Student Insights: Which Birmingham neighborhood is right for you?
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Trying to decide where to live in Birmingham? Read the pros and cons of different neighborhoods from your future classmates
Student Insights: What should I do with the summer before med school?
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine NewsHear from Isabella Mak, UAB School of Medicine student. With her first year of medical school under her belt, she and her peers provide guidance as to what you should do before diving into medical school at UAB
Four medical students named in 2019-20 class of Alabama Schweitzer Fellows
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Four students from the UAB School of Medicine were named in the 2019-20 class of Alabama Schweitzer Fellows, a group of graduate students across the state who will spend the next year implementing service projects designed to address social factors that impact health.
Application for Designation as a UAB University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine NewsThe University-Wide Interdisciplinary Research Center (UWIRC) Program is recognized as one of UAB’s signature programs. The Program promotes outstanding interdisciplinary research across the spectrum of science and scholarship enhancing the development of partnerships across departments and schools.
Ravi Bhatia, M.D., has been named interim director of the O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center at UAB. Bhatia, who is the director of the UAB Division of Hematology and Oncology and has also served as deputy director of the O’Neal Cancer Center, is a globally known researcher and clinician.
Selwyn Vickers, M.D., FACS, senior vice president for Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine, has been named president-elect of the American Surgical Association (ASA). The ASA was founded in 1880 and is the nation's oldest and most prestigious surgical organization.
The commencement ceremony for the School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham is Saturday, May 18 in Bartow Arena, 617 13th St. South. Doors open at noon, and the ceremony begins at 1 p.m.
The UAB School of Medicine Huntsville Regional Medical Campus hosted its second annual Research Day April 9. Huntsville campus students, residents and staff presented 51 posters and nine oral presentations of research abstracts and clinical vignettes.