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L to R: BCBS Executive VP Dow Briggs, MD, SOM Associate Dean of Rural and Primary Care William Curry, MD, and BCBS President and CEO Tim VinesThe School of Medicine and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama have created a scholarship program to increase the number of doctors practicing in rural areas of the state. BCBS has given UAB $3.6 million to train a total of 60 primary care physicians over five years. The physicians will then return to practice in an Alabama county with a primary care shortage after they complete their residencies. The scholarship will pay the tuition of 12 third and fourth-year students each year.

L to R: Seth Landefeld, MD with 2018 Top 10 Teachers: Ashita Tolwani, MD, Dana Rizk, MD, Brendan McGuire, MD, Peter Phan, MD, Ryan Kraemer, MD, Todd Brown, MD, Lisa Willett, MD and JR Hartig, MD. (Not pictured: Jason Morris MD and Steve Stigler, MD)On Monday, May 7, the Department held its annual Faculty Honors Reception to commemorate all of the hard work and accomplishments that make the DOM one of the best places to practice academic medicine in the country. This occasion gave us the opportunity to look at our mission areas together and celebrate each other’s outstanding efforts and advancements in patient care, education and research. Congratulations to all our awardees!

L to R: Garima Arora, MD (Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Disease); Carrie Lenneman, MD (Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Disease); Riem Hawi, MD (Assistant Professor, Cardiovascular Disease)Since officially opening in January, the Cardio-Oncology Clinic has improved access for patients with cancer diagnoses, reducing the average wait time for a new appointment from 21 to nine days. The clinic’s primary goal is to provide cardio-protective treatment for patients during cancer treatment, which often involve therapies that can negatively impact cardiovascular function. Lead clinician Carrie Lenneman, MD (Associate Professor) is working with Garima Arora, MD (Assistant Professor) and Riem Hawi, MD (Assistant Professor), all from the Division of Cardiovascular Disease. Cardio-Oncology Clinics are held at both TKC and the VA.

Tiffany Carson, PhD (Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine)Thanks to a Young Investigators’ grant provided by the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Young Supporters Board, Tiffany Carson, PhD (Assistant Professor, Preventive Medicine) was able to successfully compete for NIH funding to explore colorectal cancer disparities. 

Watch Carson’s Fox 6 Interview. 

Dr. Willett (center) with 2017-2018 CMRs Drs. Amanda Brito, Mack Brown, Rob Smola, and Karla Williams

Lisa Willett, MD (Professor, General Internal Medicine) is President-Elect of the Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM), which is a part of the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine (AAIM).  APDIM is the international organization of accredited internal medicine residency programs. The association represents program directors, associate and assistant program directors, core faculty, program administrators and coordinators, fellowship coordinators, and other key faculty and staff involved in the internal medicine residency program.