The School of Medicine will host White Coat Ceremonies for the Class Entered in 2020 on Sunday, Aug. 1, and for the Class Entering in 2021 on Sunday, Aug. 15.

Shaila Handattu, Ph.D., was recently named executive director in the UAB School of Medicine Office of Research—a newly-created position that became effective on June 15.

This summer, MS2s Jessica Wu and Geoffrey Bostany are working on forward-thinking projects in the lab of Smita Bhatia, M.D., MPH, director of the Institute for Cancer Outcomes and Gay and Bew White Endowed Chair in Pediatric Oncology.

Six faculty members were selected as the 2021-2022 Clinical Skills Scholars, a group of clinical faculty selected for their excellence in teaching and clinical skills, who will teach and continuously develop the clinical skills of medical students
MS3 Ryan Wong talks with Christina Grabowski, Ph.D., associate dean for Admissions & Enrollment Management, on how the Admissions Committee uses holistic review to evaluate our medical school applicants.

Pittman CAMS made lasting impressions on medical giants for over four decades. As we prepare for the new Altec Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building, we honor the important place in UAB's history Pittman CAMS has had, as well as Dean James A. Pittman, Jr., M.D.—to whom the building was dedicated.

Four faculty members joined the Learning Communities program earlier this year as new mentors. In Part 1 of a Q&A with the new mentors, read what motivated Sherell Hicks, M.D., and  Pallavi Iyer, M.D., to join the program and why they feel the LCs are important to medical school.

Last winter, Azim Merchant, MS4, organized a Winter Coat Drive in Huntsville and donated over 450 pieces of winter clothing to Huntsville Community of Hope.

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