Dr. John Napoleon joined CCHS as assistant professor of biomedical sciences and a research scientist with the Department of Translational Science and Medicine. His research interests include targeted immune-oncology, drug delivery, bispecific immune cell engages and immune cell reprogramming in cancer and inflammatory diseases. His contributions to cancer research include the discovery of a selective…
Dr. John Burkhardt, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at CCHS, and Dr. Jonathan Baccus, assistant professor in the Department of Family, Internal, and Rural Medicine at CCHS, completed the University of Alabama at Birmingham Family and Community Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship. The fellowship is a 10-month program for family medicine…
The impact of violence and how to improve outreach and response was the topic of the 23rd annual Rural Health Conference April 17-18 hosted by the Institute for Rural Health Research, which is part of the College of Community Health Sciences. Conference speakers from across Alabama and the country gave keynote and breakout presentations with…
University of Alabama at Birmingham Marinex E. Heersink School of Medicine students, who will complete their clinical education at the College of Community Health Sciences, attended an orientation at CCHS on April 24. CCHS serves as a regional campus of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, providing the third and fourth years of medical school…
Twelve students studying to become physicians, dentists and other health care providers and who want to practice in rural Alabama communities were recognized April 27 during a College of Community Health Sciences convocation. The students are part of the College’s Rural Medical Scholars, Rural Community Health Scholars and Rural Dental Scholars programs, which are part…
Dr. Alan Blum, director of The University of Alabama Center for the Study of Tobacco and Society, which is housed within CCHS, was a guest on a WBUR Boston “On Point” radio program about whether the United States should ban menthol cigarettes. Menthol enhances the effects of nicotine on the brain and can make tobacco…
The Institute for Rural Health Research at CCHS will host “Turning the Tide…On Individual, Domestic and Community Violence,” April 17-18, 2024. The annual conference, to be held at the Bryant Conference Center on the UA campus, brings together health care professionals, community leaders, researchers, government officials and policymakers who hear from speakers in the field…
The University of Alabama Student Health Center and Pharmacy, which is operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences, was re-accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care through March 31, 2027. Accreditation is granted upon completion of an on-site survey conducted by AAHC representatives, who visited the SHCP Feb. 12-13, 2024. During their…
Four residents of The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program were named chief residents for the 2024-25 academic year. The residency is operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. The new chief residents and their leadership roles: Dr. Austin Brooks – Hospital Services, Committees and Patient Safety Dr. Rachel Butler-Sarvaunt – Curriculum,…
