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Monica Baskin, PhD (Professor, Preventive Medicine) has been appointed Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement in the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. In this new role, she will lead the Center’s efforts to expand the community health advisor model for disseminating key messages on cancer screening, prevention, and connecting to care in order to reduce and eliminate cancer health disparities with the highest incidence and mortality in Alabama: breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancer.

L to R: Hon. Chuck Price, LaKisha Mack, Prince Cleveland, Dr. Mona Fouad, Dr. Selwyn Vickers, Nisha Patel, Herman Turner  The Young Professionals Board of the UAB Minority Health and Health Disparity Research Center partied like Gatsby at Harlem in the ‘Ham on September 29. The roaring twenties costumes and casino theme brought the community together to raise funds to benefit their Healthy Happy Kids program. Thanks to everyone who came and made a difference in preventing childhood obesity!

The Department is delighted that Doug Morgan, MD, MPH, has joined UAB to serve as Director in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology as of October 1. A global leader in gastric cancer and its prevention, Dr. Morgan comes from Vanderbilt where he was on faculty since 2011. He plans to advance the division’s clinical, educational and research programs as well as expand prevention and treatment of GI health globally. Welcome, Dr. Morgan!

Donita White and RaShundra Hardy McKinney display their project at the annual symposiumKellie Flood, MD (Associate Professor, Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care) and Emily Simmons, MSN, RN (NICHE Coordinator) led the ninth annual UAB Geriatric Quality Symposium on Friday, September 21, celebrating the collaboration of 27 interprofessional Geriatric Scholars in 9 quality improvement projects, and 9 Patient Support Geriatric Scholars in 3 educational projects. The formal presentation included outcomes reports, recognition of scholars and community partners, awards for outstanding geriatric care. To top it all off, 39 inter-professional scholars and 20 patient support scholars were accepted into next year’s Geriatric Scholar Program. Kudos on this incredible interprofessional effort!

The Department of Medicine’s first ever medical education training video is now available online! The MedEd Moments Series addresses important and often unmet needs in topic areas including: Setting Expectations, Feedback, Learning Climate, Evaluation and more. “Setting Expectations” is the first learning episode in the series and was developed right here in our residency program. Kudos to Drs. J.R. Hartig, Jason Morris, and Lisa Willett for screenwriting and production, and to our amazing cast and crew for their star performances. Watch Now.