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M. Jacob Baggott will oversee new student health initiative to include primary care, counseling services and health promotion.

The SPA program is partnering with small communities in Alabama, Mississippi and Montana to help fill the gap in primary care.

UAB students matched with 77 institutions in 31 states; 40 percent will stay in Alabama.

The cross-disciplinary partnership received a renewal grant from the DentaQuest Foundation.

A UAB-led coalition will train, recruit and support health-care professionals from five regional centers to improve access to primary care.