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The Medical & Science Journalism Program at UNC is one of the nation's first master's programs of its kind. The program teaches skills needed to work as a practicing medical and science journalist across all media platforms.
The mission of the program is to educate journalists so that they can communicate the wonders and complexities of science and medicine to capture the imaginations of viewers, listeners and readers. Medical and science journalists provide a bridge between scientists and consumers.
Watch "Environmental Heroes," a half-hour TV documentary profiling individuals who have made extraordinary efforts to improve the environment. The student-produced show aired in February 2011 on North Carolina Public Television (UNC-TV). Click here for more information about the show.
"Environmental Heroes" is one of more than 30 reports produced by students in the UNC Medical & Science Journalism Program.
In December 2010 and 2011, students produced four reports on energy that aired on North Carolina Public Television. You can view the entire series that included video reports on
To view other award-winning medical, science and environmental TV reports, check out our TV Web page. Students also have published recent articles in The Scientist, Endeavors magazine and local publications.
Tom Linden, M.D., is director of the Medical & Science Journalism Program and Glaxo Wellcome Distinguished Professor of Medical Journalism in the school. Faculty from both the J-School and the Gillings School of Global Public Health teach required courses in the master's program. A number of distinguished guest lecturers also work with the program's students.
If you're interested in reading a new book that offers how-to tips for aspiring medical journalists, check out the "The New York Times Reader: Health & Medicine" (2011, CQ Press) by Dr. Linden. For more information about educational opportunities in medical journalism, read Dr. Linden's article, "Learning To Be a Medical Journalist," in Nieman Reports. You can also read an essay by Dr. Linden in the journal Electronic News about ethical issues raised by television doctors reporting on the Haitian earthquake.
