The College of Community Health Sciences has created a Pediatric Fellowship for family medicine physicians that is believed to be the first such training program in the country. The fellowship will provide comprehensive instruction for family medicine physicians seeking additional skills in pediatric care. Dr. Sara Phillips, fellowship director, said the year-long program offers a…

Dr. Brittney Anderson joined the College of Community Health Sciences as assistant professor of family, internal, and rural medicine. She will also care for patients at University Medical Center and teach and supervise the College’s family medicine residents, medical students and clinical learners. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Duke University in Durham,…

Dr. John McDonald, associate professor of OB/GYN at the College of Community Health Sciences, was named interim chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology effective July 1. Dr. Kristine Graettinger, who is currently serving as department chair, is leaving the College and moving with her family to Wisconsin. In his new role, McDonald will…

University Medical Center’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic hosted a patient open-house June 3, 2019, to introduce the newest member of the team, Dr. Heather Skanes-DeVold to UMC patients, faculty and staff. The open-house also served as an opportunity for the community to meet the clinic’s current physicians and learn about the services offered by UMC,…

Dr. Jessica Powell, a resident of The University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency, presented a poster titled “The Impact of Family Medicine-Obstetric Care on Infant Mortality Rates in Rural Alabama” at the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference in Toronto, Canada. The residency is operated by the College of Community Health Sciences.…

Madilyn Tomaso, a third-year UAB School of Medicine student completing her clinical training at the College of Community Health Sciences, has finished her year as an Alabama Schweitzer Fellow. As part of the fellowship program, medical students work to address unmet health needs through community-based projects. Tomaso worked with the Community Food Bank of Central…

The City of Tuscaloosa recognized the exceptional community service efforts of four members of the ACTION Program on May 15, 2019. ACTION team members Paige Parish, Reid Galyon, Yolanda Williams and Brianna Parrales worked with other Tuscaloosa civil agencies like the fire and police departments to go into the underserved Section 8 housing authority community…

Dr. Pamela Payne-Foster, professor of community medicine and population health at the College of Community Health Sciences, has started a support group in Tuscaloosa for people with lupus. Payne-Foster created the group, which meets the third Thursday of every month at 5 pm at the College, six months ago. The group had its last meeting…

Dr. Martha Crowther Crowther was named associate dean of Research and Health Policy for CCHS. She has been serving in the position in an interim role. Crowther is professor of community medicine and population health, and family, internal, and rural medicine. She is also an investigator with the College’s Institute for Rural Health Research. Crowther…

Thirty-six medical students were honored at the College of Community Health Sciences Senior Banquet on Thursday, May 16, at the Tuscaloosa River Market. The students, now physicians, will soon begin their residency training in programs across fourteen states. The students completed the third and fourth years of medical school – their clinical education – at…