Please join us in welcoming our incoming intern class! We are so proud to have these incredibly strong, academically talented interns joining our Residency Programs in June. Thank you for all of your help recruiting these new interns!
The Department of Pediatrics would like to introduce the inaugural Department of Pediatrics Staff Recognition Awards. These awards were created to honor staff members throughout the department for their contribution and commitment to the department's mission. Our staff are essential to making our department run, and this is an opportunity to show our appreciation.
Nora Switchenko, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology, has been selected for the first cohort of Pilot Project grantees for the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health.
The UAB Department of Pediatrics hosted the 7th Annual Pediatric Science Day Thursday, March 3, 2022 as an opportunity to illustrate research activities in the department and support collaboration between young investigators. Presentation topics included clinical research, basic/translational research, clinical case reports, and quality improvement.
Justin Schwartz, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, was announced as this year’s recipient of the CARES (Commitment to Autism Research, Education, and Service) Award at the 21st Annual Alabama Autism Conference during the event on Feb. 25, 2022.
The Russell Cunningham Memorial Research Program is an eight-week summer internship and research program for first-year Heersink School of Medicine Students. Based on the applications, two students will be selected and will work with faculty mentors from the Department of Pediatrics. Faculty mentor responsibilities include:
Kent Willis, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Neonatology, received the SSPR Young Faculty Award at the Southern Society for Pediatric Research (SSPR) Annual Meeting in New Orleans last weekend.
Children’s of Alabama and the Kaul Pediatric Research Institute (KPRI) are pleased to announce the 2021 awards. The major goal of the KPRI grant program is to allow investigators to obtain data that will advantage applications for additional extramural funding. This will bring new knowledge to the care of children, leverage the investment of the KPRI, and allow projects to be competitive for the very best science on the national stage. A second, but important, goal is to ensure that a dedicated funding source is available to unique segments of the pediatric research, education, and quality improvement enterprise.
Scott James, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, has been selected for the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Leadership Institute: Community of Leaders.