The School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion celebrated its second annual Diversity Fair with food, drinks and entertainment. The 2018 Diversity Fair welcomed approximately 700 guests from across UAB Medicine.
Submit federal grant applications early in case of government shutdown
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
There are two very important NIH grant deadlines—Feb. 12 and Feb. 16—to consider in case of another government shutdown. The NIH may reschedule grant deadlines or elect to have proposals wait for the next cycle.
Stefan Kertesz, M.D., M.Sc., associate professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Preventive Medicine, is the senior faculty winner of the Dean’s Excellence Award in Service.
New employee access line helps with UAB Medicine office visits and other services
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
UAB Medicine 4YOU is a service that provides dedicated appointment and nursing specialists to assist with access to office visits, UAB eMedicine, Urgent Care, myUABMedicine patient portal, LiveChat and more.
Portrait of former chair of Medicine unveiled before descendants and School leaders
Written by Jane Longshore
A portrait by artist Jay Wesley Jacobs of James Somerville McLester, M.D., LLD, was unveiled Jan. 18 in the main lobby of the UAB Community Health Services Building, the site where McLester’s primary care-focused practice formerly stood.
The Best Medicine Show, an annual philanthropic event highlighting UAB SOM students’ creative sides, is slated for Friday, Feb. 23. Proceeds from the event benefit Equal Access Birmingham, a student-run program that operates a free primary care clinic for the underserved.
Five faculty members in the UAB School of Medicine have been named the 2018 class of James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars, a program created to recognize the contributions of junior faculty and support the recruitment and retention of highly competitive scientists and physician-scientists.
Marianthe Grammas, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Medicine’s Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care, is a junior faculty winner of the Dean’s Excellence Award in Service.