Stringer-Reasor Offers Insight on New Recommendations for Breast Cancer Screening
The United States Preventive Services Task Force recently finalized its recommendation concerning breast cancer screenings, suggesting that women begin biannual screenings at the age of 40. Erica Stringer-Reasor, M.D., Associate Professor in the Division of Hematology and Oncology and Director of the Breast Cancer Program at the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center, shared her expertise about the update.
IM Residency Program Selects Core Faculty Mentors for 2024-2027
The Internal Medicine Residency Program selected nine of its Core Faculty Mentors to serve residents and guide them throughout their training from 2024-2027. Congratulations to the following faculty:
Study Aims to Shake Up Status Quo for Heart Failure Diagnosis
When it comes to diagnosing heart disease, earlier is always better. But in America, roughly 20-30% of people with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, or HFpEF, experience delays to diagnosis each year. Yulia Khodneva, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Division of Preventive Medicine, is using her K23 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to better understand barriers to diagnosing HFpEF. She plans to survey primary care doctors and APPs to gather their input on a practical intervention to improve diagnosis and referral to heart specialists. Her study is currently recruiting primary care providers from both academic and community practice, with subsequent phases of design and implementation through 2028.
Willing to participate in the survey? Email Dr. Khodneva for details.
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UAB CVI Relaunches Women's Health Program
Gretchen Wells, M.D., Ph.D., (Professor, CVD) leads the UAB Cardiovascular Institute's newly relaunched Women's Heart Health Program. Program experts collaborate with specialities across the institution to address distinct concerns and risks factors unique to women's heart health including coronary microvascular disease, heart failure, spontaneous coronary artery dissection and cardiovascular complication of pregnancy. Through this program, UAB will be one of two facilities in the state able to assess for coronary microvascular disease through coronary functional testing.
Read moreIM Residency Matches 42 Trainees
On Friday, March 15, the Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program celebrated Match Day by welcoming 42 residents and trainees. The program matched 38 Categorical and 4 Med-Peds trainees including 1 underrepresented in medicine trainee and 15 women from 23 medical schools. The new interns will join UAB this summer.
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