Dr. Mercedes Morales-Aleman, associate professor in the CCHS Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, was accepted into The University of Alabama Emerging Leaders Program: Foundations for Academic Leadership. The yearlong program includes four quarterly, two-hour sessions that bring together faculty with demonstrated leadership potential and provides opportunities to strengthen their leadership skills, expand their…
Four family medicine physicians seeking additional skills in obstetrics began their training as part of the Family Medicine-Obstetrics Fellowship at the College of Community Health Sciences: Drs. Alina Farah, Callie Hillman, James Wisdom and Allison Tresner. The Family Medicine-Obstetrics Fellowship is a one-year program created to address the need for obstetrics in rural and remote…
Dr. Gaukhar Amandossova is a clinical assistant professor with the CCHS Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. She cares for patients as a psychiatrist with the Betty Shirley Clinic at University Medical Center, which is operated by CCHS. Amandossova also teaches psychiatry residents who are part of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Psychiatry Residency Program…
For more than three decades, the College of Community Health Sciences has prepared students to bring healthcare to rural communities, where it is most needed. This fall, CCHS Rural Programs welcomed its 31st class of Rural Medical Scholars and fourth class of Rural Dental Scholars, continuing the College’s commitment to develop future physicians and dentists…
Suzanne Henson, a dietitian and clinical assistant professor in the CCHS Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine, was accepted into the Birmingham Chapter of Les Dames d’Escoffier International, a prestigious organization of women leaders in the culinary and hospitality industries. LDEI members represent the most influential voices in those industries, from chefs to restaurateurs…
For more than three decades, The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences’s Rural Programs has prepared students to bring healthcare to rural communities, where it is most needed. This fall, CCHS welcomed its 31st class of Rural Medical Scholars and fourth class of Rural Dental Scholars, continuing the College’s commitment to develop future…
The master’s degree in population health sciences program at the College of Community Health Sciences has graduated 73 students since its 2018 founding.
Eight students graduated from the College of Community Health Sciences with master’s degrees in population health sciences during The University of Alabama summer commencement Aug. 1 at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Ala. The graduates: Demetrius Bennett, John Bonvillain, Nya Fowler, Chloe Kaplan, Aeriel Lundy, Phazhon Nash, Connor Paine and Hannah Velette. Population health sciences…
Dr. Meenakshi Arora, associate professor of biomedical sciences with the College of Community Health Sciences, has been appointed chair of its Department of Translational Science and Medicine. As chair, Arora will provide leadership for the department as it continues to develop educational and research opportunities that connect scientific discovery with clinical and healthcare applications. Since…
Dr. Emily Brown is a clinical assistant professor with the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences. She also cares for patients as a family medicine physician at University Medical Center clinics in Demopolis and Livingston, which are operated by CCHS. Brown completed her master’s degree in rural…
