UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.Upon your arrival at orientation, you will be assigned to a Learning Community (LC) based on your clinical campus assignment. It’s like sorting students into Hogwarts houses, with your own mascot and faculty mentor! The LC program allows you to build stronger relationships with your classmates in a smaller group setting within a large class.
Vineeta Kumar, M.D., professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Nephrology, is one of two senior faculty winners for the Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching.
Stephanie Berger, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics, is one of two junior faculty winners for the Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching.
Steven Rowe, professor in the Department of Medicine's Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, & Critical Care Medicine, is one of two senior faculty winners for the Dean's Excellence Award in Research.
Adam Wende, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Pathology, is one of two junior faculty winners for the Dean's Excellence Award in Research.
Michael Barnett, M.D., MS, FAAP, FAAHPM, associate professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, is one of two junior faculty winners for the Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching.
At the UAB School of Medicine, we are committed to creating an inclusive environment that values the diversity of experiences, backgrounds, and interests that our students bring to our school each year. Let’s read about four of our current first year medical students and each of their reasons choosing UAB as an out-of-state student.
Christina Grabowski, Ph.D., associate dean of Admissions and Enrollment Management, will be holding two workshops where she will provide information to faculty and staff for mentoring pre-med students to prepare for the medical school admissions process.
Jaime McKinney, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Academic General Pediatrics, is the junior faculty winner for the Dean's Excellence Award in Diversity Enhancement.
The School of Medicine is looking for research laboratory sponsors to mentor students for the 2019 CORD Summer Science Research Internships for high school and community college students.