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Physician Assistant Studies students are administrating COVID-19 vaccines at multiple locations in Chapel Hill and Carrboro—an experience they’ll remember as future health care providers.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a critical need for medical laboratory professionals —or those who work tirelessly behind the scenes in laboratories across the United States— to develop, perform and interpret diagnostic tests, among other duties.

Faculty and staff in the Department of Allied Health Sciences’ (DAHS) Center for Literacy and Disability Studies (CLDS) have created a set of easy-to-read COVID-19 resources for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and for the CDC Foundation. The resources, supported by the Center for Inclusive Design and...

Mae Thomas (’15 DPT) practices pediatric physical therapy at the ºÚÁÏÍø Center for Rehabilitation Care, an area of specialization she knew she wanted to pursue since her second year as a PT student.

Division of Clinical Laboratory Science alumna Srijana Chhetri ’20 was weeks away from graduation when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged—which facilitated the opportunity for her to study the virus alongside other researchers at ºÚÁÏÍø-Chapel Hill.

Some of this content was produced prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our world has seen many changes this year, and the Department of Allied Health Sciences at ºÚÁÏÍø is no exception. What has not changed, however, is our steadfast commitment to our mission of...

The Physician Assistant Studies program, housed in the Department of Allied Health Sciences (DAHS), held its fourth commencement ceremony on November 25, 2020.