Sixteen new medical school graduates begin their graduate education in July 2024 at the College of Community Health Sciences. They will receive specialty raining in family medicine as part of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2027. The three-year residency was established in 1975 and is one of the oldest…
Dr. Lea Yerby, associate professor of community medicine and population health with CCHS, and her University of Alabama research team are working to recruit families to participate in a study about the impact of environment and social conditions on a child’s growth and development. Information about the study, “The HEALthy Brain and Child Development Study…
Dr. Jane Weida, professor of family, internal and rural medicine at CCHS, wrote a chapter on Measles published in “Conn’s Current Therapy 2024.” Conn’s Current Therapy presents evidence-based information along with the personal experience and expertise of physicians, and it serves as a resource for a wide range of health-care providers, including primary care physicians,…
Dr. Sandral Hullett, a graduate of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program and a distinguished leader in rural health who dedicated her career to delivering health care to the poor and underserved, died March 22, 2024. She was 78 years old. Described by her peers as a gifted clinician, effective administrator and…
The CCHS master’s degree in Population Health Sciences program is now accepting applications for the 2024-2025 academic year. The degree is designed for health-care professionals, health-care administrators and researchers interested in population health, which integrates clinical care and public health practices. Classes are offered in-person (application deadline April 15) and online (application deadline June 15).…
Graham Jones, a student in CCHS’s master’s degree in Population Health Sciences program, co-authored an abstract poster that was selected for presentation at a virtual All of Us Researchers Convention April 3-4, 2024. His poster was titled “Leveraging All of Us Genomic and Electronic Health Record Data to Identify Genetic Polymorphisms Associated with Transient Cerebral…
The College of Community Health Sciences’s Rural Medical Scholars and Rural Dental Scholars participated in a Rural Health Policy Institute Conference in Washington, D.C., Feb. 12-15 to learn more about providing access to health care for rural Alabamians. The 35th annual conference was hosted by the National Rural Health Association, a national nonprofit organization that…
Drs. Jane and Tom Weida, professors in family, internal and rural medicine at CCHS, co-authored “G2211: Simply Getting Paid for Complexity,” published in the Family Practice Management March-April issue. To view this article, click here. Dr. Lea Yerby, associate professor in community medicine and population health at CCHS, co-authored “Transportation, childcare, lodging, and meals: Key…
Dr. Bob McKinney, associate professor of social work at CCHS and director of the Office of Case Management and Social Services at University Medical Center, received the Quality Matters Certification Mark for the design quality of his online course, Clinical Supervision & Ethics, which he teaches to UA School of Social Work doctoral students. Quality…
November is both Lung Cancer Awareness Month and Tobacco Awareness Month. With these themes in mind, the Nov. 3, 2023, issue of The Cancer Letter (TCL) featured excerpts of the latest online exhibition by The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, “‘Mild As May, with red tips to match your pretty lips…
