Impact Stories

Stories that show how privately funded research, programs and initiatives are making a difference.

Carolina Stories

Students clear debris in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. One student stands smiling at the camera while holding a shovel.

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Mentors, mountains and a mission

Maribel Borger and other members of the Rural Medicine Pathway Program stand outside of the home they helped remove debris from.

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Aligned with the mission

Aerial view of MAHEC buildings in Asheville.

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UNC Health Sciences at MAHEC responds to Helene

Doctor at desk with head in hands.

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STEPPS to address physician stress

Dr. Joseph Muenzer with Cathy Bryson and Vaughn Bryson.

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Pioneering care for rare diseases

A doctor performs a sonograph.

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Making ultrasounds universal

Portrait of Alex Acosta

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‘Where I’m Meant to Be’

Travis Williams speaks with a patient at MAHEC Family Medical Center

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Going Where They Are Needed Most

Jamiel and Shayne Owens smiling at each other on a city sidewalk

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Bringing Autism Fathers Together

Joey Lancellotti pitching

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Songs of inspiration

Two women in doula training session.

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Training Black doulas to serve Black women

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill physician and researcher Elizabeth Stringer

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Where She Needed To Be