William Geisler, MD (Infectious Diseases) recently published “Azithromycin versus Doxycycline for Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Infection” in The New England Journal of Medicine. Read the UAB news article here.
William Geisler, MD (Infectious Diseases) and Jeffrey Curtis, MD, MS, MPH (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) have been elected to membership in the American Society of Clinical Investigation, an honor society of physician-scientists under 50 years of age.
David Freedman, MD (Infectious Diseases) reports a 100% Board Pass Rate for graduates of the UAB Gorgas Course in Clinical Tropical Medicine. This is the fifth year in a row Gorgas Course graduates have all successfully passed, an achievement unmatched by any other tropical medicine programs in the world.
James Cimino, MD (Director, UAB Informatics Institute) and James Willig, MD (Infectious Diseases) recently earned the American Board of Preventive Medicine’s certification in Clinical Informatics.
The Department’s monthly Research Spotlight shines on Gareth Dutton, PhD (Preventive Medicine). Dr. Dutton’s research is focused on the development and evaluation of lifestyle interventions for weight loss and weight loss maintenance.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama System recently approved establishment of the Carl E. Dukes, MD, Minority Residency Pipeline Endowed Support Fund honoring the first African-American Chief Medical Resident in the internal medicine residency program (1979-1980). His generosity will provide financial support for minority recruitment efforts that will proactively enhance diversity within the program.
Coming Next Week to Medical Grand Rounds: Suzanne Oparil, MD, UAB Distinguished Professor of Cardiovascular Disease and Director of the Vascular Biology and Hypertension Program, and Beth Lewis, MD, MSPH, UAB Professor of Preventive Medicine, will present “SPRINTing Into 2016: Major Results of the SPRINT Trial.”
Joshua Speed, PhD (Nephrology) just received a $1 million K99/R00 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for his project, “Endothelin--Mechanisms in Hypertension and Obesity.” His mentor is David Pollock, PhD.
Qiana Matthews, PhD (Infectious Diseases) recently received a grant from the The Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, a tropical medicine institute at Cayetano Heredia University in Lima, Peru. The Institute has ongoing investigations in tuberculosis, leishmaniasis, malaria and HIV.
Jeffrey Curtis, MD, MS, MPH (Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology) was recently appointed to the FDA’s Arthritis Advisory Committee.
Ravi Bhatia, MD (Director, Hematology and Oncology) will chair the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Translational Research Projects Study Section.
The UAB Faculty Development Grant Program provides money for research, teaching and service related projects. Applicants must have a full-time UAB faculty appointment, and they must secure matching funds from their department and/or school. Applications are due by midnight, Monday, February 15, 2016.
All DOM faculty involved in clinical teaching are encouraged to attend the next Tinsley Harrison Scholars Faculty Development Sessions, “Using Questions to Enhance Learning” presented by Lisa Willett, MD, and J.R. Hartig, MD.
Tuesday, January 26, at Noon in BDB 334 (Lunch provided. RSVP here.)
Friday, January 19, at 1:30 p.m. in WP-Boardroom
Coming next week to Medical Grand Rounds, Dean Selwyn Vickers, MD, will present the annual State of the School of Medicine address.
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