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The '''UAB School of Medicine''' (founded in [[1859]] in Mobile as the '''Medical College of Alabama''') is a graduate medical school at [[UAB|University of Alabama at Birmingham]], with programs in Huntsville, Montgomery, Selma and [[Tuscaloosa]].
The '''UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine''' is a graduate medical school at [[UAB|University of Alabama at Birmingham]], with programs in Huntsville, Montgomery, Selma and [[Tuscaloosa]].


The formerly independent Medical College of Alabama was moved onto the [[Tuscaloosa]] campus of the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1920]] under the direction of [[Abraham Flexner]]. An [[UAB College of General Studies|Extension Center]] opened in [[Birmingham]] in [[1936]]. The medical program was formalized as a four-year Medical College by order of [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Chauncey Sparks]] in [[1943]]. [[Roy Kracke]] was appointed as the first dean of the school a year later, and oversaw the relocation of the program to Birmingham's [[Medical Center]] in [[1945]]. The School merged with the Extension Center in [[1966]] to form the present University of Alabama in Birmingham under the auspices of the [[University of Alabama System]]. As part of UAB, the School of Medicine has been recognized a leading research and treatment center.
The school was founded in Mobile in [[1859]] as the '''Medical College of Alabama''', and moved onto the [[Tuscaloosa]] campus of the [[University of Alabama]] in [[1920]] under the direction of [[Abraham Flexner]].  


Currently, the UAB School of Medicine has 900 graduate students and 1,200 post-graduate resident fellows, along with 1,100 faculty members across 23 academic departments. It operates in conjunction with the [[UAB Medical Center]] ("University Hospital") and with affiliates, including [[Children's Hospital]] and the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]].
A University of Alabama [[UAB College of General Studies|Extension Center]] opened in [[Birmingham]] in [[1936]]. The medical program was formalized as a four-year medical college by order of [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[Chauncey Sparks]] in [[1943]]. [[Roy Kracke]] was appointed as the first dean of the school a year later, and oversaw the relocation of the program to Birmingham's [[UAB Medical Center|Medical Center]] in [[1945]].
 
The Medical College was merged with the Extension Center in [[1966]] to form the present University of Alabama in Birmingham, under the auspices of the [[University of Alabama System]]. The name of the school was changed to the '''University of Alabama School of Medicine''' by [[1969 Alabama legislative session|Act of Alabama 1969-1054]], which became law on [[September 12]], [[1969]].
 
UAB president [[Carol Garrison]] and School of Medicine dean [[Robert Rich]] changed the name to the "UAB School of Medicine" and applied UAB's green and gold colors to its seal in [[2008]]. After receiving a $95 million gift from eye surgeon and real estate investor [[Marnix Heersink]] in [[2021]], the school adopted its present official name.
 
As part of UAB, the School of Medicine has been recognized as a leading research and treatment center. Currently, the UAB School of Medicine has 790 graduate students and 1,087 post-graduate residents and 211 research fellows, along with 1,649 faculty members across 27 academic departments and 40  multidisciplinary centers and institutes. It operates in conjunction with the [[UAB Medical Center]] ("University Hospital") and with its affiliates, including [[Children's Hospital]], the [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]], and [[Ascension St Vincent's]].


==Deans==
==Deans==
* [[Roy Kracke]], 1944-1950
* [[Roy Kracke|Roy R. Kracke]], 1944-1950
* (acting) [[Tinsley Harrison]], 1950-1951
** [[Tinsley Harrison|Tinsley R. Harrison]] (acting), 1950-1951
* [[James Durrett]], 1951-1954
* [[James Durrett|James J. Durrett]], 1951-1955
* [[James Pittman]], 1973-1992
* [[Robert Berson|Robert C. Berson]], 1955-1962
* [[Ray Watts]], July 2010-February 2013
* [[S. Richardson Hill|S. Richardson Hill Jr]], 1962-1968
** [[Anupam Agarwal]] (interim), February-October 2013
* [[Clifton Meador|Clifton K. Meador]], 1968-1973
* [[Selwyn Vickers]], October 2013-
* [[James Pittman|James A. Pittman Jr]], 1973-1992
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** [[Charlie Scott|Charlie W. Scott]] (interim), 1992-1993
*In 1960, [[Basil Hirschowitz|Dr. Basil Hirschowitz]] was the first to explore the stomach with his new invention, the fiber optic [[endoscope]], which is now in the [[Smithsonian Institution]].
* [[Harold Fallon|Harold J. Fallon]], 1993-1997
*UAB heart surgeon, the late [[John W. Kirklin]], developed a computerized [[intensive care unit]] that became a model for modern ICUs around the world. They help improve care and reduce complications. Kirklin initially gained fame by improving the safety and usefulness of the heart-lung bypass pump.
** [[William Deal|William B. Deal]] (interim), 1997
*The [[Diabetes]] Research and Education Hospital was dedicated in March 1973, as the first public, university-affiliated diabetes hospital in the nation.
* [[William Deal|William B. Deal]], 1997-2004
*In 1977, Dr. Richard Whitley administered systemic antiviral for the treatment of the deadly [[Herpes simplex virus|HSV]] (herpes simplex virus) encephalitis, leading to the world’s first effective treatment for a viral disease.
* [[Robert Rich|Robert R. Rich]], 2004-2010
*The first use in the United States of color doppler [[echocardiography]] for visualizing internal cardiac structures was introduced by Dr. Navin C. Nanda and occurred at UAB Hospital in 1984.
* [[Ray Watts|Ray L. Watts]], 2010-2013
*In 1986, Dr. [[Thomas Naum James|Thomas N. James]], then chairman of UAB's Department of Medicine, presided over the tenth [[World Congress of Cardiology]] held in Washington, DC.
** [[Anupam Agarwal]] (interim), 2013
*World's first genetically engineered mouse-human [[monoclonal antibody]] was used at University Hospital in the treatment of cancer in 1987.
* [[Selwyn Vickers|Selwyn M. Vickers]], 2013-2022
*[[John Richard Montgomery|Dr. John Richard Montgomery]], known for co-implementing the environmental bubble used to protect [[David Vetter]], has served as the chief of pediatric programs at the Huntsville campus.
** [[Anupam Agarwal]] (interim), 2022
*The first simultaneous heart-kidney transplant in the [[Southeastern United States|Southeast]] was performed at UAB by Drs. [[David C. McGiffin]] and [[David Laskow]] in 1995.
* [[Anupam Agarwal]], February 2023–
*The journal ''[[Science (journal)|Science]]'' named three UAB faculty, Drs. [[Michael Saag]], George Shaw, and [[Beatrice Hahn]], among the top 10 AIDS researchers in the country, and highlighted the AIDS research program at UAB in 1996.
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*The [[AIDS]] Vaccine Evaluation Unit (AVEU) became the first evaluation unit to enter a Phase III trail of an AIDS vaccine in 1999.
 
