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Department of Family and Community Medicine

Cahaba+ UAB Highlands Family Medicine Residency Track

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UAB Highlands

In the spring of 2022, the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine and Cahaba Medical Care launched an ACGME-accredited Family Medicine Residency track at UAB Hospital-Highlands in Birmingham, AL. The Highlands track, launched through the Cahaba Family Medicine Residency, provides a wide range of training opportunities, clinical experiences, mentorship from talented faculty and engagement with the local community. 

The Highlands program is a 4-4-4 track on the UAB campus, focused on resident education and scholarship in key areas including:

  • Digital health
  • Precision medicine
  • Health promotion (exercise, nutrition and mental health care)
  • Interprofessional care
  • Cultural awareness and social determinants of health
  • Population health.

Cahaba Medical Care

Cahaba Medical Care is a Community Health Center (FQHC) with 22 locations in central Alabama serving Bibb, Perry, Chilton, Wilcox and Jefferson Counties. It is a HRSA "Gold Award" Top 10% Quality, and six-time winner of HRSA's Access Enhancer Award and Health Equity Enhanced Award.

The Cahaba-UAB Family Medicine Residency is a 20-20-20 Family Medicine Residency with three campuses or FMC tracks in addition to the Highlands track, including:

  • Rural track, in Centreville, AL
  • Urban track in West End, Birmingham
  • Frontier track in Perry County and Wilcox County