SHP R&I Grant Resources
Feel like you have too little time and too much stress? We are here to provide you with support.
New to conducting research or lost in the process? We are here to provide you with guidance.
We understand that research is a critical part of your role as a faculty member. That being said, the research environment is constantly changing and successfully securing funding opportunities can be challenging. We understand and are here for you.
Brainstorming Ideas
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Do you have a grant topic in mind that needs a little finessing? Would you like to talk through your ideas to make sure you’re going in the right direction? SHP-R&I is here to answer your questions and support you on your grant submission journey.
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . - Have other grant-related questions? Contact us, and we’ll help you get answers.
- Looking for resources? Click here for helpful information.
- Are you junior/early-career research faculty? Click here for our REACH program
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Questions as You Prepare to Submit?
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like help with any of the following:- Specific aims review.
- Hiring an editor.
Want to talk budget?
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Proposal Due Calculator
Sponsor Due Date
Declare Intent to Submit Grant Proposal
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OSP Due Date
SHP R&I will submit to OSP.
At least a month before your grant is due to NIH or any other external funding agency, please declare your intent to submit here. A member of our team will reach out to you within two business days to confirm your grant submission timeline and will provide a list of required documents and relevant templates. We will work with you closely to help prepare your budget documents for submission and will serve as your liaison with OSP.
Note: The proposal due date calculator above displays OSP deadline as well, so you don’t have to check their website separately. We will work with OSP so you do not have to directly contact them.
R01 Guidance Summary
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Here are guidelines for NIH R01 submission, multidisciplinary studies (R01 Clinical Trial Optional).
Application Components
Click the button below for a PDF with general guidelines of NIH R01 appclication components. Please refer to the specific Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for specific instructions.
General Information
Project Period
- The maximum project period is five years.
Budget
- Direct Cost Limit: $500,000 per year
- Indirect Cost Rate: 48.5 percent (48.5%) MTDC for On-Campus Research
- Cost Share: Not Required
Submitting to SHP–R&I
- Only submit final versions of required items (excluding the budget).
- Please submit required items upon completion. Do not submit at the deadline.
- Additional items may be requested throughout the application.
Post Submission
- After you submit, you will receive a series of emails from the OSP Officer. Feel free to check the assembled application in eRA Commons.
- When you receive your Summary Statement from the sponsor, please forward to Yang Wang via email:
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General Formatting
- Font Type: Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia.
- Font Color: Black.
- Font Size: 11-point or larger.
- Symbols: May be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; font size requirement still applies.
- Figures, Graphs, Diagrams, Charts, Tables, Figure Legends, and Footnotes: May be a smaller font, but must still be black color.
- Margins: At least one-half (1/2) inch at the top, bottom, left and right.
- Header and Footer: Do not include any information in the header or footer of the attachments. The header and footer will be system-generated.
- Application: Must be submitted by the OSP Officer via ASSIST by 5:00 pm central time on the due date.
- ASSIST ID: 0000000 https://public.era.nih.gov/assist
- SHP R&I stands for School of Health Professions Office of Research & Innovation
- You may follow this link to the Application Form Instructions NIH website for a detailed submission guide.
Managing Your Award
Please inform Jill Meredith upon notification of your grant award. SHP R&I will work with you to confirm/update your budget and have the award processed by OSP. OSP will send the finalized award to Grants & Contracts Accounting to have an account created. SHP R&I will distribute the account number to the PI and others as needed, add any applicable effort, and initiate any funded subawards.
SHP R&I post-award administrators will monitor your account to ensure expenditures are accurate and spending is on track as budgeted. We will send out account summaries and projections quarterly, and we are available to meet as needed. We will inform you of upcoming progress reports and/or extension due dates.
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SHP R&I is here to help you throughout the grant process, including providing the following services post-award:
- Subaward amendments and renewals
- Subaward payment processing and tracking
- Rebudgeting requests
- Cost transfer requests
- Just-in-time requests
- Other Support document development
Here are links to sample Word Documents to help with post-award guidance:
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Helpful Links
SHP Research Day
Friday, April 10, 2026
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Agenda
9:15 a.m. - Welcome
9:30 to 11:00 a.m. - Student Talks A: 12 minute talks
- Carolyn Hollans (mentor: Robert Sorge)
- Sadegh Mojaradir (mentor: David Morris)
- Michael Canfield (mentor: Peter Morris)
- Amelia Fouts (mentor: Paula Chandler-Laney)
- Sandra DeMaria (mentor: Katie Hutto)
- Gus Roveri (mentor: Katie Gibbs)
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. - Poster Session A
Master's Students
2 - Grace Endress, 4 - Daoyue Tang, 6 - Mauren Arreaga, 8 - Ajinkya Gaikwad, 10 - Ziyad Alhanthal , 12 - Emily Gains, 14 - Izabella Dente, 16 - Triky Tran.