*UAB’s Kidney Transplantation Program is the world’s leading [[Organ transplant|transplant]] program, with more than 5,000 transplants being performed since 1968. In each of the last seven years, more kidney transplants have been performed at UAB than at any other institution in the world. UAB is also a national leader in other organ transplants.
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*The UAB AIDS Center was the first to perform clinical trails of the protease inhibitor Indinavir (Crixivan), one of the first protease inhibitors used in the [triple drug cocktail] to fight [[HIV]].
*UAB researchers were the first to discover the protein that led to the development of the now well-known drug [[Viagra]], causing what some have called the second sexual revolution.<ref>[http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=80905]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uab.edu/historical/uabchron.html#1900|title=UAB - Lister Hill Library - LHL Historical Collections|first=Lisa|last=Ennis|publisher=}}</ref>
*UAB hosts one of only 45 [[Medical Scientist Training Program]]s in the country.  A highly selective program funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the UAB MSTP offers students the ability to earn both an MD and a PhD during a 6-8 year time period.  During this time, all tuition is waived and a stipend of $25,000 per year is awarded.  Generally, 6-10 students per year are admitted to the program.-->


==References==
==References==
* "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=University_of_Alabama_School_of_Medicine University of Alabama School of Medicine]" (September 19, 2017) Wikipedia - accessed January 17, 2018  
* {{McWilliams-2007}}
* DeButts, Jimmy (November 9, 2008) "[https://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/11/10/story6.html UAB medical school name change riles alumni]" {{BBJ}}
* "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=University_of_Alabama_School_of_Medicine University of Alabama School of Medicine]" (September 19, 2017) Wikipedia - accessed January 17, 2018
* "$100 million in gifts to transform UAB School of Medicine." (September 28, 2021) uab.edu/medicine
* Thrailkill, Laurel (October 3, 2022) "Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine names four new areas of focus." {{BBJ}}


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.uab.edu/medicine/ UAB School of Medicine] at uab.edu
* [http://www.uab.edu/medicine/ UAB School of Medicine] at uab.edu
* [https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/about/facts-figures Facts and Figures] at uab.edu/medicine


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Latest revision as of 16:52, 3 February 2023

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The UAB Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine is a graduate medical school at University of Alabama at Birmingham, with programs in Huntsville, Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa.

The school was founded in Mobile in 1859 as the Medical College of Alabama, and moved onto the Tuscaloosa campus of the University of Alabama in 1920 under the direction of Abraham Flexner.

A University of Alabama Extension Center opened in Birmingham in 1936. The medical program was formalized as a four-year medical college by order of Governor Chauncey Sparks in 1943. Roy Kracke was appointed as the first dean of the school a year later, and oversaw the relocation of the program to Birmingham's Medical Center in 1945.

The Medical College was merged with the Extension Center in 1966 to form the present University of Alabama in Birmingham, under the auspices of the University of Alabama System. The name of the school was changed to the University of Alabama School of Medicine by Act of Alabama 1969-1054, which became law on September 12, 1969.

UAB president Carol Garrison and School of Medicine dean Robert Rich changed the name to the "UAB School of Medicine" and applied UAB's green and gold colors to its seal in 2008. After receiving a $95 million gift from eye surgeon and real estate investor Marnix Heersink in 2021, the school adopted its present official name.

As part of UAB, the School of Medicine has been recognized as a leading research and treatment center. Currently, the UAB School of Medicine has 790 graduate students and 1,087 post-graduate residents and 211 research fellows, along with 1,649 faculty members across 27 academic departments and 40 multidisciplinary centers and institutes. It operates in conjunction with the UAB Medical Center ("University Hospital") and with its affiliates, including Children's Hospital, the Birmingham VA Medical Center, and Ascension St Vincent's.

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