Taking the helm: Inspired by past mentors, new Department of Surgery chair plots a course for the future
Written by UAB Medicine Magazine
Growing up, Herbert Chen M.D., FACS, always believed he would one day follow in his father’s footsteps. But, through the influence and guidance of mentors, he charted his own path to become an internationally renowned surgeon-scientist specializing in endocrine cancers.
Nominations sought for faculty community service award
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
The Odessa Woolfolk Community Service Award is presented each year to a faculty member who has rendered outstanding service to the Birmingham community.
Applications open for UAB Faculty Development Program grants
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine News
The UAB Faculty Development Grant Program provides money for research, teaching and service related projects to enhance the effectiveness of UAB faculty members.
Inside Pediatrics highlights the excellent care provided by Children's of Alabama, the UAB Department of Pediatrics and Pediatric Surgery.
Janis M. Orlowski, M.D., MACP, chief health care officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges, is the first speaker in 2016 for UAB Medicine’s expanded Leadership in Academic Medicine Lecture series.
UAB’s Community Health Innovation Awards honor job training programs, health and wellness, and mental health support.
UAB researchers say how long your eyes take to adjust to the dark may be a risk factor for age-related macular degeneration.
UAB’s J. Crawford Downs, Ph.D., has received another grant to bring the relationship between age, intraocular pressure and glaucoma development into focus.
UAB launches online gout-diet survey
Written by Bob Shepard
UAB is using an online survey to learn more about the relationship between diet and gout.