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Thriving medical clinics: Since opening CCHS’s first medical clinic in 1975, University Medical Center has grown to six locations that together form the largest multi-specialty community medical practice in West Alabama.

Recipients of Humanism in Medicine Award recognized at UAB Medical School graduation Dr. Lexie Rasco, a medical student who completed her clinical education at the College of Community Health Sciences, and College adjunct faculty Dr. Chris Roney, received the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink…

The College of Community Health Sciences welcomed the 2023 Class of the Tuscaloosa Rural Pre-Medical Internship, a program for college students in pre-medical studies who are interested in rural primary care practice. TRPI is a seven-week summer program that provides opportunities for students to learn about the health needs of rural Alabama residents, particularly in…

Thirty-four graduates of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine were recognized at the UA College of Community Health Sciences Senior Banquet held May 18 at Indian Hills Country Club in Tuscaloosa. As a regional campus of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, the College provides clinical education for a…

Home health visits, airway management, HPV vaccinations, blood pressure and prenatal care were some of the topics presented at the College of Community Health Sciences Resident and Fellow Research Day, hosted May 23 by the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program. The residency, which is operated by CCHS, is a three-year education and training program…

Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer, associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at CCHS, co-authored “Mindful Coping Power Effects on Children’s Autonomic Nervous System Functioning and Long-Term Behavioral Outcomes” published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine. To view the article, click here.

Dr. Tamer Elsayed, director of the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, was named interim chair of the CCHS Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine. He assumes the role July 1. Elsayed, a family medicine physician and graduate of the residency, has extensive clinical experience and teaches medical students and resident physicians in inpatient…

Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health with CCHS, received the prestigious 2023 Lahoma Adams Buford Peace Award in recognition of her professional and personal advocacy in causes that promote peace and justice. The University of Alabama endowed award is housed in the UA School of Social Work and is presented annually…

Eleven students studying to become physicians and practice in rural Alabama communities were recognized April 23 at a convocation for the Rural Medical Scholars Program. The program, now in its 27th year, is operated by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School…

Five residents of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program were named chief residents for the 2023-24 academic year. The new chief residents and their leadership roles: Dr. Mitch Currie – hospital, committees, hospital quality improvement and patient safety Dr. Nicholas Goodwin – information technology Dr. Jillian Kelly – schedules, policies, procedures and…