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Dennis R. Burton, Ph.D., chairman and professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbial Science at the Scripps Research Institute will present the 29th Bertram M. Marx Lecture on Feb. 1, 2017.
Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, will give his annual State of the School of Medicine address from noon to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, in the Margaret Cameron Spain Auditorium.
Stuart J. Frank, M.D., director of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and vice chair for research, has been named the first executive vice chair in the Department of Medicine.
The UAB Staff Council is partnering with CASA of Jefferson County for its annual Holiday Present Drive, which provides gifts for children involved in family court cases.
Twenty faculty and six clinical departments are winners of the 2016 Argus Awards, given each year by medical students to honor their professors and course directors for excellence in medical education.
Carlos A. Estrada, M.D., M.S., will begin the role of associate provost for Interprofessional Education and director of the Center for Interprofessional Education and Simulation (CIPES) on January 2, 2017.
Students in the UAB School of Medicine will observe national Primary Care week Oct. 3-7 with a week filled with student-driven lunch lecture events to increase awareness of primary care needs in Alabama and across the country.