This month, Carolina Family Practice & Sports Medicine begins a new endeavor – as a rotation site for UNC’s Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship program. With this new affiliation, CFPSM will host two fellows for the next 12 months, allowing them a unique opportunity to enhance their primary care skills and further develop skills in…
Matthew Gfeller died in August 2008 after sustaining a head injury during a high school football game in Winston-Salem. He played for R.J. Reynolds High School. Jaquan Waller, a football player at J.H. Rose High School in Greenville, died in September 2008, after sustaining a head injury during a game. Waller suffered from Second Impact Syndrome, a condition that occurs when a person sustains multiple concussions in a short period of time.
In February of 2011 both of our CFP&SM Physician Assistants, Jennifer and Jude, traveled to the Dominican Republic to offer their medical services to aid those in need. Since starting with CFP&SM they have been involved in volunteer service work to both the Dominican and to Haiti through “Hands of Hope NC”. “Hands of Hope” is a North Carolina based medical mission organization whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of those less fortunate and in need.