Our Physician Assistant Studies program is celebrating their preceptors June 13th at Dread River Distilling Company in Birmingham. If you are one of our PA preceptors - come join us! The event is 5:30p - 7:30p. Please RSVP in advance here: https://go.uab.edu/paevent.
UAB School of Health Professions
Higher Education
Birmingham, AL 4,464 followers
The fastest growing school at UAB and one of the largest health professions schools in the nation.
About us
The UAB School of Health Professions is one of the six schools comprising the world-renowned UAB Academic Health Center. Our students are exposed to vast resources, state-of-the-art facilities and progressive research during their academic and clinical education. Our research funding surpasses $14 million; top of NIH funding for schools of our type and we have been ranked 1st or 2nd in NIH research funding since 1969. Every program that can be accredited by a respective agency is accredited. Every program that can be ranked in the U.S. News & World Report is ranked. And our M.S. in Health Administration program is the only UAB program ranked #1 in the nation. Our vision is to be recognized as the leading school of health professions – shaping the future of healthcare. Our mission is to improve the quality of health through teaching, research and translation of discoveries into practice.
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https://www.uab.edu/shp/home/
External link for UAB School of Health Professions
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 501-1,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Birmingham, AL
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1965
- Specialties
- Health Services Administration, Nutrition Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Allied Health, Dietetic Internship, Physician Assistant, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Healthcare Simulation, Healthcare Administration, Healthcare PhD, Healthcare DSc, Occupational Therapy Doctorate, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Research, Rehabilitation Science, Obesity, and Diabetes
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1716 9th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL 35233, US
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1675 University Blvd.
Birmingham, AL 35233, US
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4000 Ridgeway Dr
Birmingham, AL 35209, US
Employees at UAB School of Health Professions
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Joseph Huffstutler
Instructional Design Specialist at UAB
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Robert Howard
Transformational leader connecting people and ideas to make great things happen
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Kristin Johnston Chapleau
Director of Student Services and Advising
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Kathy Williams-Sims
Career and GED Assistant at Lawson State Community College-Bessemer
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This week was our annual Honors and Recognition event where we recognize eight of our top faculty and staff. Every year we are reminded that we are such a strong school because of our many talented people. #UAB
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Studies show only 40% of tumors respond to chemotherapy. Ritu Aneja, our associate dean for Research and Innovation, and her team developed a machine learning model that was able to correctly predict 42 of 51 cases that would positively respond to chemotherapy, and 29 out of 34 cases who would be non-responders. #UAB #chemotherapy #research
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The highest award for teaching presented by #UAB, goes to our very own Tino Unlap. This article captures why he is the recipient of the 2023 Ellen Gregg Ingalls/UAB National Alumni Society Award for Lifetime Achievement in Teaching. Great to see Dr. Unlap celebrated for his passion for teaching. https://lnkd.in/gzWVpAXQ
Unlap’s passion for teaching is contagious. His colleagues and students explain why.
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Our 8th ranked Physician Assistant Studies program held a "Surgical PA Hunger Games" competition to test their laparoscopic skills. Which "tribute" had the odds ever in their favor? Champion: Ashton Callahan. Runner-Up: Haley Cary. https://lnkd.in/gXJd7sqF
School of Health Professions on Instagram: "2023 @uab_pa Hunger Games Competition! This competition highlights the students’ laparoscopic skills they’ve been working on throughout the term. Each team volunteers, 1 “tribute” to compete in a series of head-to-head, fight to the death, laparoscopic skill challenges where the winner wins a huge bag of snacks for their team, as well as a coveted UAB su
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Dean Andrew J. Butler attended the signing of HB133. The Preceptor Tax Incentive Program provides income tax credit that he says "will allow many more clinics in rural Alabama to bring aspiring health professionals who will deliver much needed care to the families in these communities that have been underserved for far too long." The bill was supported by UAB’s School of Nursing and Heersink School of Medicine (Department of Family and Community Medicine) - it was sponsored by Rep. Neil Rafferty (HD 54).
Governor Ivey signs bill to impact care in rural and underserved counties
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