Good News Update: November 2, 2015
The Department of Medicine salutes Scott Novack, MD (PGY-1, Anesthesia) for his extraordinary patient care. While on the renal ward, he encountered an unresponsive dialysis patient and immediately arranged for an emergency CT. He took the patient to radiology himself, but afterwards couldn’t find an available bed for the patient to be monitored closely. Unwilling to compromise patient safety, Dr. Novack persevered in finding a way to get his patient intubated and transferred to the Neurology ICU.
Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Director of the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Jeanne Marazzo, MD, will lead the Division of Infectious Diseases beginning early next year. She is internationally recognized for her research and education efforts in the field of sexually transmitted infections, especially as they affect women’s health.
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Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington and Director of the Seattle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center, Jeanne Marazzo, MD, will lead the Division of Infectious Diseases beginning early next year. She is internationally recognized for her research and education efforts in the field of sexually transmitted infections, especially as they affect women’s health.
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Good News Update: October 26, 2015
Internal Medicine Residents Robert Smola, MD, Carlie Stein, MD, William Benton, MD, and Rajat Kalra, MD, have been selected to participate in the UAB Medicine Chief Quality Resident Program.
Paul Fitzmorris, MD (PGY-3) was just published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology for his case study “An Unusual Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.”
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Paul Fitzmorris, MD (PGY-3) was just published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology for his case study “An Unusual Presentation of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.”
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Good News Update: October 19, 2015
The annual “Camp Dismukes” retreat was held last weekend in honor of William Dismukes, MD, professor emeritus and director of the Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program from 1981-2002. Coverage was provided for all of the residents and their families so they could enjoy time together at beautiful Oak Mountain State Park.
Two of our residency program alumni, Philip Johnson, MD, PhD (2011) and Mustafa Ahmed, MD (2009) recently won the 2015 Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition. Their HIPAA-compliant software application enables physicians to securely exchange medical images online. Read the UAB story here.
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Two of our residency program alumni, Philip Johnson, MD, PhD (2011) and Mustafa Ahmed, MD (2009) recently won the 2015 Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition. Their HIPAA-compliant software application enables physicians to securely exchange medical images online. Read the UAB story here.
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Good News Update: September 28, 2015
This year’s RIME Week was a huge success! The Research and Innovations in Medical Education events drew over 100 participants from more than a dozen departments and two branch campuses. Congratulations to the winners selected from over 60 entries in the poster session:
- Clinical Vignettes: Stephen Russell, MD (General Internal Medicine) for "Cold Cellulitis: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Masquerading as Cellulitis”
- Medical Education, Research and Innovation: Lea Yerby, PhD (Medical Education, Tuscaloosa Campus) for "TLC2: The Tuscaloosa Longitudinal Community Curriculum.”
- Medical Education, Research and Innovation: Alice Weaver (MS3) for "Evaluating the Success of UASOM Medical Student Research Programs: A Retrospective Analysis of Outcomes"
- Quality Improvement, Patient Safety and Simulations: Thao Tran, MD (PGY3) for "Does Hyperglycemia in AECOPD Affect Length of Hospital Stay?"
Good News Update: August 24, 2015
The NIH has awarded $34 million to the UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS). The award more than doubles the CCTS’ previous funding and is one of the largest at UAB. The grant includes funding for 10 annual pre-doctoral training awards, 10 summer training awards, and eight career development awards for senior postdoctoral fellows or faculty-level candidates. In addition, it will enable the CCTS will continue to build major capacities in training, clinical trial implementation, drug discovery, study design and methodology, informatics, pilot investigation, and clinical research services. Congratulations to UAB CCTS Director Robert Kimberly, MD, as well as other dedicated DOM faculty and staff, for their success in earning this important grant.
The 2015 Community Health Innovation Awards (CHIA) is an annual grant competition for organizations in the greater Birmingham area. CHIA supports out-of-the-box approaches to improve education, advance health care, promote safety, and strengthen our most valuable community asset—its people. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 will be awarded to local organizations whose innovative ideas address community health issues. All applicants are required to attend an Innovation Workshop on Saturday, September 19, 2015.
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The 2015 Community Health Innovation Awards (CHIA) is an annual grant competition for organizations in the greater Birmingham area. CHIA supports out-of-the-box approaches to improve education, advance health care, promote safety, and strengthen our most valuable community asset—its people. Grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 will be awarded to local organizations whose innovative ideas address community health issues. All applicants are required to attend an Innovation Workshop on Saturday, September 19, 2015.
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