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Those Who Have Come Before Us Oliver Smithies, MA, DPhil Dr. Smithies has been called one of the world’s most accomplished and highly acclaimed biomedical scientists. His work in the eld of genetics led to groundbreaking discoveries that revolutionized genetic research and led to the use of gene therapy. Throughout his career, Dr. Smithies has received countless awards, most notably the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2007. He joined the UNC faculty in 1988 and is currently the Weatherspoon Eminent Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Dr. Thomas has been on faculty in the Department of Surgery since UNC Hospitals’ inception. Internationally, he is best known as a surgical innovator and respected endocrine surgeon, but at UNC Hospitals, Dr. Thomas is well known for providing leadership and stewardship during his 18-year tenure as chief of the department. His numerous accolades include Norma Berryhill Distinguished Lecturer in 1989, North Carolina’s Medical Alumni Distinguished Faculty Award recipient in 1984 and recipient of the H. Fleming Fuller Award from UNC Hospitals. Dr. Thomas’ contributions to UNC and the eld of surgery persist, as he continues to work in the department part time and actively provides guidance and consultation to junior surgeons. N.C. Memorial Hospital, making him the rst male nursing faculty member in the state. In addition to serving as the rst male president of the North Carolina Nurses Association and the North Carolina Board of Nursing, he has held various leadership roles in organizations such as the American Nurses Association, the North Carolina Foundation for Nursing, the North Carolina Federation of Nursing Organizations and the American Academy of Nursing. Colin G. Thomas Jr., MD Considered the father of pediatric endocrinology at UNC, Dr.Van Wyk is largely responsible for the development of the Department of Pediatrics. His in uence at UNC began in 1955 when he was recruited as the fourth member of the pediatric faculty by Ed Curnen, MD, chief of the department. Prior to his time at UNC, Dr.Van Wyk spent two years at the National Institutes of Health, working as a member of the National Heart Institute. His relationship with the NIH, however, did not end there. He received numerous research awards and training grants from the NIH, and under his direction, basic pediatric research and clinical care ourished side by side. Dr.Van Wyk considered the endocrine training program for postdoctoral students at UNC to be the source of his greatest professional and personal satisfaction. Judson John Van Wyk, MD, In Memoriam Dr. Tranbarger has been an in uential driving force and trailblazer for the eld of nursing. While his leadership and contributions to nursing have been recognized nationally, he is best known for his pioneering work on behalf of male nurses. Dr. Tranbarger attended nursing school in Chicago, hoping to earn enough money to pay for medical school. However, he quickly discovered that his true calling was nursing, and from the start, he challenged the perception of men in nursing. After receiving a Master of Science in Nursing Administration from UNC in 1970, he became the associate director of nursing at Russell Eugene Tranbarger, EdD, RN Dr. Wood was recruited as the rst chair of the Department of Radiology at N.C. Memorial Hospital in 1952. Although Dr. Wood died in 1975 at the young age of 60, his legacy, including his contributions to UNC Hospitals and the greater eld of neuroradiology, lives on. For the past 15 years, the Annual Ernest H. Wood Lecture has been presented in his honor at UNC, by various visiting radiologists. His tenure at UNC and his involvement as one of 14 founding members of the American Society of Neuroradiology are just two of the many roles Dr. Wood held as an educator, a writer, a researcher and a leader. It is tting, then, that such an accomplished and distinguished individual be an integral leader of UNC Hospitals from the very beginning. Ernest H. Wood, MD, In Memoriam 2010 14 2010 UNC School of Medicine announces plan to expand to Charlotte and Asheville 2010 Anniversary Issue Well 2010 UNC Hospitals earns Magnet Designation for nursing excellence 2011 2011 Construction begins on UNC Hospitals’ Hillsborough Campus

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