Three professors specializing in biomedical sciences, biochemistry and bioengineering will join The University of Alabama during the upcoming spring semester, boosting research and innovation in novel design and engineering of advanced drug delivery systems. Dr. Ravi Kumar will be a professor in the College of Community Health Sciences with an adjunct appointment in the College…

A hospitalist is a doctor who practices in the hospital – caring for patients from the time they are admitted to the time they are discharged. Hospitalist services are common across the U.S. and hospital medicine is now one of the country’s largest medical specialties. University Hospitalist Group was established by University Medical Center in…

Students at the University of Alabama School of Medicine have named faculty, residents and clinical departments, including those on the Tuscaloosa Regional Campus, winners of the 2020 Argus Awards. “This is a fantastic honor and represents time, dedication and commitment to our learners,” said Dr. Richard Friend, dean of CCHS. The College of Community Health…

Thanks to generous donors, efforts by the College of Community Health Sciences to establish University Medical Center’s Reach Out and Read-Alabama program are well underway. Nearly $10,000 was donated to CCHS for the reading program during a fundraising effort conducted as part of BAMA Blitz, The University of Alabama’s online giving campaign. All funds donated…

Operation of The University of Alabama Brewer-Porch Children’s Center transitioned from the University’s College of Arts and Sciences to its College of Community Health Sciences on October 1. Brewer-Porch provides behavioral health care and educational services for children, adolescents and their families both locally and from across Alabama. With the transition, the center also stands…

Depression can present differently in older adults and can often go unrecognized and untreated, said Dr. John Burkhardt, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral medicine at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. “It’s a myth that depression is a normal part of aging. It’s not,” said Burkhardt, a clinical psychologist who also…

Dr. Carmen Collins recalled a recent time that she experienced headaches, vision loss and even fell down some stairs. The third-year resident in The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency, which is operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, went to the hospital emergency room, where she received an MRI. When the results…

Osteoporosis is a systemic skeletal disorder where the body loses too much bone, makes too little bone – or both, said Dr. Jennifer Clem, associate professor of family, internal, and rural medicine at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. “Osteoporosis literally means porous bone,” said Clem, who also cares for patients at…

Members of the Tuscaloosa community have the opportunity to learn about trends and advances in health and medicine as part of the Mini Medical School program. Mini Medical School is a collaborative effort of the College of Community Health Sciences and The University of Alabama OLLI program and features a series of lectures provided by…

While telemedicine is not new widespread adoption of it has been slow, but that’s changing as the COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating use of the technology, said Dr. Nathan Culmer, assistant professor and director of Educational Technology for the College of Community Health Sciences. “Telemedicine is like the little engine that could,” Culmer said. “Some telemedicine…