Programs
UAB Executive Doctoral (DSc) name change reflects program focus
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s only Doctor of Science (DSc) program has changed its name to the Doctor of Science in Healthcare Leadership to reflect a focus on leadership education for C-Suite and executive-level members of the healthcare field.
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Jennifer Christy named Doctor of Physical Therapy program director
Jennifer Christy, Ph.D. is the new program director of the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program. She says, “The UAB DPT program has a rich history of excellence and has great potential to become the top PT program in the nation.”
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Warren retires, Barstow named director of UAB Low Vision Rehab program
Beth Barstow, Ph.D., is the new director of the Graduate Certificate in Low Vision Rehabilitation program. She replaces the founder of the program, Mary Warren, Ph.D.
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Health Services Administration first to win AUPHA's national program of the year
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Services Administration is the first winner of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration established program of the year honor.
Read moreSchool of Health Professions launches new master’s in health care simulation
The UAB School of Health Professions recently gained approval by the University of Alabama Board of Trustees to launch a new Master of Science in Healthcare Simulation program.
The degree program is designed to prepare students to lead within organizations using simulation to improve quality of care and impact patient outcomes. An entirely online program, students will have the flexibility to complete their degrees while working full time.
“My vision for this program is to develop leaders in the use of simulation to improve the care we provide to our patients,” said Michelle Brown, program director. “There is a growing number of simulation centers throughout the country and we want to help ensure leaders in those centers are prepared to serve a diverse group of students and healthcare professionals.”
Students will receive a strong foundation in simulation as an educational methodology as well as evidence-based quality and patient safety strategies.
Read moreUAB MSHI program 1 of only 11 accredited by CAHIIM
The University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) program is one of only 11 Health Informatics (HI) programs in the U.S. accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). Accreditation through CAHIIM is the highest achievable education and curriculum standard available for MSHI programs.
UAB celebrates 40 years of Health Services Administration doctoral programs
Current and past HSA doctoral program directors:Top Row L/R - Hearld, Hernandez
Bottom Row L/R - Duncan, Fottler, ThompsonOn Tuesday, February 13, 2018, the UAB School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Services Administration celebrated 40 years of doctoral education. Together, the PhD in Administration-Health Services program and the Executive Doctor of Science in Administration-Health Services program have graduated 166 researchers, scholars, teachers, and leaders. Read more
UAB scholarship honors legendary healthcare entrepreneur Featheringill
William W. Featheringill, a key contributor to Birmingham’s ascent as an internationally recognized center for health care, has been honored by one of his former companies with a UAB scholarship in his name.The William W. Featheringill Scholarship in Health Informatics, established by his daughter Elizabeth Pharo, was endowed by SuccessEHS to honor Featheringill’s legacy as a visionary in health informatics.The endowment will support students in the UAB School of Health Professions’ Master of Science in Health Informatics program. Read more
Kara Caruthers honors her late mother with a UAB sponsored scholarship
In her 30s, Caruthers became an alumna of the UAB School of Health Professions’ Physician Assistant Studies program. In her 40s, she is a doctoral candidate in the School’s PhD in Nutrition Sciences program. Read more
Pioneering healthcare leader Biddle is first female to endow scholarship for UAB HSA
Biddle is a double alumna having earned a B.S. in Allied Health (currently Health Care Management) and an M.S. in Health Administration (MSHA Class 26). Read more
Ken E. Beasley, MSHA Class 19, establishes scholarship to honor his family
MSHA program awarded national prize for Excellence in Healthcare Management Systems Education
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) program has been chosen as a recipient of the 2018 CAHME/Cerner Award for Excellence in Healthcare Management Systems Education. The annual award delivered by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education , the premier accreditator in their field, in partnership with Cerner, one of the nation’s leaders in health care technology, recognizes outstanding education in the use of information technology and management systems in healthcare.
UAB Low Vision Rehab program wins Envision top honor
UAB launches academy to increase diversity in health care leadership
Students and faculty of the inaugural diversity in health care academyThe University of Alabama at Birmingham launched the UAB Academy for Addressing Health Disparities through Health Care Leadership on May 30, 2017. The two-week program, dedicated to increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of students in graduate level health care management education and leadership, was created by the UAB School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Services Administration with guidance from the UAB Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.Read more
Fottler establishes 1st endowed scholarship for UAB PhD program
Carol and Myron Fottler at the 2016-17 SHP Scholarship LuncheonMyron Fottler, Ph.D., who served as program director for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Administration-Health Services program from 1983 until 1999, along with his wife Carol, has established the first endowed scholarship fund for the Ph.D. program located in the UAB School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Services Administration. Read more
UAB launches the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative
The University of Alabama at Birmingham — Alabama’s leading provider of genomic and personalized medicine — has launched the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative in partnership with HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to better meet health needs across the state.
Read moreQuorum Health provides MSHA program’s 1st ever full-ride scholarship
Lucas Prather with Tom MillerLucas Prather, a first-year student in the UAB School of Health Professions’ Master of Science in Health Administration program (MSHA Class 52), is the recipient of the inaugural Quorum Scholar in Health Administration. The Quorum gift, spearheaded by Quorum Health CEO Thomas Miller, is the first-ever full ride scholarship in the MSHA program’s 51-year history.
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UAB QEP demonstrates simulation learning to first-year students
Lynn Holt leads the QEP ForumThe UAB Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), designed to improve an aspect of student learning and, therefore, enhance the quality of education at UAB, held a seminar for all first-year students from the Biotechnology, Genetic Counseling, Nuclear Medicine, Health Physics, Clinical and Laboratory Sciences and Physician Assistant Studies programs.
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ICDI YCDI: Piloting Expansion Nationwide
The UAB Department of Physical Therapy prides itself on being first.· 1st in the region to start a PT program
· 1st in Birmingham to start a DPT program
· 1st in the region to be nationally ranked
It goes without saying that when the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition needed someone to launch the I Can Do It, You Can Do It (ICDI YCDI) program in this area, UAB Physical Therapy was the first. Read more
Bill Parker establishes 1st endowed scholarship for PA program
Bill Parker, UAB PA, Class of 1972Bill Parker, a 1972 graduate of the UAB Physician Assistant Studies program, has established the first endowed scholarship for the program. The Bill Parker Endowed Scholarship in Physician Assistant Studies will provide scholarships for current and future students – it will be awarded for the first time in the spring.
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