Russell,  CMRs,  Study  Bedside  Medicine  with  VergheseStephen  Russell,  Jori May,  and  Will  Benton  attend  the  Stanford  25  Skills  Symposium

UAB  DEPARTMENT  OF  MEDICINE

SOM  Assistant  Dean  for  Clinical  Education

New  position  will  strengthen  collaborative  and  coordinated  clinical  training  for  medical  students  across  the  School’s  four  campuses.

James  Willig,  MD,  MSPHInfectious  Diseases

GOOD  NEWS  FOR  AUGUST  31,  2016

UAB  DEPARTMENT  OF  MEDICINE

Young  Investigator  Finalist

National  forum  will  feature  Payne’s  research  on  new  cellular  mechanisms  of  inflammation  in  atherosclerosis  and  cardiovascular  disease.

Gregory  Payne,  MD,  PhDFellow,  Cardiovascular  Disease

GOOD  NEWS  FOR  AUGUST  31,  2016

UAB  DEPARTMENT  OF  MEDICINE

Four  People,  One  Sculpture,  and  a  Very  Good  Year

Dr.  Harrison  was  born  in  1900,  but  the  date  was  missing  from  his  sculpture.  The  custom-­‐aged  replacement  numbers  have  now  been  applied  to  the  identifying  brickwork.

Restoration  Team  (L  to  R):  AnupamAgarwal,  MD  (Director,  Nephrology)  Lisa  Willet,  MD  (Director,  Tinsley  Harrison  IM  Residency  Program)  Robert  Witherspoon  (SOM  Manager  of  Facilities  and  Standards)  and  Seth  Landefeld,  MD  (Chair,  Department  of  Medicine)

GOOD  NEWS  FOR  AUGUST  31,  2016

Best  Hospitals  list  by  U.S.  News  and  World  Report  ranks  UAB  Division  of  Cardiovascular  Disease  #37  in  the  nation.

IN  THE  NEWS:  Fox  News  Health

Social  class  may  influence  multiple  myeloma  survivalFindings  reported  in  Cancer strongly  suggest  a  disparity  in  outcomes  that  might  be  overcome  by  improving  access  and  affordability  of  treatment.

Luciano  Costa,  MD,  PhDHematology  and  Oncology

IN  THE  NEWS:  Healio Gastroenterology

Clinical  Collaboration  Needed  to  Encourage  AbstinenceAbstinence  or  cessation  of  alcohol  use  is  the  single  most  important  intervention  for  Alcoholic  Liver  Disease.

Ashwani Singal,  MDGastroenterology  and  Hepatology

Medical  Grand  Rounds

Wednesday,September  7,  201612:00  P.M.  in  Margaret  Cameron  Spain  Auditorium

Jeffrey  Samet,  MD,  MPHProfessor  of  Medicine  and  Community  Health  Sciences,  Boston  University  Schools  of  Medicine  and  Public  HealthChief,  Section  of  General  Internal  Medicine,  Boston  Medical  CenterVice  Chair  for  Public  Health,  Department  of  Medicine

Caring  for  Patients  with  Substance  Use:  An  Addiction  Medicine  Creation  Story

First  MGR  of  the  Season!