Medical Students Head to Peru
B. Earl Salser Jr. MD, Director of Student Medical Education for the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine, travelled with 15 medical students and 6 health professionals to Trujillo Peru for a 2 week International Medicine educational experience. The group worked with Betesda Clinic which is a primary care and dental clinic started by a local NGO known as Peru Mission. The students were able to work with our team of family medicine physicians, general internists and pediatricians to see a variety of common primary care concerns, both at the clinic and in remote villages in the mountains near the city. Working with Peruvian translators, we were able to see 75-100 patients a day. Under the supervision of our physicians, the students were able to practice their clinical skills directly, help run an on-site pharmacy, and learn about the challenges of clinic management. They were also involved with several minor procedures. This was a valuable time for all involved and gave our students a broader understanding of the challenges of healthcare in underserved populations and the necessity of primary care to address holistic needs.
UAB Family and Community Medicine and Cahaba Medical Care Reception
A reception was held to celebrate the recently established partnership between UAB Family and Community Medicine and Cahaba Medical Care to train Family Medicine residents in rural and urban settings. This academic consortium is aimed at increasing the number of family physicians.
National Wear Red Day in the Department of Family and Community Medicine
Employees of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, along with other Highlands co-workers, participated in the 2019 Red Campaign photo shoot for National Wear Red Day. In recognition of heart month, employees wore red to help raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women.