1. 2012 Departmental Meetings: Pediatrics
William L. Roper, MD, MPH
Dean, UNC School of Medicine
Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs
CEO, UNC Health Care System

2. Research by the Numbers
12th - NIH funding (UNC) $350M – FY11 15th - NIH funding (SOM) *8th among public schools $235M – FY11 1 Nobel Prize Winner
5 members of the National Academy of Sciences
16 members of the AAAS
18 members of the Institute of Medicine

3. Teaching by the Numbers
#2 in Primary Care - Best Medical Schools
#21 in Research - Best Medical Schools
*9 specialties ranked
8th Most Popular Medical School
160  170 180 MD students
180 members of the Academy of Educators
AAMC Comparison (percentile)
85th - graduates practicing in underserved areas
85th - NIH funding/Federal research grants and contracts
75th - combined MD/PhD degrees
75th - graduates becoming faculty
65th – student research during med school
65th - field experience for community health
55th - graduates in primary care

4. Patient Care by the Numbers
60 years of service to the state #1 in Patient-Centeredness in the nation #1 in the Triangle in 8/10 HCAHPS categories; 1 and only Leapfrog Hospital in NC (65 nationwide) 242 Best Doctors 59 Top Doctors
5 specialties ranked in “Best
Hospitals”
Ear, Nose & Throat - #20
Gynecology - #30
Pulmonology - #40
Nephrology - #41
Gastroenterology - #44
6 specialties ranked in “Best Children’s
Pulmonology - #10
Diabetes and Endocrinology - #37
Gastroenterology - #39
Orthopaedics - #42
Cardiology and Heart Surgery- #43
Neonatology - #44

5. Department of Pediatrics
Awards & Honors (selected)
AOE members
Drs. Akintemi, Belhorn, Benjamin, Byerly, Calikoglu, Gable, Hamrick, Ingram, Keelean-Fuller, Kueser, Leinenweber, Lohr, McNeal-Trice, Mills, Nagappan, Noonan, Rao, Roberts, Rupar, Spence, Steiner, Tolleson-Rinehart
North Carolina Women’s Hospital - Baby-Friendly® birth facility
Burks - President of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI)
Kaiser Permanente Excellence in Teaching Awards - Residents Nicholas Potisek, Kristin Amann,Kelly Kimple, Loren Robinson
Maureen A. Su, MD Clinical Scientist Development Award
Research Productivity
$11.3M – NIH funding (ranked 22nd nationally)
432 papers published ( )
410 citations per year (avg)
High-profile journals

6. SOM Funding Sources BCBSNC
Other Managed CareOther Managed CareOther Managed Care
BCBSNC
Service Contracts & UCRF
Clinical (P&A)

7. On the Horizon System Integration
Land /office/warehouse space purchased off campus
UNC Physician Network July 2012
Hillsborough Medical Office Building
Summer 2013
Hillsborough Campus 68-bed Hospital
2015
Imaging Research Building
January 2013
SOM Strategic Plan Implementation
NC TraCS – CTSA Renewal
December 2012
Coffee with the Dean
May 1, May15, June 1
Chapel Hill 2020
Combined Annual Faculty and Medical Staff Meeting
Oct. 1, 2012

8. Q&A