UAB Momentum in Medicine launches second year of program, includes 16 participants
Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro
The second year of UAB’s Momentum in Medicine program launched this month and includes 16 women across UAB Medicine and UAB Heersink School of Medicine.
The annual Educational Research & Innovations in Clinical & Health Sciences (ENRICH) Week features a poster session, keynote lecture and emerging educators workshop.
Caridi, Cox named winners of the Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine
Written by Tehreem KhanTheresa M. Caridi, M.D., associate professor of Radiology, and Daniel Cox, M.D., associate professor of Surgery, received the 2022 Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine in recognition of their excellence in patient care.
Will Brooks, Ph.D., has been named assistant dean for Preclinical Education in the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, a new position created to support the delivery of active and engaging instruction in the preclinical modules.
UAB transitions to race neutral kidney function test to help reduce burden of kidney disease in Black/African American communities
Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro
Heersink and UAB Medicine are working to reduce disparities by adopting a new recommended formula to assess kidney function—one that no longer includes race as a variable for kidney health—effective Thursday, Sept. 1.
Soroush Rais-Bahrami, M.D., MBA, will serve as interim chair of the Department of Urology, effective Oct. 1, 2022.
Looking at Heersink’s four new research focus areas, Part 4: Brain Health and Disease Across the Lifespan
Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro
As the Heersink School of Medicine grows, the leadership has defined four new research focus areas to grow over the next five to seven years. This part explores the last focus area, Brain Health and Disease Across the Lifespan.
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is ranked fifth in the nation according to U.S. News and World Report 2022-2023 Best Hospitals rankings.