College of Community Health Sciences

Improving Health in Your Community

 

Master’s in Population Health Degree

Connect health care and research with a CCHS online master’s degree in population health sciences. Alabamians applying by June 15 may receive an application fee waiver.

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Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program

One of seven family medicine physicians practicing in Alabama graduated from our residency – one of the oldest and largest family medicine residencies in the US.

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Congratulations

Congratulations to the 32 UAB Heersink School of Medicine students who completed their clinical education at the College of Community Health Sciences and will begin their specialty training this summer in residency programs across the country. CCHS provides the third and fourth years of medical school for a cohort of medical students in its role as a regional campus of the Heersink School of Medicine. To learn more about the residencies these medical students matched with, visit Medical Student Match.

Congratulations to the 16 soon-to-be medical school graduates selected for The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, which is operated by the College of Community Health Sciences. The residency, one of the oldest and largest family medicine residencies in the country, is a three-year program that provides specialty training for physicians in the practice of family medicine. The new residents will begin their education and training at CCHS in July.


Our Mission

We are dedicated to improving and promoting the health of individuals and communities in rural Alabama and the Southeast region through leadership in medical and health-related education, primary care and population health; the provision of high quality, accessible health care services; and research and scholarship.