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UAB Heersink School of Medicine students completing their clinical education and training (third and fourth years of medical school) at the College of Community Health Sciences have opportunities to experience rural medicine first-hand in three rural Alabama communities – Demopolis, Pell City and Enterprise. 


Accolades 

Dr. Joy Bradley, assistant professor of community medicine and population health at CCHS, co-hosted the 2025 Seeds of Change Conference April 7 at UA’s Bryant Conference Center. The conference discussed solutions to food access challenges in the Alabama Black Belt, an impoverished region of the state with food deserts and limited health-care access.   Dr. John…


College surpasses Bama Blitz fundraising goal  

The College of Community Health Sciences exceeded its goal for this year’s Bama Blitz, raising $14,550 during the annual online fundraising event. The money will be used to provide new technology for the residency lounge at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, where the College’s family medicine residents receive inpatient training.   CCHS set a goal…


College honors faculty and staff

The College of Community Health Sciences hosted its 1st Annual Distinguished Faculty and Staff Awards April 22. The award ceremony recognized individuals for their hard work, excellence and dedication to CCHS and its medical practice, University Medical Center.   Awards:  Distinguished Innovation Award  Recognizes excellence in innovation in research, quality improvement or college operations.   Faculty: Dr.…


Learning about rural medicine 

The College of Community Health Sciences has expanded learning opportunities in rural medicine in Alabama for its medical students. Enterprise has been added as a third community learning site, joining existing sites in Demopolis and Pell City.   In its role as a regional campus of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, CCHS provides the third…


Future rural health-care practitioners honored at convocation 

Eighteen students studying to become physicians, dentists and other health-care providers and who want to practice in rural Alabama communities were recognized April 26 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…


Upcoming Events

Dr. Joy Bradley, assistant professor of community medicine and population health with CCHS, will host the 2025 Seeds of Change Conference, Monday, April 7, from 11am-6pm at The University of Alabama Bryant Conference Center. The conference seeks to find solutions to food access challenges in the Black Belt region of Alabama, an impoverished region of…


Medical students match into residencies

Twenty-six 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…


Learning about rural medicine

The College of Community Health Sciences has expanded learning opportunities in rural medicine in Alabama for its medical students. Enterprise has been added as a third community learning site, joining existing sites in Demopolis and Pell City. In its role as a regional campus of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, CCHS provides the third…


CCHS residents to attend family medicine conference

Five third-year residents of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program, operated by the College of Community Health Sciences, will present their scholarly research posters at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Annual Spring Conference May 3-7 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference features a lineup of educational and interactive…