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UAB Medicine leadership programs celebrate more than 100 participants
In the last several years, UAB Medicine and Heersink School of Medicine have worked to bring leadership development to faculty and staff through the UAB Medicine Institute for Leadership and Momentum in Medicine programs. -
UAB experts explain why advance care planning is important and how to get started
Healthcare Decisions Day is April 16, and UAB experts are providing recommendations for how to get started with advance care planning. -
Buford named associate dean for Research
Thomas W. Buford, Ph.D., has been appointed associate dean for Research in the Heersink School of Medicine, effective April 1, 2023. -
Heartbeat in a bottle: UAB nurse creates keepsake to support grieving families
To help families cherish the loving memory of their dear ones, a UAB nurse started her “Heartbeat in a Bottle” initiative to give families a unique way to remember the loved ones they have lost. -
Black Christian patients are less likely to receive their preferred end-of-life care. Researchers hope change that.
UAB researchers have published an article demonstrating how the term “aggressive care,” used loosely by clinicians to describe care that can negatively impact quality of life for patients with serious illness, is often used to inappropriately label the preferences of[…] -
Hear from UAB Medicine employees for “StoryPower: Here & Now” on Nov. 30
Hear personal tales of heartbreak and loss, tenderness and pain, and hope and reconciliation for the fourth annual StoryPower, presented by UAB Arts in Medicine. -
Harbert Institute honors Innovation Award winners, inducts first UAB class of National Academy of Inventors members
At their annual Innovation Awards, UAB’s Bill L. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship celebrated innovators from all corners of campus for their accomplishments, inventions and ingenuity. -
Boockvar Named Director for the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care
Kenneth (Ken) Boockvar, M.D., M.S., will serve as our next Director of the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care and Director, Integrative Center for Aging Research, effective December 1, 2022, pending Provost approval. Dr. Boockvar will also serve the[…] -
Four residency program staff leaders certified by national GME training organization
Four staff leaders from UAB residency programs were recently awarded certification from the Training Administrators for Graduate Medical Education (TAGME). -
Faculty honored at 2021 Argus Awards ceremony
Medical students honored their outstanding mentors, professors, courses, and course directors at the annual Argus Awards Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 5.