Dr. Sandral Hullett, a graduate of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program and a distinguished leader in rural health who dedicated her career to delivering health care to the poor and underserved, died March 22, 2024. She was 78 years old. Described by her peers as a gifted clinician, effective administrator and…
The CCHS master’s degree in Population Health Sciences program is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. The degree is designed for health-care professionals, health-care administrators and researchers interested in population health, which integrates clinical care and public health practices. Classes are offered in-person (application deadline April 15) and online (application deadline June 15).…
Graham Jones, a student in CCHS’s master’s degree in Population Health Sciences program, co-authored an abstract poster that was selected for presentation at a virtual All of Us Researchers Convention April 3-4, 2024. His poster was titled “Leveraging All of Us Genomic and Electronic Health Record Data to Identify Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Transient Cerebral…
The College of Community Health Sciences’s Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Dental Scholars participated in a Rural Health Policy Institute Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12-15 to learn more about providing access to health care for rural Alabamians. The 35th annual conference was hosted by the National Rural Health Association, a national nonprofit organization that…
Drs. Jane and Tom Weida, professors in family, internal and rural medicine at CCHS, co-authored “G2211: Simply Getting Paid for Complexity,” published in the Family Practice Management March-April issue. To view this article, click here. Dr. Lea Yerby, associate professor in community medicine and population health at CCHS, co-authored “Transportation, childcare, lodging, and meals: Key…
Dr. Bob McKinney, associate professor of social work at CCHS and director of the Office of Case Management and Social Services at University Medical Center, received the Quality Matters Certification Mark for the design quality of his online course, Clinical Supervision & Ethics, which he teaches to UA School of Social Work doctoral students. Quality…
November is both Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Tobacco Awareness Month. With these themes in mind, the Nov. 3, 2023, issue of The Cancer Letter (TCL) featured excerpts of the latest online exhibition by The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, “‘Mild As May, with red tips to match your pretty lips…
Research and scholarly work by College of Community Health Sciences faculty, residents, medical students and graduate students was featured Nov. 16 at the College’s 14th Annual Research and Scholarly Activity Day. At the event, 36 posters were displayed that highlight research ranging from racial health disparities, motor vehicle crash death rates, COVID-19 behavioral responses and…
JacQuan Winters has joined the College of Community Health Sciences Board of Visitors, a volunteer board made up of alumni, donors, community physicians, businesspeople and other friends and supporters of CCHS. The board advises the College on long-range planning, assists the College in securing financial resources and helps develop opportunities for CCHS medical students and…
How diabetics should eat is the way we all should eat, said Suzanne Henson, RD, LD, assistant professor with the College of Community Health Sciences and a registered dietitian with University Medical Center, which is operated by CCHS. Diabetes is a chronic health condition that limits the body from making insulin, which releases the sugar…
