On Monday, Sept. 20, Rachael Lee, M.D., MSPH, assistant professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases, and David Kimberlin, M.D., professor and co-director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, gave an update of current pediatric COVID-19 news and answered questions live from the community.

From serving at food banks and working with the homeless population to hosting charity dinners and organizing fundraisers, Holly Chandash, office associate in the Department of Anesthesiology, has worked with over ten organizations across the Magic City.

Jayme Locke, M.D., MPH, director of the UAB Comprehensive Transplant Institute, is the latest guest on ‘The Checkup’ podcast, hosted by Selwyn Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the School of Medicine. Together, they discuss the impact of CTI on kidney transplant regionally, how UAB’s transplant program is unique, transplant during COVID-19, and much more.

To contribute to the ongoing effort to vaccinate all Alabamians, Equal Access Alabama partnered with several organizations, including Alabama Statewide Area Health Education Centers Program, to deliver vaccines to underserved rural areas by going door to door with doses.

With the updated Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA) structure, clinical preceptors have regular opportunities to provide students formative feedback on their clinical skills throughout their clerkships by observing 10 minutes of a students’ performance.

Launched in 2019, the HEA is an interprofessional faculty development program that aims to create and support a community of leaders in education and a culture of excellence in teaching.  

All month in September, the Road to Accreditation video series has focused on diving deeper into the changing landscape in medical education and how the School of Medicine is responding to it in order to successfully prepare students for residency and their careers.

Vu Nguyen, M.D., MBA, has been named chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the School of Medicine.

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