Geriatric Practice: UNC Programs

The Geriatric Oncology Program brings together expertise from across UNC to ensure the highest quality cancer care for older patients and to conduct research that furthers understanding of the factors affecting cancer treatment in the elderly. Program faculty also aim to educate medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty on issues related to geriatric oncology.

Our researchers seek to understand the process of aging and the health and well-being of older people. Gillings researchers examine the protective factors and the diseases and conditions associated with growing older, with the goal of extending an active and healthy lifestyle across the lifespan.

See Community Practice Lab, Department of Health Sciences, School of Medicine.
The Partnerships in Aging Program (PiAP) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) ended on June 30, 2024. The Office of the Provost determined that PiAP no longer fit with their strategies for campus centers and institutes.
What happened to PiAP's community partnerships?
• Community partnerships will continue through collaboration with the Community Practice Lab.
• The PiAP website was deactivated December 31, 2024. Resources were downloadable through that date.
What did PiAP do?
• PiAP facilitated university-community collaboration.
• PiAP helped develop priorities and initiatives related to aging.
• PiAP helped build creative solutions to cultivate communities and people who embrace aging.
Previous PiAP directors:
• Cherie Rosemond was the director of PiAP from January 2016 through February 2023.