Kendra Carter
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As a communications director in the UAB School of Medicine, Carter leads and executes communications strategy in medical education and for the school’s regional campuses in Huntsville and Montgomery.
Before joining UAB in 2013, Carter worked as a staff writer at Alabama newspapers for 5 years, then shifted her career focus from journalism to communications and public relations. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Auburn University and a master’s degree in public administration from UAB.
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, senior vice president for Medicine and dean of the UAB School of Medicine, has been named to the prestigious Association of American Physicians.
The Departments of Medicine and Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology, along with the Division of Nephrology and Nephrology Research and Training Center will host a celebration of life to honor James A.Schafer, Ph.D., professor emeritus and longtime UAB faculty member, who passed away earlier this year.
The School of Medicine will host a wellness lecture Tuesday, April 25 as part of UAB Staff Appreciation Week, planned for April 24-28.
The winners of the 2017 UAB School of Medicine art show will be announced at a reception beginning at 5 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, in The Edge of Chaos.
Vladimir Parpura, M.D., Ph.D., professor in the Department of Neurobiology, was elected president of the American Society for Neurochemistry.
Adrienne Lahti, M.D.,and Nina Kraguljac, M.D., were named the recipients of the 2017 Kempf Fund Award for Research Development in Psychobiological Psychiatry for their research efforts in schizophrenia.
The 2017 graduating class of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine celebrated another successful Match Day on Friday, March 17. With 98 percent of students matching into residency positions, UAB students will continue their medical education at 75 institutions in 29 states across the country.