PhD Students
2 - Megan Word, 4 - Amani Assiry, 6 - Emily Pounds, 8 - Talal Alshammari, 10 - Phuong Quach, 12 - Omer Faruq.
Undergraduate Students
2 - Win Brock, 4 - Alexa Smith, 6 - Kierra Broadway, 8 - Quydan Ly, 10 - James Harville, 12 - Miriam Chavez Ibarra, 14 - Sheridan Nelson, 16 - Joshua Boykin, 18 - Hayden Hold.
Noon to 1:30 p.m. - Lunch
1:00 to 2:30 p.m. - Poster Session B
Master's Students
1 - Destini Elston, 3 - Jennifer Aragon, 5 - Atticus Higgs, 7 - Mary Hodgin, 9 - Aleena McGhee, 11 - Lyndon Trimble, 13 - Jamison Hanley, 15 - Raven Horn.
PhD Students
1 - Meghan Taylor, 3 - McKenna Tharpe-Carter, 5 - Osayamen Igunma, 7 - Miles Hardy, 9 - Bre McDonald, 11 - Yuni Kang, 13 - Osayamen Igunma.
Undergraduate Students
1 - Penelope Robin, 3 - Jennifer Trent, 5 - Madison Johnson, 7 - Christopher Chen, 9 - Shayley Vogelaar, 11 - Nicholas Barron, 13 - Ashna Rethna, 15 - Jia Ali, 17 - Lauren Moll, 19 - Abdul Mohammad.
2:45 to 3:30 p.m. - Student Talks B: 3 minute talk, 2 minute Q&A
- Bailey Richard (mentor: Tera Webb)
- Charlotte Long (mentor: Tera Webb)
- Hannah Eady (mentor: Alicia Gomes)
- Hadeel Alghanim (mentor: Matthew Ithurburn)
- Alanis Stansberry (mentor: Gareth Dutton)
- Gretchen Hoelscher (mentor: Paula Chandler-Laney)
3:30 p.m. - Awards and Closing
Questions?
For more information, please contact Samantha Giordano-Mooga, Ph.D., director of SHP Undergraduate Research, at
Past Research Day Winners
2023
PhD and Postdoc
- Outstanding Abstract: Shanequa Roscoe
- Outstanding Poster: Marian Yurchishin
Master's and Clinical Doctorates
- Outstanding Abstract: Sadie Hare
- Outstanding Poster: Kylie Blue
Undergraduates
- Outstanding Abstract: Natalie Moon, Khai Thompson, and Yesenia Villanueva
- Outstanding Poster: Lauren Briggs
2022
Best Abstract
- Doctoral: Katie Couch
- Masters: Jackson Pettus
- Undergraduate: Kylie Blue, Zoe Koppersmith
Best Posters: Doctoral
- First Place: Saleh Alhirsan
- Second Place: Leandra Durham
Best Posters: Master's
- First Place: Rachel Adams, Dana Quintero-Rodriguez
- Second Place: Zainab Bhagat
Best Posters: Undergraduate
- First Place: Morgan Skye Sutton, Mackenzie Street
- Second Place: Steve Otero
SHP Office of Research and Innovation
In the SHP Office of Research & Innovation, we are dedicated to providing you the resources you need to successfully produce and submit a winning grant application. If you are ready to start the process, click on the "Declare Your Intent to Submit" button below and fill out the intent to submit form.
If you are just starting out, click on the "Learn About Grant Development" button below. You’ll find information about our REACH program for junior and early-career research faculty, a step-by-step guide to starting the grant submission process, available faculty grants and travel awards, upcoming events, helpful OSP links, and more. We also invite you to schedule an appointment with us to brainstorm grant ideas, talk about collaborations, learn about available editorial help, discuss your budget, or address other research-related questions.
If you’ve successfully submitted a grant proposal and received your Notice of Award, congratulations! Click on the "Managing Your Award" button below for information about what comes next.
Ritu Aneja, Ph.D., Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
For booking meetings with anyone in the R&I team,
Research Spotlights
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SHP Faculty Grants
The SHP Faculty Grant call for applications is open!
