Category: Newsletter

Dr. Alan Blum, director of The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, which is housed within CCHS, was a guest on a WBUR Boston “On Point” radio program about whether the United States should ban menthol cigarettes. Menthol enhances the effects of nicotine on the brain and can make tobacco…

The Institute for Rural Health Research at CCHS will host “Turning the Tide…On Individual, Domestic and Community Violence,” April 17-18, 2024. The annual conference, to be held at the Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus, brings together health care professionals, community leaders, researchers, government officials and policymakers who hear from speakers in the field…

The University of Alabama Student Health Center and Pharmacy, which is operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, was re-accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care through March 31, 2027. Accreditation is granted upon completion of an on-site survey conducted by AAHC representatives, who visited the SHCP Feb. 12-13, 2024. During their…

Four residents of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program were named chief residents for the 2024-25 academic year. The residency is operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. The new chief residents and their leadership roles: Dr. Austin Brooks – Hospital Services, Committees and Patient Safety Dr. Rachel Butler-Sarvaunt – Curriculum,…

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. 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 UAB Heersink School of Medicine in the education of medical students, and clinical education…

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…