David Kimberlin, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, has been inducted into the Association of American Physicians (AAP). The AAP is an honorary medical society that recognizes physicians who make outstanding contributions to basic and translational biomedical research.
On Saturday, Feb. 18, the Department of Pediatrics Mini Medical School Program had its first field trip. Eighteen 6th and 7th graders came to the Pediatric Simulation Center at Children’s of Alabama and spent a half day learning first-hand how healthcare providers work in a hospital setting.
Michele Kong, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, has received the Charles C. Shepard Science Award.
During the February Pediatric Faculty Meeting, Mitch Cohen, M.D., chair of the Department of Pediatrics, held the annual Black History Month quiz. Those who correctly answered questions about Black historical and present day figures received books about Black history in Birmingham and the South.
Tamera Coyne-Beasley, M.D., professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, and Michele Kong, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, has received the Heersink School of Medicine Professional Excellence Award.
Children’s of Alabama and the Kaul Pediatric Research Institute (KPRI) are pleased to announce the 2023 awards. The major goal of the KPRI grant program is to allow investigators to obtain data that will advantage applications for additional extramural funding. This will bring new knowledge to the care of children, leverage the investment of the KPRI, and allow projects to be competitive for the very best science on the national stage. A second, but important, goal is to ensure that a dedicated funding source is available to unique segments of the pediatric research, education, and quality improvement enterprise.
On Jan. 31, 2023, Kara Huls, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Emergency Medicine, and Ashley Hodges, Ph.D., CRNP, nurse practitioner and program coordinator for the Sunrise Clinic at Children's of Alabama, received the inaugural Outstanding Victim Protection in Countering Human Trafficking Award by the Center for Countering Human Trafficking (CCHT) within the US Department of Homeland Security.
David Kimberlin, M.D., professor in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, has been appointed to the NIH Advisory Committee to the Deputy Director for Intramural Research (DDIR).
Hope Wilson, M.D., assistant professor in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been named director of the Pediatric Thrombosis Program. This new role became official as of Feb. 1, 2023. In this capacity, she will continue efforts towards the growth and development of the clinical, research, and educational facets of the program.
It is our honor to announce the selection of Justin Bailey, M.D., PGY-2 pediatric resident, Susmita Murthy, M.D., PGY-3 med-peds resident, and David Taylor, M.D., PGY-2 pediatric resident, as the co-chief residents for the Pediatric Residency Program for the 2024-2025 academic year.