Dr. Sachin Shenoy joined CCHS as assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He worked as a physician and surgeon at The Institute for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery in Allentown, Pennsylvania, prior to joining the College. Shenoy received his bachelor’s degree in Biology and Biochemical/Biophysical Sciences from The University of Houston…
Clinical laboratory doctors may be pathologists, other specialty physicians or doctoral level scientists with laboratory training, such as in clinical chemistry. However, this may also be a role for a family medicine physician or other non-pathologist physicians trained in laboratory medicine, particularly in rural communities without a pathologist. Dr. Ed Geno, a family medicine physician,…
A faculty member from The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences is part of a project that partners UA researchers and community organizations to get 70% of eligible people in the state’s Black Belt vaccinated against COVID-19 during the next year. A $1 million grant from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration…
Dr. Paul Mozley, a long-time faculty member at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences who founded one of the nation’s first Obstetrics Fellowship for Family Physicians, died recently. Mozley developed the fellowship at CCHS, where he also served as chair of the College’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology for 15 years. The…
Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine for The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, co-authored “Mindful Coping Power: Comparative Effects on Children’s Reactive Aggression and Self-Regulation,” published in the journal Brain Sciences. Dr. Martha Crowther, associate dean for research and health policy for The…
Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer, professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, was named the College’s associate dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs. She served previously as assistant dean for Academic Affairs. At the College, Boxmeyer provides behavioral health training to family medicine residents, medical…
Dr. Scott Thomas joined the College of Community Health Sciences as assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine and as a neuro-hospitalist with the College’s Capstone Hospitalist Group. The Ashford, Alabama, native completed an undergraduate degree and a Master’s in Public Health Degree at The University of Alabama. He earned his medical…
CCHS Plays Part In National Effort To Strengthen COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout A national coalition that includes a faculty member from The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences and that is working to strengthen the community’s involvement in an equitable COVID-19 rollout released a new report, Carrying Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Forward: Guidance Informed…
Dr. Aryssa Washington has joined The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences as clinical director of Brewer-Porch Children’s Center and as assistant professor in the CCHS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. In her role as clinical director of Brewer-Porch, Washington is responsible for clinical service programs provided to youth at the center.…
College’s Residents and Fellows Celebrated at Graduation Ceremony Twenty-two physicians were honored June 27 at the 46th annual graduation ceremony of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program and Fellowships. The graduation ceremony was held at the North River Yacht Club in Tuscaloosa. The College of Community Health Sciences provides graduate and post-graduate…
