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Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a life-threatening event that can happen unexpectedly to anyone, including young individuals. Unlike a heart attack, SCA occurs when the heart suddenly stops functioning, leading to unconsciousness and cessation of breathing. It's crucial to recognize the signs, understand the risks, and be prepared to take action, especially in sports and other high-risk settings.
Heersink School of Medicine is proud to announce nine staff members have been selected as the inaugural Dean’s Excellence Awards for Staff winners.
UAB and the University Teaching Hospital/University of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia have collaborated on a project titled “Interventions to Reduce Infant Mortality and Morbidity in Low Resource Settings,” which has been continuously funded since 2003. The funding for the ongoing program has been competitively renewed for a seven-year term by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health.
Sara Gould, M.D., MPH, associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Camden Hebson, M.D., associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, were recently featured as experts on ESPN’s SportsCenter regarding athlete Bronny James’ recent cardiac arrest.
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Sixteen remarkable faculty members have been named winners of the 2023 Dean’s Excellence Awards for Faculty.
- department of medicine
- division of hematology and oncology
- division of general internal medicine
- department of surgery
- division of transplantation
- department of pediatrics
- division of pediatric emergency medicine
- division of pulmonary, allergy and critical care medicine
- department of pathology
- division of molecular and cellular pathology
- division of trauma and acute care surgery
- department of physical medicine and rehabilitation
- division of pediatric infectious diseases
- department of otolaryngology
- division of head and neck surgery
- department of obstetrics and gynecology
- division of women's reproductive healthcare
- department of radiology
Shaundra Blakemore, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has been awarded the junior faculty 2023 Dean’s Excellence Award for Mentorship.
Jennifer McCain, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, has been awarded the junior faculty 2023 Dean’s Excellence Award for Service.