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UAB scholarship honors legendary healthcare entrepreneur Featheringill
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The William W. Featheringill Scholarship in Health Informatics, established by his daughter Elizabeth Pharo, was endowed by SuccessEHS to honor Featheringill’s legacy as a visionary in health informatics.The endowment will support students in the UAB School of Health Professions’ Master of Science in Health Informatics program. Read more
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Kara Caruthers honors her late mother with a UAB sponsored scholarship
In her 30s, Caruthers became an alumna of the UAB School of Health Professions’ Physician Assistant Studies program. In her 40s, she is a doctoral candidate in the School’s PhD in Nutrition Sciences program. Read more
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Pioneering healthcare leader Biddle is first female to endow scholarship for UAB HSA
Biddle is a double alumna having earned a B.S. in Allied Health (currently Health Care Management) and an M.S. in Health Administration (MSHA Class 26). Read more
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Ken E. Beasley, MSHA Class 19, establishes scholarship to honor his family
MSHA program awarded national prize for Excellence in Healthcare Management Systems Education
The University of Alabama at Birmingham Master of Science in Health Administration (MSHA) program has been chosen as a recipient of the 2018 CAHME/Cerner Award for Excellence in Healthcare Management Systems Education. The annual award delivered by the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education , the premier accreditator in their field, in partnership with Cerner, one of the nation’s leaders in health care technology, recognizes outstanding education in the use of information technology and management systems in healthcare.
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UAB Low Vision Rehab program wins Envision top honor
UAB launches academy to increase diversity in health care leadership
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Fottler establishes 1st endowed scholarship for UAB PhD program
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2016-17 SHP Scholarship LuncheonMyron Fottler, Ph.D., who served as program director for the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Administration-Health Services program from 1983 until 1999, along with his wife Carol, has established the first endowed scholarship fund for the Ph.D. program located in the UAB School of Health Professions’ Department of Health Services Administration. Read more
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UAB launches the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative
The University of Alabama at Birmingham — Alabama’s leading provider of genomic and personalized medicine — has launched the Alabama Genomic Health Initiative in partnership with HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology to better meet health needs across the state.
Read moreQuorum Health provides MSHA program’s 1st ever full-ride scholarship
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UAB QEP demonstrates simulation learning to first-year students
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ICDI YCDI: Piloting Expansion Nationwide
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· 1st in the region to start a PT program
· 1st in Birmingham to start a DPT program
· 1st in the region to be nationally ranked
It goes without saying that when the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition needed someone to launch the I Can Do It, You Can Do It (ICDI YCDI) program in this area, UAB Physical Therapy was the first. Read more
Bill Parker establishes 1st endowed scholarship for PA program
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UAB OT Low Vision course earns Quality Matters certification
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UAB Nuclear Medicine Technology first in U.S. to transition to entry level Master’s
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UAB NMT’s world class faculty and recently renovated facility made them the perfect choice to launch the new Master of Science in Nuclear Medicine Technology entry level program. Read more
UAB partners with IAG to help public service officers safely interact with people with special needs
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The partnership is a unique initiative in which the school has an equity stake in IAG. Read more
Master of Science in Healthcare Quality & Safety Graduates 1st Class
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On Saturday, August 13, 2016, the UAB School of Health Professions’ Healthcare Quality and Safety programs made history when the inaugural Master of Science class graduated during UAB’s Summer Commencement. Read more
NSF approves UAB Center for Health Organization Transformation
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BMD’s Walker wins major national and University honors
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U.S News & World Report rankings: OT up 3, PT top 20
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