Medical students at the College of Community Health Sciences marched for HIV and AIDS awareness and met with state leaders as part of the annual Alabama HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, held March 10 at the Alabama State House in Montgomery. The students, who are part of the Tuscaloosa Longitudinal Community Curriculum (TLC2), participated in the day’s…
Dr. Catherine Scarbrough, associate director of the College of Community Health Sciences’ Family Medicine Residency, received the Degree of Fellow from the American Academy of Family Physicians, a credential that honors one’s commitment to family medicine through community work, research, teaching, professional development and organized medicine. The degree requires experiences in lifelong learning, practice quality…
“Symptoms include nasal congestion, where your nose is blocked up, itchy eyes, feeling like sand is in your eyes, and your eyes could be watery or teary,” said Dr. Thomas Weida, the chief medical officer for University Medical Center and associate dean for clinical affairs for the College of Community Health Sciences.
Fourth-year medical students from the University of Alabama School of Medicine Tuscaloosa Regional Campus learned March 18 through the National Resident Matching Program where they will train for the next three to seven years for their graduate medical education. The 30 students were among the thousands across the country who entered into the Main Residency Match…
Three University of Alabama School of Medicine students who are receiving their clinical education at the College of Community Health Sciences were selected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society as juniors. The students, all in their third year of medical school, are Steven Allon, Caroline Rose Kennemer and William Benton Lee. Alpha Omega Alpha is a professional medical organization…
A University of Alabama and Pickens County, Ala., partnership working to provide health resources for the rural county and “real world” training for UA students is accepting proposals for health projects and applications for fellowships. The University of Alabama/Pickens County Health Care Teaching County Partnership, of which the College of Community Health Sciences is a…
Three faculty and one family medicine resident at the College of Community Health Sciences continued the Mini Medical School program—a lectures series for The University of Alabama’s OLLI program. The Mini Medical School program provides an opportunity for adults and community learners to explore trends in medicine and health, and the lectures by CCHS faculty…
Robert McKinney, LCSW PIP ACSW, is assistant professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine for the College of Community Health Sciences and is the director of the Department of Social Services for University Medical Center, which the College operates. McKinney has been with the College since 2011 as a social worker and doctoral student. He earned…
It was a frigid morning at this year’s American Heart Association West Alabama Heart Walk, but that didn’t keep Tuscaloosa residents from showing their support for heart health or from sampling some Brussels sprouts. For the second year in a row, the Brussels Sprout Challenge was part of the Heart Walk, held on Feb. 13,…
Spending time in nature improves mood, reduces stress and promotes better physical health. Despite the countless benefits, it has become increasingly difficult to separate ourselves from our busy schedules, electronic devices and creature comforts to spend time outside.
