Hello!
On behalf of everyone in the School - we extend a warm welcome to you. We feel privileged that you have accepted our offer to join the UAB School of Health Professions family. We pride ourselves as a culture of opportunity and growth.
If you cannot find an answer to your questions or a link to your needs here, please contact our Personnel Generalist Allison Estep who will be happy to help.
Want to look around our school before coming to campus? Click here for a virtual tour.
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Things You Should Have
Here are several things you should have before you begin work. Please contact Allison Estep (see above) if you need assistance.
- Blazer ID: your unique user name allows you to access numerous UAB services.
- ONE Card: your ID badge is required for parking, door entry, and more.
- HIPAA Training: anyone with the potential to access protected health information (PHI).
- FERPA Training: anyone with the potential to work with student records.
- UAB Benefits: summaries of medical, dental, vision, and other benefits offered to UAB employees.
- TRS Retirement: The Teachers' Retirement System (TRS) is a defined benefit plan for eligible UAB employees.
- Parking Pass: the 9th Avenue Parking Deck (map) is for SHP employees who purchase a parking permit.
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Who We Are
Click to Watch the SHP TourWe are home to five departments - Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences (CDS), Health Services Administration (HSA), Nutrition Sciences (NS), Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT).We have classrooms, laboratories and offices primarily in three buildings - the Learning Resource Center (LRC), the School of Health Professions Building (SHPB) and the Susan Mott Webb Nutrition Sciences Building (WEBB).
And we are home to the UAB/Lakeshore Research Collaborative - a world-class research program in rehabilitative science established in 2009.
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Stay Informed - SHP
Keep an eye on your emails for regular updates including SHP Insight (Dr. Butler's monthly Vlog), the Dean's Report (annual magazine about SHP), and Snapshots (annual magazine about alumni). And please follow us on your favorite social media platform: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
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Stay Informed - UAB
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