Dr. Tom Weida, associate dean for clinical affairs at the College of Community Health Sciences, was recognized by CHEST Journal for serving as an article reviewer during the past year. Weida is also chief medical officer of University Medical Center, which the College operates, and a family medicine physician. “You have been identified as one…
Twenty-three physicians were honored June 28 at the 45th annual graduation ceremony of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program and Fellowships. Because of Covid-19, the graduation ceremony was held via Zoom. The College of Community Health Sciences provides graduate and post-graduate medical education through both the three-year Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program…
Physicians from University Medical Center are continuing to provide gynecological and prenatal care services in Carrollton, Alabama – and accepting new patients – even though the Pickens County Medical Center has closed. UMC is operated by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. Patients are seen by UMC physicians in Carrollton in the…
University Medical Center-Northport has been nationally re-certified as a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) in recognition of its work to place patients at the center of care and to advance quality in the health care it provides. The recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance means the medical practice is committed to providing health care…
For the past two months, The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences has provided COVID-19 screening and testing in Alabama Black Belt communities. CCHS has partnered in these efforts with University Medical Center, which the College operates, UA’s Office for Research and Economic Development, Alabama Power and the Livingston Mayor’s Office. Community organizations…
Twenty-six medical students were honored during the College of Community Health Sciences Senior Banquet on May 14, held virtually this year due to COVID-19. The students, now physicians, have begun their residency training in programs across 11 states. “This is not the way we usually celebrate this important event, but that in no way diminishes…
Dr. Brittney Anderson, assistant professor of family, internal, and rural medicine at the College of Community Health Sciences, received the 2020 Distinguished Young Alumni Award from The University of Alabama Medical Alumni Association. The award is given “in recognition of outstanding contributions in the field of medicine and demonstration of the high principles of the…
The family medicine residency operated by the College of Community Health Sciences has a new name – Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program. The residency previously held the name of The University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency. The College founded the residency more than four decades ago and, to date, nearly 500 physicians have received specialty…
Faculty from the College of Community Health Sciences will help teach a seminar-style course over the summer term that will allow University of Alabama students to explore the COVID-19 pandemic through lectures from guest speakers with diverse expertise. The course will provide students online lectures on topics surrounding the pandemic that range from health care…
Substance abuse often starts in adolescence and, if left untreated, can cause acute and chronic health problems as well as impair growth and development because neurodevelopment continues into a person’s 20s, said Dr. Shawanna Ogden, a psychiatry fellow at the College of Community Health Sciences. The good news, she said, is that research shows adolescents…
