Dr. Russ Guin, clinical assistant professor in the CCHS Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine, has been appointed Director of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, which is operated by the College.
Guin previously served as the residency’s assistant director for Patient Safety, OSCEs and Community Preceptor Engagement. He will succeed Dr. Tamer Elsayed, clinical associate professor and chair of the CCHS Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine.
As director, Guin will oversee the overall operation of the residency, including resident recruitment and selection, teaching and scholarly activities, resident supervision, patient care education and compliance with accreditation requirements.
“Russ brings a rare combination to this role: deep institutional memory, credibility with residents earned at the bedside and on the sideline, practical administrative experience and a genuine interest in curricular innovation and in rural and underserved care,” said Elsayed. “His stated goal of helping learners become thoughtful, capable physicians committed to lifelong learning aligns exactly with the standard this residency has set for itself.”
The UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program is one of the oldest and largest family medicine residencies in the United States, providing graduate medical education in the specialty of family medicine. The College also offers post-graduate medical education through year-long fellowships for family medicine physicians in behavioral health, emergency medicine, geriatric medicine, hospital medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics and sports medicine.
Guin earned a bachelor’s degree in health sciences at The University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa and his medical degree from The UA School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program and his sports medicine fellowship at CCHS.
Guin also cares for patients at University Medical Center’s Family Medicine Clinic and Dr. Bill deShazo Sports Medicine Center. He serves as a team physician for UA Athletics and Northside High School. CCHS operates UMC.