Residency Program Naming
“No greater opportunity, responsibility, or obligation can fall to the lot of a human being than to become a physician “ University of Alabama at Birmingham Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program We are pleased to announce that the University of Alabama at Birmingham Internal Medicine Residency Program has been renamed the University of Alabama at Birmingham Tinsley Harrison … [Read More...]
Marijuana smoke not as damaging to lungs as cigarette smoke
Using marijuana carries legal risks, but the consequences of occasionally lighting up do not include long-term loss of lung function, according to a new study in the Jan. 11, 2012, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. Marijuana is the most commonly used illicit drug in the United States, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health. In 2009, 16.7 million Americans … [Read More...]
DEADLINE: JAN 27 for 28th Annual Trainee Research Symposium CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
All trainees of the Department of Medicine: Residents (i.e. housestaff - PGY 1-3), Associate Fellows (i.e. subspecialty fellows - PGY 4-7), Post-doctoral Scholars (MD or PhD doing post-doctoral training in the Department of medicine), Graduate Students with Department of Medicine mentors (must be currently enrolled at UAB) are encouraged to submit one-page abstracts describing their original basic … [Read More...]
Policy for DOM Division Directors & Faculty Notification of Absences from UAB (January 2012)
A new DOM policy has been enacted to clarify the steps to be taken when DOM Division Directors and/or Faculty are away from UAB. All Division Directors should notify the Chairman’s Office, in advance, if they will be away from UAB either on vacation or official business. All Faculty should notify their Division Director, in advance, if they will be away from UAB either on vacation or official … [Read More...]
EMTALA Update: Presentation Slides Online
On January 18, 2012, Dr. Art Boudreaux, Chief of Staff, gave a presentation on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) at Medicine Grand Rounds. This presentation was mandatory for all clinical faculty. The presentation slides are now available online. Log in with your blazerID & password to view the presentation. … [Read More...]
Gutierrez to present January Clinical Research Seminar
Orlando Gutierrez, MD, MMSc, assistant professor in the DOM division of Nephrology, will present "Fibroblast growth factor 23: The rise of a 'cardiotoxic' hormone" at 12:00 noon in West Pavilion conference center room E on January 23, 2012. Junior and senior faculty at UAB present their clinical research findings to the residents, fellows and faculty of the Department of Medicine at this one … [Read More...]
Dr. Sumant Chugh Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation
CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Sumant S. Chugh, Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology, who was recently elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI). The American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), established in 1908, is one of the nation's oldest and most respected medical honor societies. The ASCI comprises more than 2,800 physician-scientists from all medical … [Read More...]