Submit an Application
Submit an application, as a single PDF, via email with a subject line: SHP RESEARCH PILOT or SHP EDUCATION INNOVATION GRANT – (PROJECT LEADER LAST NAME) to:
Thank you,
Office of Associate Dean for Research and Innovation
Available Grants
Interdisciplinary Research Pilot Grant
This grant will provide funding for SHP faculty, particularly those who need assistance in developing a major research project that will ultimately enhance their national reputation and that of their department and the school through development of future grant proposals, scholarly publications, and presentations. All funded projects must include faculty from at least two different SHP departments (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, or Health Services Administration). Multiple principal investigator (MPI) projects should help address complex societal issues and medical challenges by coalescing ideas, methods, technologies, and expertise from different disciplines.
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Terms of Grant
- Number of Awards: Up to two grants will be awarded annually.
- Length of award: Up to two years.
- Total award amount: Up to $50,000 will be awarded based on the merit and needs of the grant application.
- Final report: Awardees must provide a 15-minute oral presentation to SHP faculty at an SHP Town Hall meeting on the results of the project at the conclusion of the award period, including their proposal for future extramural funding.
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Eligibility
- Faculty in any SHP department with new research ideas, those establishing new collaborations, and/or those needing more preliminary data to be competitive for externally funded grants are eligible to apply.
- Projects must include faculty from at least two different SHP departments (Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, Nutrition Sciences, and Health Services Administration)
- Previous awardees of the SHP pilot grant mechanism (within the last three years) are not eligible.
- Faculty are expected to be working toward an identified externally funded grant mechanism.
- The contact principal investigator (PI) on the application must have a primary appointment in a SHP department.
- At least one additional MPI must have a primary appointment in a different SHP department to meet the interdisciplinarity requirement.
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General Criteria
This is an inclusive award whereby acceptable research areas in alignment with the mission of SHP include, but are not limited to, biobehavioral health–related research, rehabilitation research, clinical research, epidemiological or health-services research, and basic science research.
- Proposals will be scored based on significance, innovation, impact, and scientific approach in alignment with NIH scoring criteria.
- Priority will be given to projects that have the potential to make a substantial impact on the scientific field and the career development of junior faculty through the interdisciplinary efforts of the MPIs from multiple SHP departments.
- Senior investigators may apply if they are moving in a new direction through a team science approach.
- Successful research proposals will demonstrate a clear pursuit of external funding directly resulting from this application.
- Applicants will be advised to apply to other internal grant mechanisms if there are more topic-relevant funding opportunities available elsewhere on campus.
- Applications from junior faculty are encouraged to include a mentor or a collaborator who is senior-level faculty (at minimum tenured associate professor or equivalent).
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Application Instructions
- Use the Research Pilot Grant Requirements (PDF) to complete the application.
- Use 11-point Arial font and 0.5-inch margins (i.e., NIH formatting).
- Email applications as a single PDF with the subject line: SHP RESEARCH PILOT GRANT – [PROJECT LEADER LAST NAME] to
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Letters of support from the department chairs (one from each SHP department represented on the team), mentors, and collaborators (who are part of the team) are required to ensure the successful completion of research projects.
- A brief description of your research and future grant submission plans (K or R grant mechanism and name of funding agency or a particular RFA you have identified) is required to assess the feasibility of impact through this pilot award. See next page for more details under the “Research proposal” section.
Education Innovation Grant
This grant will provide an award of up to $15,000 for one year. Award recipients will be SHP faculty who are developing new approaches, strategies, technology, and student experiences to enhance student learning, creativity, productivity, and cognitive skills.
2026 Winners
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Abebaw Yohannes (Research Pilot)
Abebaw Yohannes
The winner of the 2026 SHP Research Pilot award was Abebaw Yohannes, MSc, PhD, Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. His project is titled “The Feasibility of a Supervised Telehealth Exercise Program for Patients with COPD, Moderate-to-Severe Dyspnea and Depression.” The total award is $50,000.
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Chris Eidson (Education Innovation)
Chris Eidson
One of the winners of the 2026 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Chris Eidson, PhD, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Assosciate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy. The title of his project is “Enhancing Interprofessional Teamwork and Service-Learning in the We Can Do It (WCDI) Course through Photovoice Activities.” Total amount of the grant is $11,050.
