Deal served as senior vice president of Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine from October 1997 until October 2004.
The 2013 graduating class of the UAB School of Medicine continued a strong streak at Match Day, with 97 percent matching in a post-graduate position to continue their medical studies.
Faculty and administrators from across UAB, plus representatives from the students and the Birmingham community, will search for the next senior vice president and dean.
Primary care ranks in top 10 by U.S. News & World Report
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
The School of Medicine rose to No. 10 in the country in primary care, 34th in research.
Largely dismissed heart failure drug may help solve costly hospital problem
Written by Greg Williams
A UAB study is the first suggest that any drug can dramatically reduce the risk of 30-day, all-cause hospital admission among older heart failure patients.
The joint department formalizes a collaboration that began in 2009 when UAB created an undergraduate program in neuroscience.
Kenneth Saag, M.D., co-authored a review of five tests and treatments used in rheumatology that should be questioned and discussed between doctors and patients.
The program aims to find new ways to prevent significant, long-term health problems for high-risk pregnant women and newborns.