Stephanie Krick, M.D., associate professor in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, has been named the 2024 Southern Society for Clinical Investigation Mentor of the Year in the Student Category. The award celebrates her contribution to building the future of medicine as a wise and trusted advisor, positive role model, and source of encouragement. Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition, Dr. Krick!

Good News for November 15, 2024

UPN Program Joins UDN NIH Phase III Network with U01 Award

UAB's Undiagnosed Diseases Program, co-led by Martin Rodriguez, M.D., professor and director of Infectious Diseases, has earned a U01 award from the Undiagnosed Diseases Network to enhance the diagnostic abilities and expand the scope of UAB's program.

Rogers Contributes to Guidelines for Older Cancer Survivors

Laura Rogers, M.D., MPH, professor in General Internal Medicine and Population Science, recently served on a multidisciplinary panel to develop the first consensus-based exercise guidelines aimed at advancing research and practice in cancer and aging.

DOM Faculty Receive HSF-GEF Grants to Advance Education

Associate Professors Marianthe Grammas, M.D., and Win Williams, M.D., received grants from the UAB Health Services Foundation General Endowment Fund for projects which seek to advance staff education in medical training and competency-based assessments through technology.

Oates Named PI for Alabama Tobacco-Free Initiative

Gabriela Oates, Ph.D., associate professor in PACCM, will serve as principal investigator for "Healthy Communities for a Tobacco-Free Future," an Alabama Department of Public Health initiative to prevent smoking and vaping among middle and high school students.