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The '''Buris R. Boshell Diabetes Research and Education Building''' ('''BDB'''), originally the '''Diabetes Research and Education Building''', is a facility used by the [[UAB School of Medicine]], located at 1808 [[7th Avenue South]], on the northeast corner of [[18th Street South]]. The main ground-level entrance to the building is located in the alley south of the [[UAB Hospital West Pavilion]]. | [[Image:Boshell_building.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Buris R. Boshell Diabetes Research and Education Building]] | ||
The '''Buris R. Boshell Diabetes Research and Education Building''' ('''BDB'''), originally the '''Diabetes Research and Education Building''', is a facility used by the [[UAB School of Medicine]], located at 1808 [[7th Avenue South]], on the northeast corner of [[18th Street South]]. The main ground-level entrance to the building is located in the alley south of the [[West Pavilion|UAB Hospital West Pavilion]]. | |||
Ground was broken for the 8-story stucco-clad building on [[July 1]], [[1970]]. It was dedicated on [[March 7]], [[1973]]. The first patients were admitted to the [[UAB Diabetes Hospital]] on the ground floor on [[July 8]] of that year, and an official dedication for the hospital was held on [[December 7]]-[[December 9|9]]. The building was renamed in honor of former UAB Diabetes Hospital director [[Buris Boshell]] on [[November 13]], [[1985]]. | Ground was broken for the 8-story stucco-clad building on [[July 1]], [[1970]]. It was dedicated on [[March 7]], [[1973]]. The first patients were admitted to the [[UAB Diabetes Hospital]] on the ground floor on [[July 8]] of that year, and an official dedication for the hospital was held on [[December 7]]-[[December 9|9]]. The building was renamed in honor of former UAB Diabetes Hospital director [[Buris Boshell]] on [[November 13]], [[1985]]. | ||
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* Fisher, Virginia E. (1995) ''Building on a Vision: A fifty-year retrospective of UAB's Academic Health Center''. Birmingham: [[Crane Hill Publishers]] ISBN 1881548147 | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 14 February 2023
The Buris R. Boshell Diabetes Research and Education Building (BDB), originally the Diabetes Research and Education Building, is a facility used by the UAB School of Medicine, located at 1808 7th Avenue South, on the northeast corner of 18th Street South. The main ground-level entrance to the building is located in the alley south of the UAB Hospital West Pavilion.
Ground was broken for the 8-story stucco-clad building on July 1, 1970. It was dedicated on March 7, 1973. The first patients were admitted to the UAB Diabetes Hospital on the ground floor on July 8 of that year, and an official dedication for the hospital was held on December 7-9. The building was renamed in honor of former UAB Diabetes Hospital director Buris Boshell on November 13, 1985.
References
- Fisher, Virginia E. (1995) Building on a Vision: A fifty-year retrospective of UAB's Academic Health Center. Birmingham: Crane Hill Publishers ISBN 1881548147