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Ousted Blue Cross CEO still eligible to treat UNC Hospitals children after charges

Details emerged publicly last month regarding the arrest of Patrick Conway this past summer, when he drunkenly crashed his vehicle into a tractor trailer while his two young daughters were in the backseat. Conway, who was CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina at the time, stepped down at the urging of the his company's trustees amid the public backlash. However, the incident hasn't cost Conway all opportunities in the health industry. Despite his currently-pending charges, which include DWI and misdemeanor child abuse, Conway still "has privileges and works occasional shifts" at UNC Hospitals' N.C. Children's Hospital, and it's unclear if his pediatrician privileges will face any impact from the arrest.

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Brother and sister Robert Johnson (left) and Debra Johnson (right) pose together after the UNC School of Social Work's lecture 'Parenting Black Boys in America.' 

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Blood of Women

Manuela De Leonardis poses with her book ‘The Blood of Women: Traces of Red on White Cloth’ after her lecture at the FedEx Global Education Center.

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Blood of Women

Manuela De Leonardis poses with her book ‘The Blood of Women: Traces of Red on White Cloth’ after her lecture at the FedEx Global Education Center.

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