June 3, 2014: Dr. Shannon Blanton was named as the inaugural dean of the UAB Honors College. Search by condition, specialty or doctor name. Schedule an Appointment Find a Provider UAB Medicine Wayfinder. Associate Director of Food and Nutrition at St. Vincent's Hospital. 1999: McClintock Point on the continent of Antarctica was named in honor of UAB's Dr. James B. McClintock, professor of Biology. April 2016 It was announced that UAB anthropology professor Sarah Parcak, a space archaeologist, had likely discovered a Viking settlement located on the southern point of Newfoundland, Canada. 1978: The Medical Education Building opened. May 2017 Erica Demers became the third head coach of the Women's Soccer team. October 2, 1963: Joseph S. and Bertha Pizitz Smolian gave their home to the Medical Center for use as a cultural center. June 4, 1975: A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Roberts Annex, an addition to the Clark Memorial Theatre building. Fifteen people received treatment at the hospital and autopsies were done on the bodies of the four young victims of the bombing. April 28, 1992: A new facility for the Smolian International House was dedicated. August 21, 1995: Dr. Michael A. Geheb became first director of the UAB Health Systems with oversight and coordination of the UAB Hospital, Health Services Foundation, Triton, and clinical activities of the faculty. 1978: Dr. Aaron L. Lamar, Jr., was named assistant vice president and dean of Student Affairs, becoming the first African American appointed to a senior administrative position at UAB. 1980: The Center for International Programs was established with Robert W. French as director. Armstrong was a political science major and a UAB Ambassador. Sixty students from 14 states and five countries received doctoral degrees from the UAB Graduate School. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham. A poetry reading in the theater studio by Alan Perlis, chair of the English department, and several UAB students was the first event held in the new Center. 2008: Finis E. St. John, IV, was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 5, 1983: Linda C. Lucas received a PhD in biomedical engineering, the first doctoral degree awarded by the School of Engineering. M.D., co-director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program. From routine OB/GYN visits and the birth of a baby to menopause, we are with you every step of the way. PROVIDER PROFILE PUBLICATIONS FACULTY PROFILE. 2016 Nominee:The Brewer-Heslin Award for Professionalism in Medicine 2003: Birmingham native David McNeeley's composition of the Alma Mater was selected by a UAB committee comprised of students, faculty, and alumni. August 7, 2002: UAB's economic impact on the local community was announced as more than $2.5 billion for the 2001 fiscal year. February 4, 1992: Michael L. Morgan became third General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio. He has been Professor of Medicine and Director of the Division of Neurology at the . Director, Insurance and Risk Finance Jeannine Bailes. September 22, 1989: The Civitan International Research Center approved as an official UAB center by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 25, 1993: South Hall, a student residence, was renamed and rededicated as Rast Hall in honor of Thomas E. Rast, a former member of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The established chapter of the medical-social fraternity had been moved from the campus in Tuscaloosa to Birmingham. September 21, 1976: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., delivered the thirteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Endocrinology Revisited.". March 2011: UAB announced the establishment of the first two endowed deanships at the university, the James C. Lee, Jr., Endowed Chair for the Dean of the School of Medicine and the Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair for the Dean of the School of Nursing. 1987: Dr. Clint Bruess was named third dean of the School of Education. Rambo was the first women elected to the governing board of the three campus University of Alabama System. 2011 Chief Nephrology Fellow, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University He was recruited to UAB from the city force of Lansing, Michigan. The recently completed expansion project added over 72,000 square-feet of space and drastically changed the front of the building along University Boulevard. February 20, 1991: Twin Towers, a student residence, was renamed Camp Hall in honor of Ehney A. Topic: "Expanding Clinical Informatics Literacy and Workforce Capacity Through Provider Builder Programs "Presenter: Wayne H. Liang, M.D., M.S. September 1, 1973: Charles G. Jamerson was appointed to the faculty of the School of Business as an assistant professor in the Center for Labor Education and Research, becoming the first African American faculty member of the business school. January 1, 1978: Dr. Leonard H. Robinson became third dean of the School of Dentistry. At this first graduation, 478 students received degress from the new university. 2012 Present, National Kidney Foundation UAB Hospital. 2016 Present, American Telemedicine Association, UAB Medicine physician Ratings & Reviews features star ratings and comments from patients surveys about their office visit experiences. March 2018: UAB named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. January 3, 1965: Effective on this date, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited segregation in any healthcare facility receiving Federal funds. June 23, 2000: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the Center for Disaster Preparedness (later renamed in 2003 as the Center for Emergency Care and Disaster Preparedness). 