Displaying items by tag: department of family and community medicine

Worried about how you will manage life changes brought on by coronavirus? Hear from a UAB doctor — and parent — how she is planning to do it.
Birmingham’s professional soccer team, Legion FC, is gearing up for the 2020 season, and UAB Sports Medicine is there to keep them healthy and on the field.
Researchers will study innovative strategies to better engage populations most at risk, most vulnerable, and least likely to have access to eye care to detect and manage glaucoma and other eye diseases in community-based settings.
Children in the afterschool program at the Campus of Hope at Marks Village are learning to be “Healthy Happy Kids” through a six-week childhood obesity prevention program.
The scholars come from a range of backgrounds with various educational interests, including medicine, nursing, dentistry, pharmacology, social work and education.
Smart fitness devices like watches or apps may help some people lose weight; but before you buy, make sure you understand how it works and if you are the right candidate for this technology.
Chandler Stisher, a fourth-year medical student, will serve as the student representative for one year.
Michael Faircloth, M.D., will take over for Cindy Selleck, Ph.D., who has served as the director since 2012.
Facing a looming shortfall of primary care physicians in Alabama, a new UAB and Cahaba Medical Care program will train medical residents with a focus on underserved urban and rural communities.
The new chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine comes to UAB from the Greenville Health System and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
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