Office for Diversity and Inclusion present at AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion conference
Written by Laura Coulter
UAB School of Medicine’s Office for Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) was selected to lead a deep-dive workshop at the AAMC Group on Diversity and Inclusion conference, entitled “Diversity and Inclusion Programming in Academic Medicine: An Interactive Development Model.”
Majd Zayzafoon, M.D., Ph.D., MBA, professor in Pathology and Medical Education, has been named the assistant dean for International Medical Education and the assistant provost for International Education in the Office of the Senior Vice Provost effective May 1, 2018.
Overstreet-Wadiche named chairperson of the Neurogenesis and Cell Fate Study Section
Written by Brianna Farley
Linda Overstreet-Wadiche, Ph.D., associate professor in the UAB Department of Neurobiology, has been named chairperson of the Neurogenesis and Cell Fate Study Section for the Center for Scientific Review
UAB to host Scientific Symposium on Precision Medicine, Neurosciences and Infectious Diseases
Written by Brianna Farley
The UAB School of Medicine and Southern Research will host the Scientific Symposium on Precision Medicine, Neurosciences and Infectious Diseases Friday, July 27. The symposium will be held at the UAB Alumni House from 8 a.m.-5p.m.
Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH, has been named co-chair of the Science Committee for the All of Us Research Program.
Student Insights: Things I Wish I’d Known Before Starting Medical School
Written by UAB Heersink School of Medicine NewsCongratulations on your acceptance to medical school! This is a tremendous achievement that is worth celebration. I hope that you are enjoying your summer and taking a well-deserved break. As my classmates and I reflect on our first year, we discussed what we wish we would have known before we started medical school.
Building Belonging is the first modeule in a 4-module series from an exciting new “toolkit” designed to provide all staff, faculty, trainees and students with the practical resources to build a strong, resilient and healthy environment.
Jason Daniel, MBA, executive administrator, Department of Medicine, has been named vice president for the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation, P.C. (UAHSF) and senior executive administrator for the School of Medicine effective July 1, 2018.