Above, a few of our residents who matched into fellowship. First row: Myles Prados (ID), Catherine Lumb (Geriatrics), Lindsey Shipley (Gastroenterology) Back row: Sal Kamal (GIM), Tylan Magnusson (Hem/Onc), Tarek Abdalla (ID), Will Morgan (Cardiology)
The Department of Medicine is proud to announce a 100 percent match rate for internal medicine residents who applied to fellowship this year, with 13 of the 27 applicants staying right here at UAB for their specialty training. Additionally, we are delighted to report a diversity milestone in recruiting all-female fellows to join our Endocrinology and Gastroenterology fellowship programs next year. Congratulations all around!
More Good News for December 10, 2021
Chad Hunter, Ph.D., (Associate Professor, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism) has received a third RO1 grant. His lab will investigate how interactions between a pancreatic transcriptional regulator Islet-1 and epigenetic modifiers Rnf20/Rnf40 control embryonic development and adult function of insulin-producing beta-cells. Three cheers, Dr. Hunter!
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism fellow, Fernando Bril, M.D., and colleagues were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism for a study that finds mass spectrometry is a noninvasive strategy to accurately measure fasting intact insulin levels and predict the presence of NAFLD.
Cardiovascular Disease fellow, Vibhu Parcha, M.D., received the first place Southern Society of Clinical Investigation Young Investigator Award for his abstract "Association of Transthyretin Val122Ile Variant with Incident Heart Failure and Mortality Among Black Americans: Insights from the REGARDS Study.” Kudos, Dr. Parcha!
Win Williams, M.D., (Associate Professor, General Internal Medicine) has received renewal of his training grant from the Department of Veteran Affairs. The Chief Resident in Quality and Safety program provides mentorship and participation in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety at the BVAMC.
Gaurav Jain, M.D., (Associate Professor, Nephrology) was featured in a recent CMS Spotlight where he discussed his work in preparing to launch the Kidney Care Choice Model at UAB—an initiative that will develop strategies to improve access to patient-centered, high-quality care and mental health resources for patients with advanced kidney disease.
UAB Hospital is now the eighth-largest hospital in the nation according to Becker’s Hospital Review. This is the first time our 1,207 bed facility has been among the nation’s top 10 largest and most prestigious hospitals. The ranking highlights a year of achievements and recognition for UAB Medicine.
Geoffrey D. Barnes, M.D., MSc, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan Health System will present The Conundrum of COVID-related Clotting: Evolving Prevention and Treatment Approaches at noon on Wednesday, December 15, via Zoom.