Students/Faculty
Elizabeth Ma abstract earns two national awards
University Hospital patients receive faster results thanks to CLS student research
Fernández inaugural winner of diversity award from the Obesity Society
Department of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Health Professions, has been named the inaugural winner of the Shiriki Kumanyida Diversity Leadership Award from the Obesity Society. The award recognizes an investigator whose research has made a significant difference in the field of obesity disparities.
José Fernández, Ph.D., professor and vice chair for Education in the Read moreOT students’ research on play space inequities between affluent and non-affluent communities published
Biomedical Sciences student Ashley Haynes named National MS Society Top Scholar
Adrianne Smiley is 1st UAB OT student accepted to AOTA Emerging Leaders program
The unseen story behind PA student and Miss Alabama contestant Miranda Ward
Low Vision’s Barstow earns AOTA Fellow honors
Health Informatics online course earns Quality Matters certification
OT students’ restroom sign designs win inaugural Golden Toilet Award
New UAB research laboratory to study concussion biomarkers, recovery
University of Alabama at Birmingham, the first of this kind in Alabama and one of only a few in America, could lead to a better understanding of the effects of concussions.
A new research laboratory at the Read moreLemak study says "fee for value" model works
Story written by Bob Shepard, UAB News
Fee-for-value — a physician reimbursement model that maintains the traditional fee-for-service arrangement but includes quality and spending incentives — can reduce spending and improve quality in primary care, according to findings reported in the April issue of Health Affairs.
A new study, led by Christy Harris Lemak, Ph.D., the chair of the University of Alabama at BirminghamDepartment of Health Services Administration, suggests that it is possible to transform reimbursement within a fee-for-service framework to encourage and incentivize physicians to provide high-quality care, while also reducing costs.
Read moreDhara Shah: A Dream to Change Lives
Welcome to the SHP Scholarship luncheon! I stand before you because of the generosity of the family and friends of Ms. Shirley Shaddeau and the physical therapy alumni that chose to make a difference by donating to the Shirley Shaddeau Memorial Scholarship. I personally want to extend my gratitude to you. Also, thank you to the faculty and staff of the school of health professions and especially all the scholarship donors for dedicating your time to be with us this afternoon. Read more
Weech-Maldonado awarded $1.25 million grant for “high-Medicaid” nursing home research
University of Alabama at BirminghamSchool of Health Professions have been awarded $1.25 million by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to better understand the management and market factors associated with high performance among nursing homes that have a high proportion, 85 percent or greater, of Medicaid residents.
Researchers from the Read moreJennings 1 of 5 named Presidential Scholar by the AcademyHealth Institute
UAB has only Physician Assistant student to win ASAHP Scholarship
Nutrition Science’s Khaled earns Fulbright-Nehru award to study Global Health
Tera Webb wins national award from ASCLS
Lein earns ALAPTA most prestigious honor
Jennifer Dingle named AUPHA Boyd Scholar
University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Care Management Program, wins a $40,000 scholarship from the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). She is one of only two students in the U.S. to earn the HCA Corris Boyd Scholarship for 2014.
Jennifer Dingle, a 2014 graduate of the Read more