C. Seth Landefeld, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Landefeld is an internationally known clinician and researcher in geriatrics, epidemiology and biostatistics. He joins UAB from the University of California at San Francisco, where he was chief of the division of Geriatrics and associate chair for strategic planning and implementation … [Read More...]
The Research & Innovations in Medical Education (RIME) poster session will be held on Wednesday, September 26th, 2012, from 1–3pm in the West Pavilion Atrium. Abstract submissions are currently being accepted. Please contact Brita Roy, MD, MPH with questions/submissions via e-mail: britaroy@uab.edu. The deadline for submission of abstracts is Friday, August 15, 2012. … [Read More...]
Larry DeLucas, OD, PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Structural Biology, School of Optometry, will present "Leadership: The good, bad and ugly" on May 18, 2012 at 10:00am in Margaret Cameron Spain auditorium. The Department of Medicine's Leadership Development Seminar series was established to bring in top campus leaders to speak to DOM staff and faculty regarding their view of leadership … [Read More...]
Dr. Weizhong Ying's paper entitled "Mechanism and prevention of acute kidney injury from cast nephropathy in a rodent model" published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has been selected as the Department of Medicine’s May 2012 Paper of the Month. … [Read More...]
A special seminar series in Core Competencies in Renal Research will be presented this summer starting May 3rd. The inaugural presentation, "Kidney Structure-Function Analysis: Experimental Approaches Using Microscopy" will be delivered by Lisa M. Curtis, PhD, Assistant Professor, UAB Division of Nephrology, on May 3, 2012 at 3:30 p.m. in the Zeigler Research Building (ZRB) conference room 644. Sponsors … [Read More...]
The Birmingham VAMC and the University of Alabama at Birmingham offer two unique opportunities for training in quality improvement and patient safety: VA Chief Medical Resident in Quality and Safety (CMRQS) and the VA Quality Scholars Fellowship (VAQS). … [Read More...]
Winn Chatham, MD, Professor in Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, will present "Targeting BlyS/BAFF in SLE -- immunologic effects and clinical responses" at the 12:00 noon, April 23rd, Clinical Research Seminar in West Pavilion Conference Center Room E. The DOM Clinical Research Seminar is a one hour seminar where junior and senior faculty at UAB present their clinical research findings to … [Read More...]
