Gastroenterology)
- Karina Whelan, MD (General Medicine)

Faculty Teaching Resident/Fellow Award
- Paul Zimmerman, MD (Palliative Care)

Educational Mentor/Advisor Award
- Joshua Garcia, MD (Hospital Medicine)

Congratulations to the 128 Department of Medicine physicians and advanced practice providers who have been awarded a 2026 Carolina Care Excellence Award.

Each year, UNC hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical practice survey to ask patients about the likelihood of them recommending their provider to friends and family. Providers with the highest recommendations are recognized with the Carolina Care Excellence award.

You can find the names of all the recipients in the department here:

128 Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers Awarded 2026 Carolina Care Excellence | Department of Medicine Each year, UNC Hospitals administers the Press Ganey Medical Practice survey to solicit feedback from patients. The survey asks our patients about their likelihood of recommending their provider’s practice to their friends and family. This year, 128 Department of Medicine physicians and advanced p...

Congratulations to Cassi Frank, DrPH and Carlton Moore, MD, on each receiving a UNC center for Health Innovation pilot award!

With the award funding, Dr. Frank will lead a project focusing on a system-wide anticoagulation stewardship through Epic-enabled population monitoring. Dr. Moore will lead a project focusing on an AI-enabled dashboard to help with discharge barrier identification.

Read more about the pilot award and the projects here: https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/dom-researchers-receive-unc-center-for-health-innovation-pilot-awards/

Congratulations to Dr. Cristin Colford on being named vice dean for education for the UNC School of Medicine!

Dr. Colford has been an invaluable member of the Department of Medicine since joining in 2005, and has displayed unwavering commitment to learners, educators, and patients.

Congratulations Cristin! We look forward to your continued impact on the UNC community.

Read more about Dr. Colford's appointment here: https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/cristin-colford-named-vice-dean-for-education-for-unc-school-of-medicine/

The University of North Carolina has been officially designated as a Comprehensive Care Pulmonary Embolism Center of Excellence by The Pulmonary Embolism Response Team Consortium!

The accreditation not only recognizes UNC's excellence in current clinical practice, but also its commitment to shaping the future of pulmonary embolism care through data-driven medicine, collaboration, research studies, and ongoing quality advancement.

Read more about the accreditation here: https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/university-of-north-carolina-earns-pulmonary-embolism-center-of-excellence-accreditation-from-the-pert-consortium/

After silently embodying the UNC mission for decades, Drs. Janet Rubin and Larry Klein decided to cement their legacy with a transformative gift.

The internationally recognized physician-scientists will now pass on their enduring joy for discovery, mentorship, and lifelong learning through the establishment of the Rubin Klein endowed professorship which will be held by the chief of the UNC division of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Read more about the professorship and what Drs. Rubin and Klein mean to the UNC community here:

Janet Rubin and Larry Klein Establish Endowed Professorship in Endocrinology | Department of Medicine Many people dedicate their lives to Carolina by being loud and proud of their accomplishments, conducting groundbreaking research or caring for countless patients in clinic. Others quietly bleed Carolina Blue. That is the kind of legacy Drs. Janet Rubin and Jeffrey Lawrence (Larry) Klein have built....

45 promotions were awarded in the Department of Medicine this fiscal year.

Congratulations to you all!

Cecilia Levandowski, MD, PhD, and Jose Martinez, MD, PhD, were named to the SOM Physician Scientist Training Program that supports physicians at or near the critical transition point between fellowship training and independent faculty research!

Read more about it here: https://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/news/levandowski-martinez-named-to-som-physician-scientist-training-program/

Dr. David Weber eased North Carolinian's worries about Hantavirus and provided some history of the disease.

Read more about what he had to say here: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article315656601.html