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A Home Run for FUN! Last Saturday, the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine held its annual fall picnic at George Ward Park. The faculty won against the fellows (6-4) in a spirited softball showdown, and everyone enjoyed the festive family fun.

For the first time ever, Renal won Argus Award for Best MS1 Organ Module. This is a testament to the tremendous efforts of all three Co-Directors: Nephrologists Eric Judd, MD, and Vineeta Kumar, MD, and Mark Bevensee, PhD (Cell, Developmental, & Integrative Biology) as well as the enthusiastic involvement of the Division of Nephrology. Kudos on this terrific recognition from the medical students!

The Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program retreated to Oak Mountain State park for Camp Dismukes this weekend. The entire program was provided coverage so they could build teamwork and camaraderie (i.e. enjoy food, fun, kickball, and tug-of-war).

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and we are delighted to share a story about one of UAB’s own employees who is fighting back with the help of Erica Stringer-Reasor, MD (Hematology and Oncology).  Read about Yvonne Akins inspirational journey, and the 97 friends and counting who are signing up on her team to “Race for the Cure” here. For additional ways you can celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, click here.

 According to Mona Fouad, MD (Director, Preventive Medicine) only 25 percent of American adults get the recommended amount of physical activity, and 29 percent don’t engage in any leisure-time physical activity at all. To address this public health problem, the UAB Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center recently launched Parks Rx, a program where health care providers literally prescribe exercise for their patients and direct them to local parks and outdoor spaces to get moving. Read the UAB News story here.