Two at UNC-CH join Institute of Medicine
Published: Wed, Oct. 15, 2008 12:30AM
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closeCHAPEL HILL -- Two faculty members at UNC-Chapel Hill have been elected to the Institute of Medicine, one of the nation's highest honors in health and medicine.
Etta Pisano, vice dean for academic affairs in the UNC School of Medicine, and Barbara K. Rimer, dean of the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health, are among new members announced Monday by the institute.
The institute, part of the National Academy of Sciences, has about 1,700 members, now including 17 from UNC, the university said in a news release. Current members elect new members based on their accomplishments and contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care and public health.
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Pisano is Kenan professor of radiology and biomedical engineering, director of the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center and a member of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research focuses on improving breast imaging and its role in cancer diagnosis.
Rimer is the alumni distinguished professor in the school's Department of Health Behavior and Health Education. She is the first woman and first behavioral scientist to serve as dean of the School of Global Public Health.
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