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Christine Loyd (Education Innovation)
Christine Loyd
A co-winner of the 2026 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Christine Loyd, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences. The title of her project with Tyler Wright is “Using Hand-Held Molecular Models Across the BMD Curriculum to Support Mastery of Structure-Function Learning Outcomes.” Total amount of the grant is $15,000.
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Tyler Wright (Education Innovation)
Tyler Wright
A co-winner of the 2026 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Tyler Wright, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences. The title of his project with Christine Loyd is “Using Hand-Held Molecular Models Across the BMD Curriculum to Support Mastery of Structure-Function Learning Outcomes.” Total amount of the grant is $15,000.
2025 Winners
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Monica Aswani (Research Pilot)
Monica Aswani
One of the winners of the 2025 SHP Research Pilot award was Monica Aswani, DrPH, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration. Her project is titled: “Effects of Section 1115 Waivers to Eliminate Retroactive Medicaid Eligibility.” The total award is $20,000.
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Cátia Martins (Research Pilot)
Cátia Martins
One of the winners of the 2025 SHP Research Pilot award was Cátia Martins, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences. Her project is titled: “Ketogenic diets for weight loss maintenance: Impact on energy expenditure and appetite in individuals with obesity.” The total award is $20,000.
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Laurie Malone (Research Pilot)
Laurie Malone
One of the winners of the 2025 SHP Research Pilot award was Laurie Malone, PhD, Associate Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy. Her project is titled: “Exploring Perspectives of Adults After Stroke Regarding Access to and Engagement in Community Greenspace Using Photovoice Methodology Guided by the Social Ecological Model.” The total award is $20,000.
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Jessica Denton (Education Innovation)
Jessica Denton
One of the winners of the 2025 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Jessica Denton, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences. The title of her project is “Development of a Novel Virtual, Case-based Shadowing Experience for Prospective Genetic Counseling Students.” Total amount of the grant is $7,500.
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Leandra Celaya (Education Innovation)
Leandra Celaya
One of the winners of the 2025 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Leandra Celaya, MSc, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration. The title of her project is “Developing a high reliability certificate program to expand interprofessional continuing education offerings in SHP.” Total amount of the grant is $7,500.
2024 Winners
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Harshavardhan Singh (Research Pilot)
Harshavardhan Singh
The winner of the 2024 SHP Research Pilot award was Harshavardhan Singh, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy. His project is titled: “Feasibility and response of loaded high intensity circuit training (LOHIC) on dynamic balance in adolescents with cerebral palsy.” The total award is $25,000.
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Erin Blanchard (Education Innovation)
Erin Blanchard
One of the winners of the 2024 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Erin Blanchard, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Services Administration. The title of their project is “Examining stress response in Physician Assistant students using virtual reality simulation.” Total amount of the grant is $6,800.
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Samantha Giordano-Mooga (Education Innovation)
Samantha Giordano-Mooga
One of the winners of the 2024 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Samantha Giordano-Mooga, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences. The title of her project is “Developing undergraduate resilience to increase retention of future healthcare workers.” Total amount of the grant is $5,900.
2023 Winners
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Alexandra Evancho (Junior Faculty Grant)
Alexandra Evancho
Co-Investigators: Keith McGregor and Jamie Tyler
Title: Enhancing Neurorehabilitation with Neuromodulation for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease
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Seung-Yup (Joshua) Lee (Interdisciplinary Collaborative Grant)
Seung-Yup (Joshua) Lee
Co-Investigators: Bunyamin Ozaydin, Leslie Hayes, Steven Howard, Jane Banaszak-Holl
Title: Data-Driven Decision Support to Proactively Prioritize Diabetes Cases in the Face of a Staffing Shortage
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Megan Carpenter (Education Innovation)
Megan Carpenter
Title: Preparing Students for Interprofessional Service Learning for Clients with Traumatic Brain Injury
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Elizabeth Wylie (Education Innovation)
Elizabeth Wylie
Title: Preparing Students for Interprofessional Service Learning for Clients with Traumatic Brain Injury
2022 Winners
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Abdulaziz Ahmed (Junior Faculty Research)
Abdulaziz Ahmed
The winner of the 2022 SHP Junior Faculty award was Abdulaziz Ahmed, PhD. Assistant Professor in Health Services Administration. Dr. Ahmed’s project is titled: “A machine learning framework for addressing emergency department over-crowding problem”. The total award is $25,000.
