UAB Department of Medicine http://www.dom.uab.edu Striving for excellence in teaching, research, and patient care Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:14:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Congratulations to Dr. Susan Harding CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Susan M. Harding.  Dr. Harding was recently elected to serve a 3-year term as a Regent-at-Large on the Board of Regents of the American College of Chest Physicians.  Dr. Harding is a… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/congratulations-to-dr-susan-harding/ Breast Cancer Researcher Wins Distinguished Award CONGRATULATIONS to Breast cancer researcher Andres Forero, MD, professor in the Department of Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Forero received the Albert F. LoBuglio Distinguished Faculty Award during the 13th annual UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Research… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/breast-cancer-researcher-wins-distinguished-award/ DOM Internal Review of K Awards All junior faculty and senior fellows who are planning K award submissions for the February 2010 deadline are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this Program.

  • All new applicants for K awards
  • K01, K08, K23, K99/R00
  • Internal review… more »
]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/dom-internal-review-of-k-awards/ DOM Adjusting Structure to Meet Current and Future Challenges The UAB Department of Medicine (DOM) is undergoing a reorganization process to strengthen its activities in its core missions of education, investigation, and clinical care, according to DOM Chair Edward Abraham, MD, Spencer Chair in… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/dom-adjusting-structure-to-meet-current-and-future-challenges/ Dr. Harada named Associate Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Caroline Nobuko Harada, who was named the Associate Director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship effective October 1, 2009. Dr. Harada joined the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care in July 2008.… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/dr-harada-named-associate-director-of-the-geriatric-medicine-fellowship/ CONGRATULATIONS to Dr. Christine Ritchie Dr. Ritchie has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors as a Director-at-Large for the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine beginning 2010. She has also been selected to serve on the… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/congratulations-to-dr-christine-ritchie/ Dr. Bloomer receives Distinguished Service Award from the AASLD CONGRATULATIONS to Joseph Bloomer, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and director of the Liver Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), for receiving the 2009 Distinguished Service Award… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/dr-bloomer-receives-distinguished-service-award-from-the-aasld/ Dr. Tucker selected to participate in UAB’s First University Day Event Dr. Rodney Tucker was selected to participate in UAB’s First University Day Event as one of the top featured graduates of UAB in the first 40 years. The ceremony was led by Dr. Carol Garrison… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/dr-tucker-selected-to-participate-in-uabs-first-university-day-event/ Welcome Dr. Zhi-Xiang Xu to the Division of Hematology/Oncology The Division of Hematology and Oncology recently welcomed Dr. Zhi-Xiang Xu to UAB. Dr. Xu received his MD and PhD degrees from Soochow University School of Medicine in Suzhou, China. He was a postdoctoral fellow… more »

]]> http://www.dom.uab.edu/2009/11/new-hemonc-faculty-dr-zhi-xiang-xu/ DOM State of the Department Presentation

Dr. Abraham presented the DOM State of the Department on November 4, 2009 at 4pm in West Pavilion E. View the slides from the presentation (pdf).

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