NCMJ

“The stories told in this issue of the journal are happening in real time and evolving. Our editorial staff had to change dates, add events, and keep data up to date as we approached publication, so fast has the pandemic continued to surge and fall…” But the good news is that the pages are filled with “a chorus of hope,” depicting the collaboration and innovation born of this crisis.

North Carolina Medical Journal: 82 (4)

North and South Carolina Institutes of Medicine Announce Joint Pandemic Preparedness Task Force - NCIOM UofS Interim President Dr. Harris Pastides and Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders will Co-Chair

“By developing informed programs and processes to facilitate integration and promote wellness...refugee children in Durham County and similar resettlement areas could receive the quality health care that is well deserved and long awaited.” Dr. Emily Esmali of the Duke Global Health Institute - DGHI and her research team worked with a diverse group of pediatric refugee patients in Durham to better understand the health needs, trends of health care utilization, and barriers to care for resettled pediatric refugee populations. Learn more here: https://www.ncmedicaljournal.com/content/82/3/157