As we look forward to a new year, we reflect on 2019, a year of transition and growth for the College of Community Health Sciences. During the past year, CCHS added more than 20 new faculty to expand the College’s work of educating and training future generations of primary care physicians and of conducting pioneering…

Dr. Raheem Paxton, associate professor of community medicine and population health at the College of Community Health Sciences, co-authored: “Development and implementation of a logic model: Occupationalstress, physical activity, and sedentary behavior in the workplace,” acceptedfor publication in WORK: A Journal of Prevention, Assessment & Rehabilitation; and “Item-level psychometrics of a brief self-reported memory problem…

Lower back pain can be caused by a variety of factors, but in 22% of patients the culprit is lumbar spinal stenosis, or LSS, said Dr. Brett Bentley, assistant professor of sports medicine at The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. He said the compression of the nerves extending from the spinal cord,…

Breast cancer is the most common form of detected cancer in women in the U.S., according to Carol DeSantis, MPH, a principal scientist in surveillance research in the intramural research program with the American Cancer Society. DeSantis spoke to residents, faculty and medical professionals at the Dr. Joe W. and Virginia Hursey O’Neal Endowed Lecture…

The College of Community Health Sciences recently hosted two lectures focused on gun violence, the criminal justice system and the role of health care providers that featured three speakers from New Orleans, a city with one of the highest rates of gun violence in the United States. The speakers each brought unique perspectives on the…

Dr. Alan Blum, professor and Gerald Leon Wallace MD Endowed Chair in Family Medicine for the College of Community Health Sciences, authored “Amidst Treatment Breakthroughs, Also Strive to Prevent,” published in the October 2019 issue of Oncology. The perspective piece focuses on the importance of prevention in regard to cancer and the need for doctors…

Dr. Davit Batlawala joined the College of Community Health Sciences as an assistant professor. He will serve as a hospitalist at DCH Regional Medical Center as part of the College’s University Hospitalist Group. Batlawala earned his medical degree from Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research in Surat, Gujarat, India. He completed his residency…

There are annually around 1,700 cases of malaria diagnosed in the United States. University of Alabama Family Medicine residents encountered one of these cases in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Three residents and a third-year medical student presented their experience treating a severe case of malaria during the College of Community Health Sciences Grand Rounds lecture November 19.…

Research and scholarly efforts of the College of Community Health Sciences faculty, staff, residents, medical students and graduate students were highlighted during the College’s 11th Annual Research and Scholarly Activity Day. “The number of presentations here is the largest I have seen in my seven years at the College,” said Dr. Richard Friend, dean of…

“Anxiety is more than just worrying,” said Paige Parish, LICSW, social worker in the Office of Case Management and Social Services at University Medical Center. Parish spoke to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Mini-Medical School participants on Tuesday, Oct. 8.  UMC is operated by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences. Anxiety is…