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New Research Faculty Introduction
The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research introduces new faculty members, January-August 2021 -
$100 million in gifts to transform UAB School of Medicine
Record $95 million Heersink lead gift to advance strategic growth and biomedical innovation. -
Study in health care workers shows mRNA COVID-19 vaccines work
The study followed 5,000 health care workers in high risk environments for COVID-19. -
UAB Hospital-Highlands Emergency Department designated as first Level 1 Geriatric ED in the Southeast
UAB Hospital is home to the only accredited geriatric ED in Alabama, the first one in the Southeast and the 17th Level 1 geriatric ED in the world. -
Toxicologist unravels the dangerous medical mystery of ZaZa, Alabama’s 'gas-station dope'
When use of an obscure antidepressant exploded across the state, William Rushton, M.D., who directs UAB’s medical toxicology program and the state’s poison control hotline, began an investigation that led the Alabama Department of Public Health to halt sales. -
Meet the new Learning Community Mentors: Part 1
Four faculty members joined the Learning Communities program earlier this year as new mentors. In Part 1 of a Q&A with the new mentors, read what motivated Sherell Hicks, M.D., and Pallavi Iyer, M.D., to join the program and why they[…] -
Elie named chair of Department of Emergency Medicine
Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D., has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine. -
8 grants awarded to promote innovative teaching
The proposals, which support new approaches to instruction and learning in a team environment, reflect the "incredible diversity of creative scholarship" at UAB. -
9/11 brings changes to state’s disaster preparedness plans
UAB medical professionals who were in New York on 9/11 when the World Trade Center was attacked remember that day and the lessons learned.
