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New Family Medicine, Pediatrics Faculty Join College

Dr. Katie Gates has joined the College of Community Health Sciences as assistant professor of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine. Gates is a graduate of The University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency, operated by the College, where she served as chief resident. Originally from Oxford, Alabama, Gates earned her bachelor’s degree from The University of…


PCH: Hospital Committee talks UA-Pickens County Partnership

Pickens County Herald: Hospital Committee talks UA-Pickens County Partnership June 15, 2016 – The Friends of the Hospital Committee came bearing good news to share with the Pickens County Commission Thursday, June 9. The news included how funding would be used in the University of Alabama/Pickens County Healthcare Teaching County Partnership as well as introducing…


College adds Emergency Medicine Fellowship

The College of Community Health Sciences is adding to its offering of graduate medical education an Emergency Medicine Fellowship. The one-year program, which is provided in conjunction with Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi, will accept two fellows who will start their rotations in July 2017. The program will be based primarily at Rush Foundation…


Faculty present at annual meeting of family physicians

Faculty at the College of Community Health Sciences presented about dementia, obesity in the media, pediatric limp and other topics at the annual meeting of the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians, which was held June 15-19 in Sandestin, Florida. The meeting allows family medicine physicians throughout the state to connect, earn continuing medical education and…


Medical students elected as student officers for Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Two medical students at the College of Community Health Sciences were elected to yearlong student leadership positions with the Alabama Academy of Family Physicians. The University of Alabama School of Medicine students, who are receiving their third and fourth years of clinical education at the College, were named to the positions after an election that…


Residents, fellows honored at graduation

Twenty-one physicians were honored at the 41st annual graduation ceremony of The University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency and Fellowships. The 14 resident physicians and seven fellows who were honored at the ceremony, held Saturday, June 25, at the Zone-South at Bryant Denny Stadium on the UA campus, will soon begin their own practices in…


WVUA Report: Heat Safety Tips for Summer

Dr. James Robinson, Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, discusses some heat safety tips for summer.


UA Matters: Using Mindfulness to Lower Stress

Many chronic conditions, like high blood pressure, insomnia or heartburn, can be traced to a single common problem: stress. Common advice for fighting stress is to eliminate the stressors, which could mean going to bed early or just saying “no” more often. But that doesn’t address how our brains handle stress hour-to-hour or moment-to-moment, says The…


UA Matters: What is Mindfulness, and How Can I Cultivate it?

Mindfulness has become a popular buzz word, but it can be difficult to understand until you have tried it yourself. Mindfulness and contemplative practices have been in existence for thousands of years. The University of Alabama’s Dr. Caroline Boxmeyer explains how mindfulness and contemplative practices can improve overall health and well-being.