Heersink School of Medicine student receives travel scholarships for advocacy trip to Capitol Hill
Written by Phillip Pinyan
In May 2023, rising MS4 student Laura Minton Garton received travel scholarships from the Alabama Academy of Radiology and the UAB Caduceus Club for an advocacy trip to Capitol Hill.
Chere Stewart, M.D., is one of four faculty to earn the 2023 Dean's Excellence in Teaching Award. In this article, she reflects on her background in Heersink School of Medicine and on her current role as clerkship director.
Javier Neyra, M.D., M.S.C.S., associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology received a $3.8 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the NIH for his project "Artificial Intelligence to Predict Outcomes in Patients with Acute Kidney Injury on Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)."
J. Edwin Blalock, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, has received a seven year $7 million R35 Outstanding Investigator grant from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the NIH for his project “Pathogenic Exosomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).”
Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health announces Associate Director to guide telehealth programming
Written by Emily Liming Johns
The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health aims to improve health outcomes through a global telehealth initiative facilitated by UAB and led by Eric Wallace, M.D.
UAB experts say AI-assisted medical documentation and reporting will absolutely impact patients in the near future
Written by Mariah Payne
