The Sheps Center is proud to celebrate the graduation of the inaugural class of the AACOM Graduate Medical Education (GME) Development Fellowship. This milestone marks a significant step forward in strengthening the rural health workforce and expanding access to medical education in underserved communities. Developed in partnership with the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic… Read more »
Sheps Center researchers featured in The Well
ICYMI: The July 15, 2025 issue of THE WELL featured five Sheps Center researchers for their work to improve health care in rural areas. Read the article to learn more about the rural work Mark Holmes, PhD; Erin Fraher, PhD, MPP; Emily Hawes, PharmD, BCPS, CPP; Jacquie Halladay, MD, MPH; and Kristin Reiter, PhD are… Read more »
Sheps Center Provides Rural Hospital Financial Data to U.S. Senators
The Cecil G. Sheps Center received a request for rural hospital data from four U.S. Senators. In response, the Sheps Center provided data on indicators of financial vulnerability for rural hospitals across the country. Those indicators include whether Medicaid was a large payer and whether the hospital had three consecutive years of being nonprofitable. As part… Read more »
Mark Holmes named as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Affairs
The Sheps Center is proud to announce that Dr. Mark Holmes has been appointed as the Senior Associate Dean for Faculty and Staff Affairs at the Gillings School of Global Public Health. This esteemed position highlights Dr. Holmes’ exceptional leadership and his commitment to career development. Dr. Holmes has been a pivotal figure at the… Read more »
Mark Holmes named UNC Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy
Mark Holmes has been named the UNC Lambeth Distinguished Chair in Public Policy, a role that highlights his expertise and leadership in public health and policy. As the director of the Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC, Holmes is recognized for his contributions to health services research, focusing on improving healthcare systems and… Read more »
Cecil G. Sheps Centers’ Groundhogs Kick Off Intramural Soccer Season with Spirit and Determination
The newly-formed soccer team, the Groundhogs, representing the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, made a spirited debut in the spring 2024 UNC intramural season. Comprised of a unique blend of faculty, staff, and students, the team showcased the power of collaboration and resilience, even in the face of a significant age gap… Read more »
Dr. Mark Holmes testifies before US House addressing access to care for veterans in rural areas
Dr. Mark Holmes, director of the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, and the North Carolina Rural Health Research Center, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on January 11. The hearing, titled “Rural Access: Is VA Meeting All Veterans Where They Live?” aimed to assess the Department of Veterans Affairs’… Read more »
Dr. Mark Holmes speaks to WRAL on NC Medicaid Expansion and what that means for rural NC
Dr. Mark Holmes, Director of the Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Professor of Health Policy and Management, spoke to WRAL on Tuesday September 26, 2023 about the recent announcement that Medicaid expansion will be enacted December 1st of this year. He spoke to what this means for the state and how it… Read more »
Tyler Malone receives funding from Arnold Ventures to study rural hospital ownership patterns and effects
Tyler Malone, PhD, Investigator for the NC Rural Health Research Program in the UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research has received a two-year award from Arnold Ventures to study issues related to rural hospital ownership patterns and effects. Dr. Malone will lead a research team to study two projects. The first study is titled,… Read more »
New Research Provides County-Level ACA Eligibility Data, Highlights Enrollment Gaps
Rural Areas Continue to Face Lower ACA Enrollment Rates than Urban North Carolina A first-of-its-kind dashboard released this month spotlights county-level Affordable Care Act (ACA) eligibility and enrollment estimates along with outreach and enrollment event locations across North Carolina. The Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research at UNC-Chapel Hill created the tool to… Read more »
Sheps researcher Arrianna Planey offers insights on rural hospital closures
North Carolina Health News featured the work of the Sheps Center Rural Health Program Check out the published article on North Carolina Health News website. Excerpt of the article below: “What meaning should be made out of these shared characteristics? “I would not call [these findings] a coincidence,” said Arrianna Planey, a co-author of the Sheps… Read more »
How can we improve health and health care in rural America?
How can we improve health and health care in rural America? Mark Holmes, PhD Professor of health policy and management Director, UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research George Pink, PhD Humana Distinguished Professor of health policy and management Read the entire article here: How can we improve health and health care… Read more »
Mark Holmes appointed new director of the UNC Sheps Center for Health Services Research
The UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research is pleased to announce that Dr. George “Mark” Holmes has been appointed as the director of the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, one of the oldest and largest academic health services research centers in the United States. “With his record of… Read more »
Holmes receives 2015 Outstanding Researcher Award from the National Rural Health Association
Originally published April 8, 2015 by the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Mark Holmes, PhD, director of the Rural Health Research Program at UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and associate professor of health policy and management at the UNC-Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health, is the 2015… Read more »
Holmes receives UNC Hettleman Prize for Outstanding Achievement
Mark Holmes, PhD, is one of four UNC-Chapel Hill faculty to receive the Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement by Young Faculty. Holmes directs the Rural Health Research Program and co-directs the Healthcare Economics and Finance Program at the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. He is also associate professor of… Read more »
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