The purpose of this research study is to (1) understand how to professionally and personally support Afghan pre-medical students and medical trainees; (2) understand the barriers Afghan students face in pursuing a career in medicine or healthcare (3) develop and evaluate a mentorship program for Afghan pre-medical students and medical trainees.

To evaluate the demographic, psychosocial, parenting and family characteristics associated with grief and depression severity in bereaved parents with dependent children.

To gain insight from industry experts on their methods for establishing successful content strategies in order to create a best practice guide.

To evaluate campus-wide efforts to promote the enhancement of peer support for community mental health and well-being at UNC-CH.

The purpose of this research study is to learn if and how non-invasive brain stimulation influences motivation problems in Parkinson's disease. Men and women aged 55-80 years with Parkinson's disease for at least 5 years can join the study. There are three study visits. Participation will involve answering questions, doing exercises where you squeeze a joystick to earn "rewards", recording of your brain activity, and receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

To examine the personal significance or clinical concerns among different individuals associated with having various gastrointestinal symptoms, as reflected in self-reported bothersomeness, life interference and potential for needing medical attention for those symptoms. Also to evaluate associated factors such as the symptom-related quality of life effects and impact on psychological wellbeing.

Our study seeks to understand how effective a lecture series on common palliative care topics is and how effective changes made over time to the curriculum have been.

How do students' intellectual traits change during college?

PharmAlliance is a global partnership between the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, Monash University Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, and UCL School of Pharmacy. Numerous achievements such as publications, grants, student exchanges, and teaching innovations have resulted from this international alliance. Existing research, however, does not look into specific characteristics of successful international collaborations. In this observational study, collaborators in PharmAlliance will be surveyed and interviewed in order to determine characteristics of successful international teams in pharmacy and more broadly.

The purpose of this study is to develop a strategy that increases the readiness of high school coaches to implement ACL injury prevention programs with their teams.