The Patient-Centered Medical Home is a method of care that puts patients at the center of care and helps to build better relationships between patients and their clinical care teams. To be recognized as a PCMH means that medical practices have made a commitment to providing care that is patient-centered, accessible, continuous, comprehensive and coordinated,…
Delirium is an acute state of brain failure that affects a person’s thinking and awareness of their surroundings, causing them to feel confused, said Dr. Grier Stewart, an internal medicine physician with University Medical Center. “The differences be Delirium is an acute state of brain failure that affects a person’s thinking and awareness of their…
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health with CCHS, received funding from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for a Tri-State Area Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program. The program helps to increase awareness of lupus-related health disparities and produce clinical-based interventions to reduce those disparities in racial and…
The College of Community Health Sciences welcomed seven students from around the state to the Rural Medical Scholars Program, which is exclusively for rural Alabama students who want to become physicians and practice in rural communities. The Rural Medical Scholars Program is part of the CCHS Rural Health Leaders Pipeline created to address the shortage…
The College of Community Health Sciences welcomed four rural Alabama students who want to one day practice dentistry in rural communities to the inaugural class of a new Rural Dental Scholars Program The program is a separate admissions pathway to the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Dentistry specifically for students from rural Alabama.…
Knee and hip pain caused by arthritis limits the body from completing normal activities. One way to help reduce pain and improve long-term function might be with knee and hip replacements, explained Dr. Russ Guin, a sports medicine physician at University Medical Center and assistant professor at UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. “Indications for…
Changes happen when we age, regardless of health status, and some of those changes can impact older adults’ goals to staying healthy, Dr. Anne Halli-Tierney, a geriatrician at University Medical Center, said in a September Mini Medical School presentation. Mini Medical School is a series of lectures provided by UMC health-care providers to The University…
Casey Macander, a CCHS doctoral student in UA’s interdisciplinary doctoral program, with focuses on epidemiology, biostatistics and health outcomes research, published a health policy haiku, “Back to School – and Back to Worrying,” in the Kaiser Family Foundation Health Newsletter titled “Today’s health policy haiku.” BACK TO SCHOOL – AND BACK TO WORRYING As the…
The College of Community Health Sciences welcomed new fellows in obstetrics and sports medicine. CCHS has eight fellowship programs designed to enhance the education of family medicine physicians, especially those who plan to practice in rural and underserved communities. In addition to obstetrics and sports medicine, the College has fellowships in behavioral health, emergency medicine,…
Dr. Antonio Gardner joined CCHS as associate professor in the Department of Community Medicine and Population Health. He will also serve as director of Evaluation and Education of CCHS Rural Programs. Gardner, from Autaugaville, Ala., received his bachelor’s degree in biology from Alabama A&M University in Montgomery and his master’s degree in Human Environmental Sciences…
