From the CCHS Department of Translational Science and Medicine: Kabirat Baboloa, the department’s doctoral student in Interdisciplinary Studies, a University of Alabama Graduate School program, successfully defended her dissertation, making her the first PhD student from the department to graduate. Her dissertation, “Leveraging Nanoparticle Cyclosporine A as a Potent Therapy for Diverse Lupus Manifestations,” was based on research she conducted in the Laboratory for…
The College of Community Health Sciences hosted its 2nd Annual Distinguished Faculty and Staff Awards March 30. The award ceremony recognized employees for their hard work, excellence and dedication to CCHS and its University Medical Center and University of Alabama Student Health Center and Pharmacy. Awards: Distinguished Innovation Award Recognizes excellence in innovation in research, quality improvement, or College operations Faculty: Dr. Maryam Bidgoli, assistant professor in the Department…
Dr. Tapan Mehta, professor and vice chair for research in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, spoke about improving access to care and health outcomes in rural communities during a Bahar Endowed Lecture at the 25th Annual Rural Health Conference. The conference was hosted by the Institute…
The use of artificial intelligence in rural health care was the focus of the 25th Annual Rural Health Conference held April 9 at The University of Alabama. The conference was hosted by the Institute for Rural Health Research, which is part of the College of Community Health Sciences. Dr. James Geyer, medical director of the Institute, opened the…
Three residents of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program were named chief residents for the 2026-27 academic year. The residency is operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. The new chief residents and their leadership roles: “I could not be more excited to have Drs. Sharma, Longanecker and Fagan step into leadership roles at this moment,”…
Generous supporters of the College of Community Health Sciences provided $11,241 in gifts to support the CCHS Psychiatry Residency Gift Fund during the 2026 University of Alabama Bama Blitz 48-hour online fundraising campaign April 7-9. The gift fund provides support to the College’s University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Psychiatry Residency Program. The four-year education and training program is for medical…
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…
