THE POWER OF SCIENCE
MEETS THE ART OF MEDICINE
The UAB Heersink SOM MSTP provides a truly integrated MD-PhD training program for aspiring physician scientists. During the first 2-years of the program, our students take both a selection of medical school and graduate school courses concurrently. This approach allows our students to get a head start on their graduate courses, while also getting to know both their fellow MD and PhD classmates. Additionally, our MD-PhD students are highly involved in multiple aspects of the program. This includes acting as student advisors to the MSTP Directors, organizing the collaborative Annual Southeastern MD-PhD Symposium, advocating for representation, diversity, and inclusion in medicine and science, and planning applicant interviews.
By the Numbers
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UAB among first in Southeast to perform VenoValve® procedure
With this procedure, surgeons hope to find a treatment option for those with severe chronic venous insufficiency. -
Financial burdens exacerbated by COVID-19 affect health outcomes in BMT survivors
The study suggests that BMT survivors were more likely to be unable to afford basic necessities, and to defer medical care, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Like mother, like daughter: Shaws simultaneously earn master’s degrees in social work
Mother-daughter duo will walk together during the fall commencement ceremonies with Master of Arts degrees in social work. -
Osteoarthritis: Multi-ancestry analysis reveals novel genetic loci associated with the disease
The first large multi-ancestry genetics study of osteoarthritis, or OA, has found 10 novel OA-associated genetic loci, and results showed some of the OA-associated regions are robustly found in every population ancestry studied. -
Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama announces $1.275 million investment in Alabama-based breast cancer research
The funding will support 24 research projects at seven institutions in Alabama.
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