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Wei Li (Outstanding Collaborative Unit)
Wei Li
One of the winners of the 2022 SHP Outstanding Collaborative Unit award is Wei Li, PhD. Associate Professor in Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences' Physician Assistant Studies program. The title of their project is “Differentiating Alzheimer’s disease from healthy subjects using plasma elemental profile.” Total amount of the grant is $25,000.
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Muhammad Maqbool (Outstanding Collaborative Unit)
Muhammad Maqbool
One of the winners of the 2022 SHP Outstanding Collaborative Unit award is Muhammad Maqbool, PhD. Associate Professor in Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences' Health Physics program. The title of their project is “Differentiating Alzheimer’s disease from healthy subjects using plasma elemental profile.” Total amount of the grant is $25,000.
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Tino Unlap (Outstanding Collaborative Unit)
Tino Unlap
One of the winners of the 2022 SHP Outstanding Collaborative Unit award is Tino Unlap, PhD. Associate Professor in Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences' Biotechnology program. The title of their project is “Differentiating Alzheimer’s disease from healthy subjects using plasma elemental profile.” Total amount of the grant is $25,000.
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Valley McCurry (Education Innovation)
Valley McCurry
One of the winners of the 2022 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Valley McCurry, PhD, MBA, OTR/L, Assistant Professor in Occupational Therapy. The title of their project is “Interprofessional acute care hospital simulation-based learning activity.” Total amount of the grant is $16,000.
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Tara Pearce (Education Innovation)
Tara Pearce
One of the winners of the 2022 SHP Education Innovation Grant is Tara Pearce, PT, DHS, Associate Professor in Physical Therapy. The title of their project is “Interprofessional acute care hospital simulation-based learning activity.” Total amount of the grant is $16,000.
2021 Winners
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Haiyan Qu (Outstanding Collaborative Unit)
Haiyan Qu
The winner of the 2021 SHP Outstanding Collaborative Unit Grant Award was Dr. Haiyan Qu from the Department of Health Services Administration. Dr. Qu’s project is titled “Development of a Home-Based Multimodal Prehabilitation Program for Potential Liver Transplant Candidates.” Dr. Qu will provide an update of her progress at a spring, 2022 SHP Town Talk.
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Matthew Ithurburn (Junior Faculty Research)
Matthew Ithurburn
The winner of the 2021 SHP Junior Faculty Research award was Dr. Matthew Ithurburn from the Dept. of Physical Therapy. Dr. Ithurburn’s project is titled: “Temporal Associations Between Daily Physical Activity and Daily Pain in Individuals with Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: A Pilot Study.” Dr. Ithurburn recently accepted a position as Director of Clinical Research at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham and was unable to complete the project at UAB. However, we know he will be doing great research in his new position.
Meet Us at the 2020 University of Georgia Health Professions Fair
If you are attending the 2020 University of Georgia Health Professions Fair we look forward to meeting you and telling you more about our excellent graduate programs in the UAB School of Health Professions.
The UAB School of Health Professions is the fastest growing school at UAB and one of the largest health professions schools in the nation. With 20+ programs and 40+ offerings at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels, our students have the opportunity to develop skills and expertise in some of healthcare’s most challenging and rewarding fields. Our programs are ranked among the best in the nation, including our #1 ranked Master of Science in Health Administration Program according to U.S. News & World Report.
Featured SHP Programs
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SHP Graduate Programs
UAB offers Master and Doctorate level studies in all five departments of the UAB School of Health Professions. Find more information about our departments:
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SHP Undergraduate Programs
Biomedical Sciences
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences (BMD) program prepares you for health-related graduate and professional study, or for entry into one of the fastest growing occupational sectors. The program includes coursework in physiology, pharmacology, clinical biochemistry, medical microbiology and immunology, plus the pathological basis of disease, includes six elective courses that you choose based on your individual health-related educational track.
Healthcare Management
The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management will prepare you to make a difference in the health care delivery process. Our program has four tracks: Clinical Manager, General Manager, Pre-Professional, and Long-Term Care Administration, that will provide you vital industry knowledge and job skills that are critical to work as a mid-level manager in all types of health care organizations.
This degree is available through traditional (on-campus), online, and blended (online and on-campus) offerings
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SHP Minors
The UAB School of Health Professions offers four minors that can complement and enhance what you will learn in your major courses. We offer minors in the following areas:
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Biomedical Sciences Minor
The Minor in Biomedical Sciences is ideal for students outside of the BMD major who are interested in preparing for future study in medicine and the health professions.
