Dear Friends of UAB Medicine Rehabilitation,
As another year comes to a close, I look to the role of UAB’s clinicians, researchers, residents, and team members and how they shape the future of rehabilitation at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. UAB Medicine Rehabilitation is among the largest, integrated rehabilitation systems in the nation that serves the full spectrum of disability, musculoskeletal, and sports care. In addition to traditional PM&R diagnostic groups, unique divisions within the department include inpatient and outpatient rehab and neuropsychology, comprehensive orthotics and prosthetics laboratory, Sports and Exercise Science, and industry-leading occupational medicine practice.
UAB Medicine Rehabilitation is a nationally recognized institution with progressive medically oriented leadership. Currently, UAB Medicine Rehabilitation is ranked 20th in the nation and 1st in the state by U.S. News & World Report.
Our success as a program focuses on providing exemplary patient care. Our quality data consistently surpasses the national average. Our flagship programs - Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, UAB Sports and Exercise Science, UAB Pain, Prosthetics, and Cancer Rehabilitation have established us as a leader in rehabilitation care and preferred provider in Alabama. The UAB Spinal Cord Injury Model System is the longest continually funded Model System of Care. It is one of 18 national SCI Model Systems Programs located throughout the US. The UAB Traumatic Brain Injury Model System is 1 of 16 national TBI Model Systems Programs located throughout the US and has been continually funded since 1998. The National Statistical Center for Spinal Cord Injury is the world's largest and longest active SCI research database and the world’s most extensive source of available information about the characteristics and life course of individuals with SCI. Our expansive research footprint includes NIDILRR, NIH, PVA, Nielsen, DOD, and industry trials funding sources.
In 2022, UAB Medicine Rehabilitation received over $3 million in grant funding to further our groundbreaking research. We broke ground on a state-of the-art 11-story rehabilitation hospital. I am proud to lead this dedicated staff in continuing to be a leader in restoring functional ability and quality of life to people with physical impairments or disabilities through patient care, research, and education. This February, please remember to vote for UAB Medicine Rehabilitation in the U.S. News and World Report Survey.
Sincerely,
Vu Nguyen, M.D., MBA