The UNC Department of Social Medicine was founded on and remains grounded in a commitment to foster social justice. We are dedicated to recognizing and engaging diverse perspectives in our research, teaching, and service missions, and to pursuing equitable solutions to systemic and structural injustice, especially in health, health care, and biomedical research.
President of The Hastings Center Senior Lecturer on Global Health and Social Medicine, Part-time, Harvard Medical School Professor, University of … Read more
Professor and Chair, Communication Studies University of Minnesota
Professor, Pediatrics Wake Forest University
November 29, 2023
Emma Hergenrother and Emma Kaplan have been selected as the new student leaders for the School of Medicine’s Clinical Ethics Discussion Group This position also entails appointment to the UNC Hospital Ethics Committee. Outgoing leaders are Konan Beke and Celia Mizelle. Center for Bioethics faculty members Arlene Davis and Jean Cadigan are advisors to the student group. Professors Davis and Cadigan …
November 27, 2023
This Tar Heal Tuesday, we invite you to be a vital part of supporting the UNC Center for Bioethics in its mission to promote ethical practices in research and health care. Your contribution will directly impact the research initiatives, educational programs, and expert consultations that help our constituents address complex ethical challenges. For Tar Heal …
November 8, 2023
AVAC’s latest Px Pulse podcast episode, Pregnant and Lactating People in HIV Research: What you need to know, will be released on Monday, November 6. Featuring Dr. Anne Drapkin Lyerly of UNC Center for Bioethics and PHASES Project, Dr. Ashley Lima of USAID Office of HIV/AIDS Research Division, and Dr. Takunda Sola of Zimbabwe MoH …
October 27, 2023
October 26- I. Glenn Cohen -“2023 Merrimon Lecture”- Video: ” Integrating Artificial Intelligence Into Health Care: Ethical and Legal Challenges” VIDEO WILL ONLY BE POSTED FOR 60 DAYS and requires onyen to watch
September 8, 2023
This collection of oral histories takes one step – of many possible – to address this question. The 1960s and 1970s were pivotal decades during which the number of underrepresented minority medical students increased significantly from about 1% to about 16% in 1976, mirroring national trends, through recruitment efforts and the support students received from …