1861: Classes suspended at the Medical College of Alabama due to the Civil War. January 23, 1940: Gordon D. Palmer was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. November 9, 1984: Dr. Harriet P. Dustan delivered the twenty-first Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Alabama and The Golden Age of Medical Research. September, 1994: Active extramural grants and contracts totaled $167,546,543. Lastly, I believe strongly that if I take good care of our team, and the members of our team take good care of each other, this will lead to better care for our patients. The space at Legion Field would be used for three years until football operations were moved to an on-campus site. December 18, 2018: The UAB Blazers defeated Northern Illinois 37-13 in the Cheribundi Boca Raton Bowl before more than 22,600 fans in Boca Raton, Florida. April 30/May 1, 2021: Because of the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, UAB held outdoor commencement ceremonies at Birminghams Legion Field, the first time at that venue and the first outdoor ceremony in UAB history. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences, Lister Hill Library at University Hospital, 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. That same week, Coach Clark was also selected as Coach of the Year by Sporting News and as the National Coach of the Year by CBS Sports, the first time CBS Sports had selected the same coach in consecutive seasons. Over 68 percent of the freshmen class lived in on-campus housing. April 27, 1966: Dr. Joseph F. Volker delivered the third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Way of an Administrator.". The Hospitalist program at UAB/Children's of Alabama was created in 1998 and transitioned to become the Division of Hospital Medicine with faculty that have expertise in clinical care, teaching, well-being, advocacy and clinical and QI research. June 12, 2006: Brian Shoop became the fourth head coach of the Men's Baseball team. Through the lab, Parcak uses satellite images of earth to locate archaeological sites. June 1951: Dr. James J. Durrett became dean of the Medical College of Alabama. The new team was organized that year and began competition in the fall of 1985. May 2021: UAB and the Birmingham Organizing Committee for the 2022 World Games announced that UAB would provide some of the housing needed by athletes, coaches, and officials and the university would host several competitions at UAB venues during the World Games, to be held in Birmingham July 7-17, 2022. February 14, 2007: Brian W. Mackin, a former Blazer baseball player and an alumnus of UAB, was named as the fourth Athletics Director at UAB. July 1, 1989: Dr. L. Clark Taylor, Jr., became administrator of University Hospital. March 20, 2020: UAB alumnus Andy Kennedy became the seventh head coach of the men's basketball team. Linda Moneyham, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor Senior Associate Dean, Academic Affairs . October 1973: Groundbreaking was held for the Physical Education Facility. October 1, 2012: Dr. Robert E. Palazzo became interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. 1950: Jefferson-Hillman Hospital School of Nursing, a three-year diploma program, received temporary accreditation from the National League for Nursing. 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. February 2, 1952: Anna Jane Reid became the first woman to receive a graduate degree (in biochemistry) awarded through the Medical Center. 2009: The UAB National Alumni Society hosted the first Uncork Education event, a food, wine, and beer event that raised funds for student scholarships. Switchboard: (205) 934-4011. January 15, 2016: Dr. Paulette Patterson Dilworth became vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the first African American female named as a vice president at UAB. January 2017: Jessica Angel, an artist living in New York, became the first artist-in-residence for the UAB AEIVA. 2015: The School of Medicine established the Alabama chapter of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship following the Medical Education Committees decision to incorporate service learning as a standard part of the medical school curriculum. The orchestra's first performance was in April. October 1977: Basic Health Sciences Building was renamed Volker Hall in honor of UAB's first president. December 23, 1996: UAB assumed 100% ownership of Triton Health Systems and its VIVA Health HMO subsidiary. December 21, 2018: Jeff Kinney named as the fifth head coach of the Men's Soccer team. July 1975: UAB Residence Hall at 1600 9th Avenue South was named in honor of Hugh Denman, long-time director of the Birmingham Housing Authority. A comprehensive chronology of the history of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and its predecessor entities is found below. June 5, 1969: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved a plan to provide for a system in which a separate President will be elected for each of the three campuses of the University with each President reporting to the Board of Trustees. The new three-campus system, a plan which was to be effective September 5, 1969, was announced publicly eleven days later. December 1996: Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith became interim vice president for Financial Affairs and Administration. 2014: A gift from the Hugh Kaul Foundation established the Hugh Kaul Personalized Medicine Institute. 2011: Kimberley Michelle Everett became the ninth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. 