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Thompson, Linda, MD

ThompsonProfessor Emerita


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Biography

Linda B. Thompson, MD FACEP, is Professor Emerita of Emergency Medicine. She completed medical school at Emory University School of Medicine and emergency medicine residency training at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. She served as Chief Resident her final year of training. From 1992-1995, she functioned as the UAB Emergency Medicine Director of Education. She then transitioned from academic medicine to community medicine. She practiced full time emergency medicine in the Birmingham community until she returned to UAB School of Medicine as Assistant Professor in 2013. She retired as the department's first Professor Emerita in 2022.

Certifications

American Board of Emergency Medicine

Education

Medical School
Emory University

Residency
University of Alabama at Birmingham - Emergency Medicine

Fellowship
American College of Emergency Physicians - Teaching

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