Associate Professor
Division of Preventive Medicine
Contact Information:
Medical Towers 625
1717 11th Avenue South
Birmingham, Alabama 35205
Phone: (205) 934-7608
Fax: (205) 934-7959
rdurant@uab.edu
Research Interests
Hospital use among minority patients with heart failure; Incorporation of community health works in chronic disease management for heart failure; Developing strategies to increase minority participation in clinical trials.
Educational Background
- Harvard School of Public Health, Masters of Public Health, 2003-2005
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, 1996-2000
- Howard University, Bachelor of Science in Biology, 1992-1996
Professional Activities
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
- 2003-2006 Massachusetts Medical Society
- 2003- Society of General Internal Medicine
- 2007- American Heart Association
- 2007- Mineral District Medical Society
COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES:
NATIONAL COMMITTEES
- 2005 Member, Health Policy Scientific Review Committee, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, 2005
- 2006 Member, Health Disparities Scientific Review Committee, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, 2006
- 2007 Member, Health Policy Scientific Review Committee, Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES:
University of Alabama School of Medicine
2007- Department of Medicine Junior Faculty and Fellows Advisory Group
EDITORIAL BOARDS:
2007- Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of the American Medical Association
2007 – Ad-hoc reviewer, Journal of General Internal Medicine
Awards
- 1995 Phi Beta Kappa, Howard University
- 2001 Finalist, National Associates Research Poster Competition, American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine
- 2007 American Heart Association 33rd Annual Ten-Day Seminar on the Epidemiology and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
- 2007 Charles Barkley Health Disparities Fund Award
- 2009 American Heart Association Council on Epidemiology and Prevention Minority Travel Grant