Wednesday, the DREAM Council announced the 2024 recipients of the Walter B. Frommeyer Jr. Fellowship in Investigative Medicine Award and the PhD Career Development Award for Research at the annual Trainee Research Symposium keynote panel discussion. Each award was designed to promote mentored research and foster the development of outstanding junior and senior scientist. Congratulations to these incredible scientists.
Good News for March 08, 2024
Nusrat Jahan, M.D., Frommeyer Fellow
Assistant Professor, Hematology and Oncology
"Sexual Dysfunction in Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Observational Study."
Rouhin Sen, M.D., Frommeyer Fellow
Assistant Professor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology
"Cardiovascular disease, Access to care, and Rheumatic Disease activity In spondyloArthritis Cohorts (CARDIAC)"
Courtney Williams, DrPH, PhD Awardee
Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine
"Evaluating the implementation and impact of standard-of-care delivered oncology financial navigation."
Shah Hussain, Ph.D., PhD Awardee
Instructor, Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine
"A Ferret Model to Determine the Structural and Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Airway Loss in COPD."
CMRs Selected for 2025-2026 Academic Year
Drs. Sydney Blankenship, Thomas Ruli, Griffin Selch, and Katie Vickers have been appointed as the Chief Medical Residents for the 2025-2026 academic year. The selection process was highly competitive, with an outstanding pool of PGY-2 prospects.
Somerville Earns DEI Grant to Help Trainees "STAND UP"
Carlie Somerville, M.D., (Associate Professor, GIM) was awarded a Building Trust through Diversity, Health Care Equity, & Inclusion in Internal Medicine Training program grant to launch "STAND UP" a simulation-based learning tool that helps trainees address micro or macro aggression from patients.
Agarwal Presents at AST Summit
Gaurav Agarwal, M.D., (Associate Professor, Nephrology) was a finalist for the 2024 American Society of Transplantation Visionaries Challenge. He recently presented his work at the Cutting Edge of Transplantation Summit in Phoenix, Arizona.
Elliott Elected to AIM Council
Ladonna Elliott, MBA, (Division Admin, GI/Hep) was elected to the Administrators of Internal Medicine Council where she will promote excellence in the management of departments of internal medicine across the U.S. Congrats, Ladonna!
Lyas Discusses Treating Chronic Kidney Disease on UAB MedCast
Claretha Lyas, M.D., (Associate Professor, Nephrology) joined UAB MedCast to discuss the prevalence of chronic kidney disease, patient referrals, managing the condition, and the benefits of interdisciplinary treatment approaches.