Ankit Bansal, rising MS3, helped accomplish two major changes at Equal Access Birmingham during the pandemic.
Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable, M.D., director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) at the National Institutes of Health, virtually presented "Diversity and Inclusion in Clinical Medicine in the Times of COVID" at the annual S. Rexford Kennamer Lecture.
Jonathan Dismukes, rising MS3 and MBA candidate, is a former co-director of the Senior Companionship Program (SCP) in the Office of Service Learning. He helped ramp-up the program over the past year, and pivoted to meet the needs of those the program serves.
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for Medicine, has been named president of the American Surgical Association.
Maternal mortality in Black and White: Seeking lifesaving solutions for an enduring disparity
Written by Charles Buchanan
Black/African American women are three times as likely to die in childbirth as white women. Maternal mortality builds upon other gaping disparities, like pre-existing conditions, social determinants of health, and access to care.
Alan Tita, M.D., Ph.D., has been named associate dean for Global and Women’s Health at the UAB School of Medicine.
Road to Accreditation Episode 3: Engaged Visioning for Medical Education
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
UAB students Tanya Correya and Matthew Hudson, MS1s, were recently selected for the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Fellowship.