UAB School of Health Professions Current News
Cytology professor elected president of national association
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Vivian Pijuan-Thompson, Ph.D., has been named president of the American Society of Cytotechnology (ASCT). She took over the role at the conclusion of the group’s annual meeting on April 21, 2013.
Physician Assistant faculty members pay it forward for the next generation
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Kara Caruthers, MSPAS, PA-C, will tell you she did not get to the place in her life right now all by herself. The Physician Assistant Studies assistant professor said she was fortunate to have parents that were very supportive of her going to college, but neither parent finished college.
Support SHP Jr. Advisory Board Event April 18
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Remember when you graduated from UAB? You finally made it through your exams and you made your parents proud by getting a job. Then it hits you, added expenses right after graduation that includes everything from buying professional attire to paying for certification exams and so on. Wouldn’t it have been great if someone had offered a scholarship to help pay for those professional development expenses? Now there is.Nutrition Sciences professor elected president of national organization
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Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences and associate director for cancer prevention and control at the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been elected president of the American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) during its Thirty-Seventh Annual Meeting in Memphis, Tenn. The ASPO is a multi-disciplinary society committed to serving as an advocate for cancer and control research. Surgical Physician Assistant program offering three options for workforce needs
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Because of the Affordable Care Act, the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Surgical Physician Assistant (SPA) degree program is adding options for students to better prepare them for workforce needs. Currently, all graduates from the SPA program can be employed in any setting; however, the program has a history of adding additional courses and clinical rotations in surgery, allowing students to be better prepared for surgical subspecialty when they graduate. Now the students will have the option to obtain additional clinical rotations in trauma or primary care. Earn CPE’s at Registered Dietitian Day
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Registered dietitians will have the opportunity to commemorate their profession and earn continuing education credits at the same time. The UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences and the Dietetic Internship is offering a seminar on Tuesday, March 27 from 9 – 11 a.m. in conjunction with the Sixth Annual Registered Dietitian Day.
Health Care Management Info Session March 8
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Yahoo said health care management is the number one degree employers’ love. It’s a degree you can earn at UAB while continuing to work so you can pursue a management position in the health care industry after graduation. Find out more about earning a bachelor’s degree in health care management at an info session on Friday, March 8 from noon-3 p.m. at the UAB Learning Resource Center room 104. Nutrition Sciences faculty member named 2013 UAB Outstanding Women Awards
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For the second year in a row, a UAB School of Health Professions woman is a recipient of the UAB Outstanding Women Awards. Barbara Gower, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences, has been named the receiver of “The Becky Trigg Outstanding Woman Faculty Member” award. A reception to honor Gower and the six other women will be held on Thursday, March 14.Incoming NMT, MT, SPA and PT students could receive scholarships
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HRSA scholarship recipients Elisa Cruz, Inquashia Shaw and Whitney Covington.Elisa Cruz is a first generation college graduate. Born and raised in Mexico by a single mom, Cruz learned from her responsibility, hard work, endurance and the aspirations to achieve her dreams. She’s following her dreams as a first-year surgical physician assistant student at UAB. While pursuing a graduate degree, Cruz has taken on more loans. Fortunately, she is one of several students in the School of Health Professions to receive a scholarship from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
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