UNC School of Medicine Alumni

09/23/2025

We are hard at work preparing to celebrate our milestone reunion classes during Spring Alumni Weekend, April 17-18, 2026! All MD alumni in a reunion year (ending in 1 or 6) received initial email communication last week about how you can help your class celebrate! Visit our website at med.unc.edu/alumni to learn more. Didn't receive the email? Reach out to us at medalum@med.unc.edu.

09/22/2025

UNC Health stands out among the best in the nation for its program to reduce physician burnout and su***de. The American Medical Association (AMA) has named the health care system one of its 2025 Joy in Medicine organizations. https://news.unchealthcare.org/2025/09/unc-health-recognized-for-work-to-reduce-physician-burnout-and-su***de/

09/19/2025

This past summer, Jesus Viña Moreno returned to the hospital in the Dominican Republic where his mother completed her residency when he was still a child. Viña arrived not as a visitor, but as a medical student; through the Office of Global Health Education and with support from an alumni donor fund, he spent five weeks building clinical skills and reconnecting with a place that shaped his earliest memories.

A summer global health rotation brought Jesus Viña Moreno back to his childhood hospital in the Dominican Republic, where he gained clinical skills and renewed confidence.

09/15/2025

Last week, we had the pleasure of convening MD alumni at receptions in Winston-Salem and Wilmington, where leaders Dr. Jennifer Wu, Dr. Tony Passannante, and Dr. Joe Pino spoke about the UNC School of Medicine's statewide campus model and the many ways in which we are working to support our learners.

09/05/2025

Two ways to support the UNC SHAC Clinic over the next month!

SHAC Benefit Concert, September 13th 5-8:30pm at The Farm (1 Alice Ingram Circle Chapel Hill, NC 27517).

SHAC is partnering with a group of physicians from Duke who have their own band to host a benefit concert. There will be multiple community vendors and prizes. Anyone is welcome to attend and entry to the concert is completely donation based! Learn more at: www.unchf.org/shacbenefitconcert.

The 2025 SHAC 5K will be held on October 11, 2025 at 7:30 p.m., beginning at the Old Well. Every participant will receive a racer pack including a tshirt (sizes guaranteed if registered on or before September 15th), coupons and membership deals from local fitness studios, and more.

Sign up at: https://runsignup.com/Race/NC/ChapelHill/UNCSHAC5K.

09/03/2025

Brimming with pride today over Michael Zollicoffer, MD '85 and his service to the Baltimore community, his fight against cancer, and the hundreds of people who chipped in help. In his own words, "The world gave me a gift …To be here every day is a joy.”

“Folks came to save me,” said Dr. Michael Zollicoffer of the more than $280,000 raised to pay off his cancer treatment bills.

09/03/2025

All alumni, faculty, and staff attending AAMC Learn, Serve, Lead in San Antonio are invited to a special reception on Sunday, November 2 at 6:30 p.m. CT. Learn more and register here: https://pp.events/aamc2025.

09/02/2025

The program, the first of its kind in the country, hopes to address rural maternal health gaps.

09/01/2025

Wishing all of our alumni a very happy Labor Day! We hope you can enjoy some well-deserved rest today.

08/31/2025

Best of luck to the Heels as they begin the "Chapel Bill" era tomorrow night. We'll be cheering you on!

08/27/2025

Congratulations to Katelyn Rittenhouse, MD '19, who was awarded a K23 Career Development Award from the NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). Her project aims to improve the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, especially in resource-limited settings. Read more: https://www.med.unc.edu/obgyn/2025/08/12/dr-katelyn-rittenhouse-awarded-nih-grant-for-ai-assisted-ultrasound-research/

08/26/2025

We join in honoring Jack Hughes, BA '39, CMED '41, who passed away last week. At the time of his passing, Dr. Hughes was one of the oldest-living veterans of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, where he served as a medical officer with the US Navy. Dr. Hughes was a urologist in Durham throughout his career and served as past president of the North Carolina Medical Society. He played a leading role in founding the North Carolina physician-owned HMO, later acquired by Cigna. He also served as an adjunct professor at the UNC School of Medicine.