In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the role that University Medical Center plays in the care of West Alabama communities, UMC in late March created a weekly newsletter that is emailed to patients. UMC is operated by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. The patient newsletter is currently sent to approximately…

The 24th Annual Rural Scholars Convocation was scheduled to be held on April 19, 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the accomplishments of this group of Rural Medical Scholars in The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences is in no way diminished. The 11 Rural Medical Scholars who were…

The College of Community Health Sciences celebrated medical students who completed their clinical education at the College and were selected for residencies across the United States. A total of 25 students matched into residencies across 11 states. Of those, four matched into family medicine residencies, four into internal medicine residencies, four into pediatric residencies and…

What is a geriatrician? The U.S. Census Bureau tells us that by the year 2030, there will be more people over the age of 65 than there will be children. Dr. Anne Halli-Tierney is a geriatrician at University Medical Center and cares for older patients. “A geriatrician is, in the simplest terms, someone who takes…

Four rising second-year medical students who will complete their third and fourth years of medical school at the College of Community Health Sciences have been selected as part of the fourth class of the University of Alabama School of Medicine’s Health Equity Scholars Program. In its capacity as a regional campus of the School of…

Underserved counties throughout Alabama, particularly those in the state’s Black Belt region, already suffer from limited availability of health care, which has made access to COVID-19 screening and testing especially difficult. In April, The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, University Medical Center and the Office for Research and Economic Development, along with…

A new exhibition by The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society shows the use of children in tobacco advertising during the past century. The online exhibition, Kids, Candy, n’ Cigarettes, is drawn from the center’s Children and Tobacco Collection and can be found on the center’s website. The center is…

Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health at the College of Community Health Sciences, was a panelist for the BTAN Alabama Virtual Town Hall on May 13. The 90-minute virtual presentation discussed the Black AIDS Institute report, “We The People,” released February 7, 2020. The report addresses the richness, potential and expertise…

Dr. Mercedes Morales-Aleman, assistant professor of community medicine and population health for the College of Community Health Sciences, was one of only three University of Alabama faculty awarded a Community Engagement Graduate Fellowship for their research. The fellowships are awarded by UA’s Council on Community-Based Partnerships and include a $15,000 stipend for faculty, as well…

Hundreds of walkers participated in University Medical Center’s 6th Annual Brussels Sprout Challenge March 7, eating one roasted sprout at each mile of the 3.1-mile walk and helping to promote healthy lifestyle choices. UMC, which is operated by the College of Community Health Sciences, again offered the Brussels Sprout Challenge in partnership with the American…