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Healthcare Management Minor
The minor in Health Care Management UAB will prepare you with the knowledge to understand the U.S. healthcare delivery system.
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Health Information Management Minor
The minor in Health Information Management helps prepare students for this aspect in a health-related career by providing a broad overview of health informatics and health information technology (IT).
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Nutrition Minor
The minor in Nutrition Sciences from UAB will give you an understanding of health education, nursing, public health, medical research, and community health.
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Biomedical Sciences Minor
Connect With Us Today
If you are interested in learning more about programs in the UAB School of Health Professions please contact Wendy Scripps at 205-934-5974 or
Meet us at the 2019 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students
If you are attending the 2019 Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) we look forward to meeting you at exhibit booth #521 to tell you more about our excellent graduate programs in the UAB School of Health Professions.
The UAB School of Health Professions is the fastest-growing school at UAB and one of the largest health professions schools in the nation. With 20+ programs and 40+ offerings at the bachelor, master, and doctoral levels, our students have the opportunity to develop skills and expertise in some of healthcare’s most challenging and rewarding fields. Our programs are ranked among the best in the nation, including our #1 ranked Master of Science in Health Administration Program according to U.S. News & World Report.
Featured SHP Programs
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Graduate Programs
UAB offers Master and Doctorate level studies in all five departments of the UAB School of Health Professions. Find more information about our departments:
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Undergraduate Programs
Biomedical Sciences
The Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences (BMD) program prepares you for health-related graduate and professional study, or for entry into one of the fastest growing occupational sectors. The program includes coursework in physiology, pharmacology, clinical biochemistry, medical microbiology and immunology, plus the pathological basis of disease, includes six elective courses that you choose based on your individual health-related educational track.
Healthcare Management
The Bachelor of Science in Health Care Management will prepare you to make a difference in the health care delivery process. Our program has four tracks: Clinical Manager, General Manager, Pre-Professional, and Long-Term Care Administration, that will provide you vital industry knowledge and job skills that are critical to work as a mid-level manager in all types of health care organizations.
This degree is available through traditional (on-campus), online, and blended (online and on-campus) offerings
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Minor Programs
The UAB School of Health Professions offers four minors that can complement and enhance what you will learn in your major courses. We offer minors in the following areas:
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Biomedical Sciences Minor
The Minor in Biomedical Sciences is ideal for students outside of the BMD major who are interested in preparing for future study in medicine and the health professions.
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Healthcare Management Minor
The minor in Health Care Management at UAB will prepare you with the knowledge to understand the U.S. healthcare delivery system.
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Health Information Management Minor
The minor in Health Information Management helps prepare students for this aspect in a health-related career by providing a broad overview of health informatics and health information technology (IT).
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Nutrition Minor
The minor in Nutrition Sciences from UAB will give you an understanding of health education, nursing, public health, medical research, and community health.
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Biomedical Sciences Minor
Connect With Us Today
If you are interested in learning more about programs in the UAB School of Health Professions please contact Wendy Scripps at 205-934-5974 or
New Space Request Form
Space is an important and valuable resource at the UAB School of Health Professions that helps us deliver our mission and serve our students. We currently offer office and lab space in the School of Health Professions Building (SHPB), the Susan Mott Webb Nutrition Sciences Building (WEBB), the Center For Biophysical Sciences and Engineering (CBSE) and the Wellness, Health And Research Facility (WHARF).
Our space is allocated to best serve the needs of the entire school, thus space will be re-allocated at the school-level. All space requests will be submitted using the form below and will be reviewed by the SHP Space Committee and the Dean's Executive Leadership Team.
*Please note, all questions are required. Type N/A if the question is not applicable to you.
New Student Survey
Welcome to the UAB School of Health Professions!
Did you know that we will look at your transcripts and responses to the survey below to create a curriculum plan that works best for you?
Your answers give your advisor information and insight into how we can best prepare you for orientation. It is important to fill out this survey before orientation at your earliest convenience.
If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at
See you soon, Blazers!
*Please note, all questions with asterisks are required.
SHP Student Services Feedback Survey
Your feedback is important! This short survey is anonymous and will help us improve student services in the School of Health Professions. It should take less than 5 minutes.
The satisfaction questions allow only one answer. The experience questions allow multiple answers. Questions that require an answer have an asterisk. There are places where you can explain your answers and provide direct feedback - those responses are optional. Your email is not required - you can leave the box at the bottom blank.
We thank you in advance for your time and help.