All month in September, the Road to Accreditation video series has focused on diving deeper into the changing landscape in medical education and how the School of Medicine is responding to it in order to successfully prepare students for residency and their careers.
Nguyen named chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Written by Mary Ashley Canevaro
Vu Nguyen, M.D., MBA, has been named chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the School of Medicine.
Educational Research & Innovations in Clinical & Health Sciences (ENRICH) Week, an annual conference for health educators, will have its 2021 slate of events Sept. 21-23.
Third-year medical student Abigail Kraus was recently awarded the 2021 AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship. The award will provide her a $5,000 stipend to support her while she conducts her research project titled “Defining the role of endothelin-1 in hyperoxia-induced kidney damage.”
Mugavero appointed co-director for the Center for Clinical and Translational Science
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
Michael Mugavero, M.D., MHSc, has been appointed a co-director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science.
In his latest podcast episode, Selwyn Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the School of Medicine, sat down with Irfan Asif, M.D., associate dean for Primary Care and Rural Health, to discuss wellness during National Wellness Month.
Latesha Elopre, M.D., MSPH, has been named assistant dean for Medical Education Diversity & Inclusion, a new position established in the UAB School of Medicine to support recruiting underrepresented medical students into UAB residency and fellowship programs and providing critical engagement and support for URIM trainees in the learning environment.
Sharon A. Spencer, M.D., professor in the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology, is the 2021 winner of the Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine. The award recognizes physicians at UAB who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to providing highly skilled and deeply compassionate medical care to their patients.