Last week, the Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research and Education hosted its 2025 Methods Symposium, focusing on modern data analytics in health services research. The event emphasized the benefits and real world applications of artificial intelligence in health care. Speakers included Drs. Danielle Bitterman, Matt Might, John Osborne, Sandra Safo, and Ryan Melvin. Young investigators Shan Chen and Kullen Sasse led an interactive session exploring how large language models retain and use information.

L to R: (top) Ryan Melvin, Ph.D., Danielle Bitterman, M.D., Shan Chen, Kullen Sasse, (bottom) Matt Might, Ph.D., Sandra Safo, Ph.D., & John Osborne, Ph.D.

Good News for April 18, 2025

Stringer-Reasor Represents UAB on National CCN Board

Erica Stringer-Reasor, M.D., associate professor in Hem/Onc, was selected to represent the UAB O’Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network board, which aims to advance cancer care and prevention.

Desai Honored as ASCO Fellow

Aakash Desai, M.D., MPH, assistant professor in Hem/Onc, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, a distinction that honors members for their extraordinary volunteer service, engagement and dedication to ASCO.

Palmore Recognized for Compassionate Palliative Care

Jackie Palmore, RN, clinical coordinator for the Center for Palliative and Supportive Care, received a 2025 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Nursing Award in recognition of her extraordinary compassion, skill and dedication in caring for patients nearing the end of life.