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Carolyn Sears Avery

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics
3116 N. Duke St., Durham, NC 27704
3116 N. Duke St, Durham, NC 27704

Overview


Academic interests in health-related social needs, health care value, alternative payment models, resident education

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2022 - Present Pediatrics, Medicine/Pediatrics, Pediatrics
Associate Professor in Medicine · 2022 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine

Recent Publications


Addressing food insecurity: a paediatric academic advocacy collaborative quality initiative.

Journal Article BMJ Open Qual · May 13, 2025 OBJECTIVE: This quality improvement (QI) initiative aimed to address food insecurity (FI) by improving FI identification and referral to food assistance programmes for the families served by the eight paediatric academic institutions in North and South Car ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Implementation of NCCARE360, a Digital Statewide Closed-Loop Referral Platform to Improve Health and Social Care Coordination: Evidence from the North Carolina COVID-19 Support Services Program.

Journal Article N C Med J · March 2024 INTRODUCTION: Efforts to improve population health by being responsive to patients' social and economic conditions will benefit from care models and technologies that assess and address unmet social needs. In 2019, NCCARE360 launched in North Carolina as t ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


North Carolina Integrated Care for Kids Model

Public ServiceProject Director · Awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 2020 - 2026

Carolinas Collaborative 2.0: Strengthening Support for Vulnerable Families

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Academy of Pediatrics · 2020 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


Yale University, School of Medicine · 2009 M.D.
Yale University, School of Medicine · 2009 M.H.S.