Programs

Open to UAB employees, students, families, and the Greater Birmingham community, the new kitchen in the Department of Nutrition Sciences is a chef’s kiss.

Lizzy Bumpas and Danielle North were honored as the winners of the 2025 Outstanding Graduate Award for Dietitian Education Program (DEP).

December marked several defining moments for Department of Occupational Therapy clinical doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) students.

UAB Biomedical Sciences opens a new website students Rebecca Vales and Chloe Roth were selected to co-present at the Breaking the Boundaries: Reimagining Research and Clinical Practice for a Healthier Tomorrow in New Orleans, LA.

Jennifer Morgan has been named senior director of development at the UAB School of Health Professions.

The 2023 cohort of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s M.S. in Health Informatics (MSHI) program – where 26% of graduates are pursuing doctoral degrees – shows you how unique this program is.

The UAB M.S. in Health Administration program is once again the #1 “Best Health Care Management Program” in the nation according to the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. And the UAB School of Health Professions has four programs ranked among the Top 25 graduate programs in the United States.

Inspired by the compassionate care she has received from Physician Assistant (PA) Amalee Smith, PA-C, Donna J. Slovensky gave $30,000 to the UAB School of Health Professions to establish an Endowed Fund in honor of Smith.

The Department of Health Services Administration at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) invites applications for a full-time, open-rank, tenure-track faculty position in Dissemination and Implementation Science. This position offers an exceptional opportunity to join a vibrant and collaborative academic community within UAB's School of Health Professions.

Steve (‘80) and Jana Foster have added $100,000 to the Stephen and Jana Foster Endowed Scholarship in Physical Therapy, to support more physical therapy students in the UAB School of Health Professions.

Amy Landry, Ph.D., has been appointed as the new director for the Doctor of Science in Healthcare Leadership (DSc) program. Landry, an alumna of UAB’s M.S. in Health Administration program (MSHA Class 35) and its PhD in Administration-Health Services program (2006), brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the role.

A multitiered partnership with PT Solutions Physical Therapy establishes the PT Solutions Scholarship, provides support to several key events, and creates professional development opportunities for students in the UAB Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program.