1976: The entering class size of the School of Medicine was increased to 165. 1972: Offices for the UAB Graduate School moved into a renovated building at 1016 South 15th Street. March 4, 1997: The Harry "the Hat" Walker Press Box was officially dedicated at the Jerry D. Young Memorial Field. December 1993: Drs. "We are excited to welcome Lee to UAB, where his experience and knowledge will serve him and our campus well," said Greg . January 1996: Dr. Charlotte G. Borst became first executive director of UAB Historical Collections, comprised by the Reynolds Historical Library, the Alabama Museum of the Health Sciences, and the UAB Archives. December 1, 2004: Dr. Michael R. Waldrum became chief operating officer for University Hospital, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the hospital. Mrs. K. Lemone Yeilding elected as the club's first president. September 2013: John D. Jones was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 17, 1993: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the UAB Liver Center. July 1993: Dr. J. Claude Bennett was named to succeed Dr. Charles A. McCallum, Jr., as president of UAB. March 24, 1982: Elizabeth, a narrative film shot entirely on location in UABs Spain Rehabilitation Center, was broadcast nationally on the PBS network. April 2018: A renovation project began on the BBVA Compass Field to expand the facility to 4,000 seats and to add a new video board and permanent ticket booths, concession stands, and restrooms. March 2, 2001: A statue of UAB's founding athletic director and first men's basketball coach Gene Bartow was dedicated in the Bartow Arena. 2003: The theatre department first presented its Festival of 10-Minute Plays to highlight plays written, directed and performed by UAB students, staff and faculty. October 7, 2000: Herman Frazier became UAB's second Director of Athletics. Hood became the first African American students of The University of Alabama. Areas of Interest - Memory - Clinical trials of dementia therapy . Neurology - Find a provider, specialist or nurse practitioner | UAB 1984: Najwa S. Bateh became the third president of the UAB National Alumni Society. 2001: Brett Levine became the curator of the UAB Visual Arts Gallery. October 1, 2012: Dr. James A. Bonner became the president of the University of Alabama Health Services Foundation. May 20, 2011: Dr. Michael S. Reddy was named as interim dean of the School of Dentistry, to be effective on June 6, 2011. Copyright: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The 500-foot-long Wdowiak Ridge rises 40 feet above the western rim of the Endeavour Crater. He joined Children's of Alabama in 1992, having previously served as budget director and director of physician recruitment and development for Brookwood Medical Center. Dr. Cimino, a national leader in the field of biomedical informatics, came to UAB from the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. 1987: UAB Hospice Program was established in University Hospital. 1961: The Roberts & Son Building was purchased for use as the outpatient clinic of University Hospital. The patient was a five-year old boy from Alabama. November 9, 1977: UAB joined the Sun Belt Conference. The University of Alabama at Birmingham welcomes Lee Stone as the executive director of UAB Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) following a national search. May 29, 1955: Ruth Stillman Hare received the first doctoral degree (in pharmacology) conferred through the Medical Center. 1989: The UAB National Alumni Society celebrated its 10th anniversary with a sold-out Homecoming Gala featuring music by the Tams, a group that had played the first ever Student Government Association-sponsored dance in 1967. April 25, 1965: The process of desegregating University Hospital was reported as 100 percent complete. 1953: Milton Odean Otwell graduated from the University Hospital School of Nursing, becoming the first male graduate of the hospital's nursing program. He had previously served as an assistant/associate coach for the team. John Cline was later named interim CEO of VIVA Health. April 2021: Two small beehives complete with two queen bees and some 40,000 worker bees were installed in the UAB Gardens to increase pollination in the campus and Southside area. 2013 C. Glenn Cobbs, Edwin A Rutsky Award for Clinical Excellence for Top 10 Clinicians in the Department of Medicine May 29, 1981: UAB Department of Public Health was designated the School of Public Health by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1979: Jimmy Ballard became the first head coach of the new Men's Golf team. Published: February 28th, 2023. She had previously served as an assistant coach and as the interim head coach. La mediacin cultural: mecanismos de porosidad para construir cultura Formerly the offensive coordinator at the University of Arkansas, the Oklahoma native had been a quarterback at the University of Oklahoma. We are responsible for maintaining the sophisticated and complex clinical facilities, as well as associated environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance. Derek J. Tarr, head coach of the Blazers, also won the Conference Coach of the Year award for the sixth consecutive year. Wang completed a masters degree program in biotechnology (School of Health Professions) in three semesters. UAB is the largest research institution in the state of Alabama and is the largest single employer in the state. Dr. David T. Curiel was named as the first director of the center. April 29, 2002: The groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Richard C. and Annette N. Shelby Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research Building. November 1997: