Notes on Western North Carolina Birds

Characterization of Arboviral Disease in Western North Carolina

John Whitworth Wallace: Characterization of arboviral disease in western North Carolina (Under the direction of Steven R. Meshnick) La Crosse encephalitis (LACE) is the most commonly reported mosquito-borne illness in North Carolina, and the annual incidence of LACE in NC is among the highest in the nation—North Carolina accounts for 25% of all LACE cases reported to the Centers for Disease Con...

North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on the North Carolina Nursing Workforce (2004).

North Carolina is indeed fortunate to have avoided many of the extreme shortages of nurses reported in other states. Yet, there are important developments on the horizon that have the potential to cause such shortages. Taking action today to expand the production of new nurses, enhance their education, augment school-to-work transitions, and improve the nursing workplace environment can help re...

North Carolina State College,

Hands-On Experience for North Carolina Physicians

A THE EDITORS OF THIS journal planned this issue on managed care, I was asked to offer an article from my perspective regarding managed care and its evolution in North Carolina. I begin with my experience with Carolina Physicians Health Plan, later Healthsource North Carolina. One approach to this challenge would have been to describe the roles of an extensive list of physicians who played vita...

North Carolina medical legacy.

126 NCMJ vol. 76, no. 2 ncmedicaljournal.com To the Editor—The house pictured on the cover of the January 2015 issue of the NCMJ has a legacy in North Carolina medicine. It is the Caldwell home in Cataloochee, North Carolina. Cataloochee Valley was settled in 1814, with the first family being the Caldwells. The house was constructed in 1903–1906 by my great-great-uncle, Hiram Caldwell. His neph...