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For the first time in program history, all third‑year residents in The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, operated by the College of Community Health Sciences, submitted scholarly abstracts to national and regional conferences during the 2025-26 academic year.  Nine third‑year residents and two second‑year residents had abstracts accepted for presentation at national conferences.  Residents shared their work through posters, oral presentations and roundtable sessions at prominent professional…

Students from the UAB Heersink School of Medicine who will complete their clinical education at the College of Community Health Sciences attended an orientation session at CCHS on April 20.  In its role as a provider of medical student education, the College serves as a regional campus of the Heersink School of Medicine, providing the third and…

Thirteen students studying to become physicians, dentists and other health care providers and who want to practice in rural Alabama communities were recognized April 25 at a College of Community Health Sciences convocation.   The students are part of the College’s Rural Medical Scholars, Rural Community Health Scholars and Rural Dental Scholars programs. The Rural Medical Scholars Program is operated jointly by CCHS and…

Dr. Richard Giovane, CCHS clinical assistant professor of inpatient medicine in the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine, co-authored “Identifying High-Risk Combat Sport Athletes: Position Statement of the Association of Ringside Physicians,” published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. Click here to view the entire article.   Drs. Mercedes Morales-Aleman, CCHS associate professor of community medicine and population…

Seventeen new medical school graduates will begin their graduate education in July 2026 at The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, operated by the College of Community Health Sciences.   The UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency was established in 1975 and is one of the oldest and largest family medicine residencies in the United States.   The three-year residency has…

Thirty-two UAB Heersink School of Medicine students who completed their clinical education at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences were selected for residency programs across the country.   CCHS serves as a regional campus of the Heersink School of Medicine in the education of medical students, and clinical education consists of the third and fourth years…

The College of Community Health Sciences has filled the first class of its new UA Tuscaloosa Psychiatry Residency Program. Six medical school graduates matched with the program in March.  The Tuscaloosa Psychiatry Residency, launched and accredited in 2025, is a four-year education and training program for medical school graduates that will prepare them to become board-eligible in the field of psychiatry.   The…

Kelsei Elmore, a Rural Medical Scholar at the College of Community Health Sciences, hosted Minds Matter: Youth Wellness Fair on Friday, March 27, at the Theo Ratliff Activity Center in Demopolis, Ala.  The free event, part of Elmore’s Capstone Project, promoted youth mental health awareness and education by offering resources, activities and food for attendees.  The Rural Medical Scholars…

Dr. Tiffany Watson, an assistant professor in the CCHS Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine and a family medicine physician at University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, recently earned her certification in obesity medicine, further expanding specialized care services available to patients across West Alabama.  The certification, awarded through the American Board of Obesity Medicine,…

Dr. Ansley Baccus, CCHS clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine, was interviewed by Kendrick Yu, a third-year medical student completing his clinical education at the College. The interview focused on the inner workings of medical education and how medical students can position themselves for growth. The interview was published in the NexBioHealth magazine.   Dr. Jane…