Dr. William B. July 20, 2015: UAB opened a mental health and wellness clinic for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning individuals. August 1967: The University of Alabama School of Nursing was moved from the Tuscaloosa campus to the Medical Center in Birmingham. September 1, 1962: Dr. S. Richardson Hill, Jr., became dean of the Medical College of Alabama. James F. Hatcher, Jr., was appointed as the administrator for the ballet program in addition to his duties as director of Town and Gown Theatre. March 30, 1942: The 10th and 11th floors of Jefferson Hospital became home to the secret national headquarters of the US Armys Replacement and School Command (R&SC), which was charged with individual training of officers and enlisted personnel of the infantry, field artillery, cavalry, coast artillery, armored forces, parachute and tank destroyer units. July 1962: Spain Rehabilitation groundbreaking ceremony was held. September 27, 1996: University of Alabama Board of Trustee member John T. Oliver, Jr., was named interim chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System effective October first. When it comes to your health, UAB Women & Infants Services is here to help with the things you plan for as well as the unexpected. November 17, 2000: The Mental Retardation Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 27, 2013. September 15, 1966: The Birmingham Extension Center programs were elevated to the four-year College of General Studies, which remained as a branch of The University of Alabama. James K. Kirklin and David McGiffin headed the team which performed UAB's 500th heart transplant. November 1959: Groundbreaking ceremonies for Children's Hospital were held. June 18, 2004: The South Central Center for Public Health Preparedness, which had been initiated at UAB in 2002, received formal approval of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 1968: Enrollment in the College of General Studies totaled 3,378 students, including business administration (591), allied health sciences (104), education (574), engineering (408), humanities (215), natural sciences & mathematics (341), and social sciences (316). At least a dozen of the faculty were Tuscaloosa Campus Faculty who regularly traveled to and from Tuscaloosa to teach in Birmingham. Dr. Clifton K. Meador was named as the center's first director. May 5, 2017 The first 18 students graduated from the Innovate Birmingham Workforce program, a coalition of business leaders in Birmingham led by UAB. UAB is the only public, four-year degree granting university in the state's largest metropolitan area. 1936: Dr. Tom D. Spies established the Spies Nutrition Clinic within the Hillman Hospital upon the request of Dr. James S. McLester, physician-in-chief of the hospital. April 1, 2019: Dr. Donna Slovensky, a long-time member of the school faculty, became interim dean of the School of Health Professions. 205-996-6374. Dr. Leland C. Clark was elected first president. October 12, 1979: UABs new heliport was dedicated on the western edge of campus. February 1975: UAB celebrated Black History Week with a series of lectures, dances, and art shows. The season record was 7-5. . The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital. December 2005: Dr. Robert M. Centor became the second Associate Dean of the University of Alabama School of Medicine Huntsville Program after having served in that capacity on an interim basis. 1988: Dr. Terry L. Hickey named dean and co-director of the Graduate School. Dr. Berson was the first person named as a vice president in the 124-year history of the University of Alabama. 1910: The Birmingham Medical College merged with the Birmingham Dental College (which had opened in the fall of 1893) and was renamed the Birmingham Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical College. 1977: The Multipurpose Arthritis Center, later renamed the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center, was created. Ninety-one members from across the UAB campus were initiated into ODK; Dr. Aaron L. Lamar, Jr., became the first faculty advisor. There were also numerous volunteer faculty (i.e. 1948: The Medical Center was awarded $30,000 in research and training grants. 1945: Research grants at the Medical College of Alabama totaled $8,900. David C. McGiffin and David Laskow. December 29, 2010: Harold Warren became the second head coach of the Women's Soccer team. In 1996 the center received designation as a university-wide research center. Flowers became the first African American to win a gold medal in a Winter Olympic event. September 2021: For the fiscal year of 2021, UAB received more than $848 million in extramural research grants and awards, a one-year increase of 33 percent. February 11, 2020: Dr. Gregg H. Gilbert presented the fifty-sixth Distinguished Faculty Lecture. January 13, 1978: In a campus-wide election, students, faculty, and staff voted to name all intercollegiate athletic teams the UAB Blazers. 1988: Dr. Max D. Cooper, a professor of pediatrics and microbiology, was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences. October 1999: The Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB was renamed the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB in honor of founder Dr. Alston Callahan. Samuel W. Acton was the school's first graduate. Ranked No. Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS) September 1936: Edward K. Austin became the first director of the University of Alabama Birmingham Extension Center. August 15, 2001: Dr. Linda C. Lucas became the fifth dean of the School of Engineering. 1979: President S. Richardson Hill, Jr., established the UAB Presidents Council.