University of Alabama Health Sciences

From the Dean

Welcome to the CCHS website. As we see our medical students and residents graduate and our new classes arrive, we are reminded of the impressive contributions this College has made to medical education since it was formed in 1972.

I invite you to view the College's new video which gives an overview of our mission and examples of how we are working to improve health care for all the citizens of Alabama.

You may also enjoy reviewing our most recent On Rounds publication which provides a glimpse into our current activities and some of our future plans.

More than 660 medical students have graduated from our campus and have been accepted into a wide variety of residencies. As of July 2009, more than 360 residents will have graduated from the Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency, making it one of the most successful residencies in the nation. The Rural Health Leaders Pipeline programs, the TERM (Tuscaloosa Experience in Rural Medicine) program and the Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Science have provided added value by helping us fulfill our rural mission.

If you have any questions or if you would like additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

College News

Melanie Tucker, M.A., C.R.C.C., Senior Research Associate in the Division of Clinical Investigations, received her Ph.D. in Health Education and Health Promotion on May 9 from The University of Alabama. She successfully defended her dissertation, “Application of the Diffusion of Innovations Theory and the Health Belief Model to Describe EMR Use Among Alabama Family Medicine Physicians: A Rural and Urban Analysis,” in March. Melanie joined the Division of Clinical Investigations, which is part of the Rural Health Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, after working in clinical trials at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Prior to beginning her work in clinical research, Melanie was a Marriage and Family therapist in Indiana and Pennsylvania. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Personnel Psychology from Athens University and her Master’s Degree in Counselor Education from The University of Alabama. Congratulations Dr. Tucker!

STFM President's Award-For the past four years, Dr. John Waits has been the co-chair of the STFM's Group on Online Cases which became the fmCases Project Development Group.  This group was tasked to merge, organize and clarify the available curricular guides into a grid of topics, goals and objectives.  Last fall, each member of the group authored an online case (PBL). The following winter/spring each member mentored and edited 4-5 more cases.  The group's 29 cases are now in the final stages of editing and the pilot testing will take place during the 2009-2010 academic year.  As a result of their work, this group has won the STFM President's Award.  Please join in congratulating Dr. Waits and the other members for this outstanding achievement.

Events

• Emergency Medicine Series

  Jul 3rd, 12:15 pm - 01:15 pmUniversity Medical Center, Classroom 1, 2, & 3

• Emergency Medicine Series

  Jul 7th, 12:15 pm - 01:15 pmUniversity Medical Center, Classroom 1, 2, & 3

• Emergency Medicine Series

  Jul 9th, 12:15 pm - 01:15 pmUniversity Medical Center, Classroom 1, 2, & 3

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