School of Medicine Web Site Honored

The University of Alabama School of Medicine Web site won first place in the Web site category of the Alabama Media Professionals 2000 Communications Contest. The annual contest identifies excellence among Alabama print and electronic publications. The site can be found at www.uab.edu/uasom.

May 5, 2000

BIRMINGHAM, AL — The University of Alabama School of Medicine Web site won first place in the Web site category of the Alabama Media Professionals 2000 Communications Contest. The annual contest identifies excellence among Alabama print and electronic publications. The site can be found at www.uab.edu/uasom.

“The Internet is becoming an increasingly important source of information, particularly for health care and education,” said Dr. William B. Deal, dean of the School of Medicine. “It is gratifying for our Web site to be recognized as a leader in this new arena. We plan to continue exploring the Internet's potential to best serve our patients, faculty, staff, students, and the citizens of Alabama.”

The Web site provides information about the school, its programs and activities for administration, faculty, staff, alumni, and students as well as for its external audience, including patients, physicians, prospective students, residents, employees, citizens of Alabama, and others.

 

The site was developed and is maintained by Rebecca Rutsky in Medical Education Information Services (MEIS) with assistance from staff and student contributors throughout the school. MEIS Help Desk Services consultant Paula McCormick and medical students Peily Soong, Paul Tabereaux, and Robert Watson were part of the team that assisted in the site’s development.

 

The Web site’s features include: daily news headlines from around the school; a complete directory of the School's departments, divisions, centers, and laboratories; administrative information; medical education resources; research information; class and student organization Web sites; and interactive bulletin boards that are used to extend course discussions, communicate across branch campuses, and address topics of school wide interest.

Because the School of Medicine site is often a first entrance for patients and referring physicians, it also provides direct links to Web sites that are dedicated to UAB Health System patient information, referring physicians, and continuing education.