Christina Cochran, M.D., Pediatric Emergency Medicine, was named the recipient of the UAB Emergency Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Instructor of the Year Award. This award is given out annually by the UAB Emergency Medicine Residency Program to recognize faculty and instructors who show dedication to resident education and superior patient care.
Congratulations to Sarah Grace Engel, M.D., and Amelia Schuyler, M.D., on being named the 2020 Joe LaRussa Interns of the Year!
The Joe LaRussa Intern of the Year Award is given out annually by the Pediatric Residency Program to honor two members of the intern class who inspire others with their work ethic, compassion, professionalism, and positive outlook. The award is named after Joe LaRussa, M.D., an alumnus of the residency program. The winners are voted on by the pediatric faculty, fellows and residents.
For the 11th consecutive year, Children’s of Alabama is ranked among the nation’s best children’s hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
The nine of Children’s pediatric specialty services ranked in the top 50 programs in the United States are:
The Founders’ Fund was established by the Department of Pediatrics to honor three key “Founders” and educators of our Department: Dr. Paul Palmisano, Dr. Bill Benton, and Dr. Ralph Tiller. These physicians epitomized the ideal academic pediatrician. Thankfully, the dream to honor these esteemed individuals became a reality with the generosity of former and current pediatric faculty and residents. For more than a decade, Founders’ Fund Educational Grants have been used to encourage and support educational endeavors in our Pediatric Residency Program.
Congratulations to our UAB Pediatric Fellowship Class of 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to hold an in-person banquet. Please the video above that was created to celebrate the graduates.
Please see below where they will be going after completing fellowship training.
Congratulations to Brooke Goar, M.D., Pediatric Resident PGY-3, on being chosen as this year's recipient of the Carolyn Ashworth, M.D. Pediatric Primary Care Award.
The Division of Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes and Children's of Alabama have received a Merle S. and Mack C. Hunt Diabetes Fund Field of Interest Grant from the Central Alabama Community Foundation to help fund a monthly diabetes clinic in Montgomery County.
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The 2020 graduating class presented the following awards at their Graduation Banquet on Friday, June 5.
The events of the last few weeks have been upsetting and overwhelming. The recent killings of George Floyd in Minnesota, Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, and Breonna Taylor in Kentucky, and the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the systemic racist policies and inequities facing African Americans in the United States.
The Department of Pediatrics stands in support of our black residents, fellows, students, faculty staff and the entire black community. We are committed to fighting racism and injustice and will continue to work for diversity and inclusion in our department and UAB. As health care providers, we must continue and expand our work to eliminate health disparities in Alabama and the United States. As individuals, we must support each other, examine and amend our own biases, and find ways to eliminate racism and inequities in our society.
As a department, we will work to establish new initiatives to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to eliminate systemic racism and health disparities.
Silence is not an option. Inaction is not an option.
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We would like to congratulate the Pediatric Residents, The Combined Med-Peds Residents and the Combined Peds-Genetics Residents for completing their residency.
Below is what our graduates will be doing after residency: