Some side effects of stress, like a headache, can be felt immediately. But too much stress over time can wreak havoc on the body. Some chronic health conditions can be attributed to long-term stress, said The University of Alabama’s Dr. Harriet Myers. Here are a few chronic side effects from long-term stress…
A Head Start program in Hale County that is the beneficiary of a grant to faculty at The University of Alabama has received recognition from a national organization. At the 12th International PATHS Conference in Chicago, the Hale County Head Start center was recognized as a PATHS Model School. The Hale County Head Start is…
Four medical students receiving their clinical education at the College of Community Health Sciences were awarded scholarships. Danielle Fincher, a third-year medical student, was awarded the Larry Mayes Endowed Scholarship. The award for 2016 was $2,000. The Larry Mayes Endowed Scholarship is awarded to medical students at the University of Alabama School of Medicine’s Tuscaloosa…
The College hosted 32 University of Alabama School of Medicine students April 28 and 29 who will complete their third and fourth years of medical school in Tuscaloosa. In its role as a regional campus for the School of Medicine, the College provides clinical education for medical students that is oriented toward primary care but…
Grants have been funded, fellows have been named and a coordinator has been selected for The University of Alabama and Pickens County Health Care Teaching County Partnership. The partnership of UA and Pickens County and its medical center seeks to provide sustainable health care for the rural county and “real world” training for UA students.…
The Rural Medical Scholars Program at the College of Community Health Sciences will honor the graduates of its 20th class, as well as alumni of the now two-decade-old program, on Sunday, May 1, at Hotel Capstone on The University of Alabama campus.
Thirty-three posters were presented by faculty, staff, resident physicians and medical students at the College of Community Health Sciences at its 8th annual Research and Scholarly Activity Day on April 7, 2016. Winners were named in three categories: Faculty/Staff Category First Place: “Where are the CCHS Medical School Graduates and What are They Practicing” Principal…
The College of Community Health Sciences is continuing its Mini Medical School program—a lecture series for The University of Alabama’s OLLI program—by beginning in April with two CCHS faculty. Harriet Myers, assistant dean for Medical Student Education and clinical psychologist at the College’s University Medical Center, presented on handling stress and the chronic effects of…
Dr. Karen Burgess, associate professor and chair in the College’s Department of Pediatrics, was presented with The University of Alabama President’s Faculty Research Award for the College of Community Health Sciences on March 31 as part of UA’s Faculty Research Day. Burgess was among 13 faculty members across campus to be recognized for excellence in…
The University of Alabama will host a training course May 12 for clinicians who prescribe opioid medications. The course, “Clinical Challenges in Opioid Prescribing: Balancing Safety and Efficacy,” is funded by and will use materials from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Continuing education will be provided.
