Dr. Jared Ellis, associate professor of family medicine for CCHS and associate director of the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency, authored “You Can Call Me Doctor and Friend,” published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. Dr. Jane Weida, professor and chair of family medicine for CCHS and associate director of the…

The intersection of racism, rurality and childhood obesity is the focus of a research project being led in part by Dr. Joy Bradley, assistant professor of community medicine and population health at the College of Community Health Sciences. The research team also includes Dr. Joyce Nickelson, associate professor of Health Sciences at the College of…

A College of Community Health Sciences faculty member is part of a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine and The University of Alabama awarded a $7.1 million grant over five years to conduct a comprehensive study of risk and protective factors for healthy brain…

Capstone Hospitalist Group, which is affiliated with University Medical Center, now provides hospital medicine services for patients at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa and Northport Medical Center. Capstone Hospitalist Group physicians began providing inpatient services at Northport Medical Center Oct. 1, 2021, and DCH Regional Medical Center Nov. 1, 2021. The hospitals are part…

An internationally recognized German foundation selected a professor at The University of Alabama for its well-regarded research award. Dr. Ravi Kumar was chosen for the Humboldt Research Award, granted annually by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation to no more than 100 internationally leading researchers of all disciplines outside of Germany in recognition of their academic…

Students in the pre-medical field who are interested in rural primary care can apply for the Tuscaloosa Rural Pre-Medical Internship, a seven-week program that begins in summer 2022. Those selected will have the opportunity to learn more about the health needs of rural Alabama residents as well as gain a better understanding of medical school…

The College of Community Health Sciences was awarded The University of Alabama’s prestigious Sam S. May Commitment to Service Award Oct. 27 for its service to the campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic. “This is a tremendous honor for our College and reflects our continuous commitment to the health and wellbeing of the UA community,”…

Pay attention to portion size, read food labels, count carbohydrates and learn where sugars are hiding. This is advice Suzanne Henson, a registered dietitian at University Medical Center, provided during an October Mini Medical School presentation titled, “Let’s Eat: A Guide to Food Choices.” “We need to learn about food,” Henson said. “So much is…

While common among older women, urinary incontinence (UI) is not an inevitable part of the aging process, said Dr. Sachin Shenoy, a minimally invasive surgical obstetrician and gynecologist at University Medical Center. UI is defined as a complaint of involuntary leakage of urine. “But half of women never complain. They think it’s a normal part…

Older adults have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well, but young adults have suffered,” Dr. James Reeves, a psychiatrist at University Medical Center, said during a Mini Medical School presentation in October. Reeves said typically as people get older, “they tend to be happier. There’s less depression, anger and anxiety. For older adults, time is…