Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences (CDS)

Health Physics student Kayla Stinson wins HPS Award
Kayla Stinson, a UAB School of Health Professions’ M.S. in Health Physics second-year student, was awarded a prize for her research presentation at the Health Physics Society annual meeting on July 7, 2019.
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Krystle Glasgow named “One to Watch” by SNMMI
Krystle Glasgow, MIS, CNMT, NMTCB(CT), NMAA, clinical coordinator and teacher in the UAB School of Health Professions’ M.S. in Nuclear Medicine Technology (NMT) program, has been named to the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging’s (SNMMI) inaugural “Ones to Watch” list.
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UAB PA places 4th at national AAPA Challenge Bowl
Kara Arnold, Sean Maleknia, and Hallie Taylor, third-year students in the UAB School of Health Professions’ Physician Assistant program placed 4th at the American Academy of Physician Assistant’s 2019 National Medical Challenge Bowl. This is the second time in the past four years that the UAB PA team reached the Final Round.
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Butler named dean of UAB School of Health Professions
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has named Andrew J. Butler, MPT, MBA, Ph.D., dean of the UAB School of Health Professions following a national search.
Read moreAsia Sullivan is first to graduate with dual MSPAS-MPH degree
Asia Sullivan, PA-S, is the first graduate of UAB’s M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies and M.S. Public Health dual degree program. The Castleberry, Alabama, native will participate in the School of Health Professions Graduate Professional Programs Hooding Ceremony and the UAB Graduate Commencement Ceremony on Friday, December 14, 2018.
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UAB Multidisciplinary Partnership Brings 21 Chinese Medical Students to the School of Health Professions
International Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in conjunction with the School of Health Professions and INTO UAB hosted 21 medical students from China for a four-week immersion program into U.S. Culture and Medical Education. These students from the Wenzhou Medical University (Zhejiang province, China) graduated from the summer program on Friday, August 10, 2018.
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Harold Jones to step down after 17 years as dean of Health Professions
Harold Jones, Ph.D., dean of the School of Health Professions, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as dean, pending arrival of his successor. Jones became dean of what then was known as the School of Health-Related Professions in April 2001, when it had a total of approximately 800 students. Today, it has more than 2,200 students.
Read moreNMT’s Krystle Glasgow earns SECSNMMI-TS Distinguished Service award

University Hospital patients receive faster results thanks to CLS student research

Biomedical Sciences student Ashley Haynes named National MS Society Top Scholar

The unseen story behind PA student and Miss Alabama contestant Miranda Ward

UAB has only Physician Assistant student to win ASAHP Scholarship

Tera Webb wins national award from ASCLS

UAB students spend Spring Break serving others

Beach? Check.
Exotic destination? Check.
Provide medical services to those in need? Wait, what? Read more
UAB student discusses genetic testing at Rare Disease Symposium

February 28, 2014, marks the seventh worldwide Rare Disease Day and Wakefield’s remarks came at UAB’s Rare Disease Symposium. This is the first year UAB has celebrated the international event. Rare diseases are categorized as those that affect fewer than 200,000 people. Read more