Through these Doors: Changing the Face of Medicine
Fifty years after the “stand in the schoolhouse door” and the integration of the University of Alabama, the College is looking back on the progress made in diversity in medicine and medical education. Continue reading
CCHS provides medical students with knowledge and experience
Take a look at what the College, which is also the University of Alabama School of Medicine, Tuscaloosa Campus, offers medical students. Continue reading
UA Professor Expands Knowledge of Telemedicine
Telemedicine is a key component to providing specialty care in rural areas, said one University of Alabama professor. Medical services in rural counties are generally provided by primary care physicians, said Dr. Lloyda Williamson, an associate professor in the College of … Continue reading
Local Physician Joins Faculty
H. Joseph Fritz, MD, has joined the College as an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine, where he will work with residents in hospital and clinic settings. Fritz received his medical degree from The University of Alabama School … Continue reading
Third-Year Students Elected to Membership in Honor Medical Society
Only a select group of medical students are elected to membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society each year and only a few are elected as juniors. Three medical students who are receiving their clinical training at the … Continue reading
Ellis, Hammond Selected for Prestigious Fellowships
Jared Ellis, MD, and Angela Hammond, CRNP, were accepted into prestigious fellowship programs with North Carolina universities for the 2013-2014 academic year. Ellis is assistant director of the College’s Family Medicine Residency and an assistant professor in the Department of … Continue reading
Medical Student’s Work Recognized
Todd Raines, a third-year medical student at the College, has received awards for three projects he completed on the subject of Orthopaedic Medicine. A paper Raines wrote on ligament reconstruction in competitive baseball players was awarded the 2013 American Orthopaedic Society for … Continue reading
Faculty Publishes Lessons Learned in Telepsychiatry
Three faculty members of the College have published a paper that describes the real-life successes and challenges of the partnership of an academic health center and a community-based mental health clinic in providing telepsychiatry services to underserved areas in Alabama. … Continue reading
Adam Downs, MA, LMFT, Joins Faculty
Adam Downs, MA, LMFT, has joined the College as director of Substance Abuse Counseling and Recovery Services in the Student Health Center and an instructor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. Downs will complete clinical evaluations and provide … Continue reading
Junior premier recipient credits award to advisors
Koushik Kasanagottu, the 2013 William P. Bloom Award recipient, knows how to make his visions a reality. The junior majoring in biology has devoted much of his time at The University of Alabama to diabetes prevention education as the founder … Continue reading
