Health & Medicine

The new class of Rural Health Scholars

UA Rural Medical Programs Welcome 18 Students

The Rural Health Leaders Pipeline recently welcomed 18 students from rural Alabama who want to become primary care physicians and dentists in the state’s rural communities.

The group of University of Alabama delegates and their hosts

Improving Global Health Care Focus of Program with Thai Universities

UA is collaborating with three Thai universities to find solutions to common global health challenges.

Members of the Kumar Lab

UA Professor at the Cutting-Edge of Medicine Design

Dr. M.N.V Ravi Kumar’s passion for bringing together multiple health disciplines to find solutions is infectious.

two students ice a cake in the Martha Bullen Bostick Foods Science Lab

Appetite for Instruction

Inside Doster Hall in a lab unlike any other on UA’s campus, students learn about the art and science of food.

photograph of the name of Capstone College of Nursing on the exterior of the building

UA, Partners Aim to Improve Health in Tuscaloosa County

The program is funded in part by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Back view of young man crying in support group with psychologist comforting him.

VitAL Part of New Effort for Suicide Prevention

UA’s VitAL program and the state received federal support to implement Project Zero Suicide in Alabama.

Cropped image of a counselor or therapist holding girl's hands.

UA Expands Behavioral Health Services for Rural Alabama Youth

Federal funding boosts behavioral health and substance use services to youth in West Alabama.

UA Reaching Rural Areas to Improve Cardiovascular Health

UA Reaching Rural Areas to Improve Cardiovascular Health

With $6 million in support from the CDC, UA will implement programs to reduce strokes and heart attacks.

The group of Rural Medical Scholars

UA Rural Medical Scholars Program Adds 7 Students

The program welcomed seven rural Alabama students who want to become physicians and practice in rural communities.