Annual Fiesta Ball Supports Young Cancer Investigators
Thanks to a Young Investigators’ grant provided by the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Young Supporters Board, Tiffany Carson, PhD (Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine) was able to successfully compete for NIH funding to explore colorectal cancer disparities.
Watch Carson’s Fox 6 Interview.
Lisa Willett Named President-Elect of APDIM
Lisa Willett, MD (Professor, General Internal Medicine) is President-Elect of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM), which is a part of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM). APDIM is the international organization of accredited internal medicine residency programs. The association represents program directors, associate and assistant program directors, core faculty, program administrators and coordinators, fellowship coordinators, and other key faculty and staff involved in the internal medicine residency program.
Read moreHeartbeat Project Provides Therapeutic Memorials for Patients
Heartbeat Project in the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, a former patient’s heartbeat was recorded, put to music, and incorporated into a song. Not only does having music therapy during treatment provide comfort for the patients, but through this innovative and encouraging program, family members may also have a lasting legacy to remember their loved one.
Thanks to a new music therapy initiative called the Read moreDOM Celebrates 5 New Endowed Faculty Positions
Congratulations to the five Department of Medicine faculty whose endowed chairs and professorships were approved at recent Board of Trustees meetings:
Martin Young, DPhil (Professor, Cardiovascular Disease) Jeanne V. Marks Chair in Cardiovascular Disease
Orlando Gutierrez, MD, MMsc (Associate Professor, Nephrology) Hilda B. Anderson Endowed Chair in Nephrology
Amit Gaggar, MD, PhD (Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care) Endowed Professorship in Airway Biology
Troy Randall, PhD (Professor, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) William J. Koopman Endowed Professorship in Immunology & Rheumatology
Stijn De Langhe, PhD (Professor, Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care) Endowed Professorship in Lung Development and Regeneration
Read moreSpecial Care Unit Reports Encouraging Outcomes
Since October 2016, the UAB Special Care Unit has employed a high touch and early mobilization strategy to wean patients from ventilators. Thanks to their hard work, led by Medical Director Tracy Luckhardt, MD (Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care), the ventilator wean rates now exceed the national average by 21%, and hospital readmissions have dropped significantly among these very complex patients. Kudos to the entire team for outstanding patient care efforts.
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