Dr. Jane Weida, professor of family, internal and rural medicine with CCHS, was appointed to the Bridge Year Standing Work Group, an apprenticeship program for new medical school graduates who didn’t initially match into residency programs. The group was created by the Alabama Physician Workforce Act, which took effect Aug. 1, 2023, and seeks to…
The College of Community Health Sciences welcomed 37 medical students to the Primary Care Track Class of 2027. The Primary Care Track, the only one of its kind in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marinex E. Heersink School of Medicine, was created for students who want to practice primary care. The Primary Care Track…
Third and fourth-year medical students at the College of Community Health Sciences partnered with The University of Alabama Wellness and Work-Life July 19 to give UA employees a WellBAMA Health Screening that provided insights and guidance to support achieving healthier lifestyles. “We travel all over campus to different locations making it convenient for employees to…
Twenty-six Alabama students participated in this summer’s Rural Health Scholars and Minority Rural Health Scholars programs. Sixteen were Rural Health Scholars and 10 were Minority Rural Health Scholars. The programs are part of the Rural Health Leaders Pipeline at the College of Community Health Sciences created to address the shortage of primary care physicians in…
The College of Community Health Sciences kicked off its second Primary Care Track summer camp July 5. Camp PCT is a three-week program in Tuscaloosa for first- and second-year students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marinex E. Heersink School of Medicine who plan to complete their final two years of medical school at…
Dr. Tiffany Watson joined CCHS as assistant professor in the Department of Family, Internal and Rural Medicine. She will also care for patients at University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. Watson is a graduate of Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg, Va., and completed medical school at American University of Antigua College of Medicine in Antigua and…
Increasing physician workforce in rural Alabama: The College has placed 85 physicians in rural Alabama through its Rural Medical Scholars Program, which is exclusively for rural Alabama students who wish to become doctors and return home or to similar communities to practice.
Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health with CCHS, presented “Vaccinations: Still Our Most Powerful Primary Prevention Tool We Have” July 29 at the 2023 National Medical Association 121st Annual Convention and Scientific Assembly: Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Section. The convention is one of the nation’s foremost forums on medical science and…
New mindful cognitive preventive intervention improves children’s social-emotional skills and stress physiology Research shows that Mindful Coping Power, a new mindful cognitive prevention program, improves children’s stress physiology and makes lasting improvements in their social skills, and impulsive anger and aggression, according to Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer, a professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine in the…
Residents and Fellows celebrated at graduation ceremony Twenty-six physicians were honored June 25, 2023, at the 48th annual graduation ceremony of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program and Fellowships. The event was held at UA’s Bryant-Denny Stadium. The College of Community Health Sciences provides graduate and post-graduate medical education through both the…
