Department of Family and Community Medicine

12/18/2025

UAB scientists, including Family and Community Medicine’s Vice Chair of Research Tapan Mehta, Ph.D., have been awarded a five-year grant totaling $6.1 million to fund the UAB Disability Health Promotion Research Center.

The DHPRC's mission will be to leverage digital health technologies to empower individuals with physical disabilities to live more independently, manage their health more effectively, and enhance their overall quality of life

Read more at the link in comments below.

12/09/2025

Join our December Grand Rounds today at 12:10 p.m., when Professor Kristine Lokken, Ph.D., will present, "The Establishment of a Precision Brain Health Program."

Objectives:

⚕️ Describing a framework for a Precision Medicine Initiative for Brain Health
💡 Presentation of proof of concept/pilot data from private brain health programs
🧠 Description of assessment, diagnostics, and treatment workflow of the Precision Brain Health Program

Join via Zoom: https://buff.ly/YqC62vh

12/01/2025

🚨 New findings in weight loss 🚨

Research investigator Aseel El Zein, Ph.D., in collaboration with Drew Sayer, Ph.D., and the ADAPT team, presented new findings at Obesity Week 2025.

They identified early predictors of weight-loss response in adults with obesity and prediabetes by analyzing a comprehensive set of clinical, behavioral, psychosocial, and sociodemographic factors.

The findings underscore that early weight loss is shaped by both biological and social context. Recognizing these multidimensional predictors before treatment adaptation can help design more personalized obesity interventions. 

11/27/2025

We wish you a safe and happy holiday! 🦃🍂

11/24/2025

Tis the season to treat yourself! 🍗 🥧 🍷

Enjoying fun, family and food throughout the holiday season doesn’t have to mean over-indulging. Clinical dietician Caroline Cohen, Ph.D., R.D., L.D., shares insightful tips on maintaining a balanced diet while indulging in holiday goodies. Remember, the goal is to enjoy the holidays and the delicious foods that come with them, without the stress.

Treat yourself! How to maintain healthy eating while enjoying sweets this holiday season

11/20/2025

National Rural Health Day reminds us that rural communities are resilient and resourceful, but it will take all of us, working together, to ensure every Alabamian has access to high-quality care close to home.

Together with NOSORH, we’re amplifying the and highlighting the people, providers, and places that help rural America thrive.

11/19/2025

18 providers from the Department of Family and Community Medicine have been honored by UAB’s Office of Patient Experience and Engagement for delivering an outstanding patient experience! 🎉

Each achieved a remarkable 95% or higher rating on patient satisfaction surveys measuring areas like listening attentively, showing genuine concern, providing clear explanations, and involving patients in decisions about their health. Joseph Coppiano, MD, Sameera Davuluri, MD, and Earl Salser, MD, each earning perfect scores.

Thank you to the people who pour their passion into primary care every day at UAB.

11/14/2025

Did You Know: UAB's Blazer Kitchen supports over 2,000 shoppers each year and continues to grow as an essential piece of our community. This year, Blazer Kitchen is celebrating One Million Meals provided since its start in 2017, and continues to provide over 10,000 pounds of food each month.

Give, share, and become an advocate at go.uab.edu/bah

Join me and make a gift to Blazers Against Hunger 2025

11/13/2025

Time to focus on POCUS! Thank you to our faculty for leading point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training for the MS2s this week. ⚕️

Thanks to an investment by the department’s Comprehensive Urban Underserved and Rural Experience (CU2RE) program, UAB was one of the first medical schools to provide every student with access to a POCUS devise during their studies. Family and Community Medicine has also spearheaded curriculum development, training more than 600 students, residents, faculty, and fellows.

11/06/2025

A research team within the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine led by Tapan Mehta, Ph.D., has been awarded a grant to create the Telehealth Outreach and Policy for Rural and Underserved Populations (TOP-UP) Rapid Response Center.

The center will conduct rapid, policy-relevant data analysis and research studies to assess how different modalities impact health outcomes.

A research team within the UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine has been awarded a grant to create the Telehealth Outreach and Policy for Rural and Underserved Populations (TOP-UP) Rapid Response Center. The center will conduct rapid, policy-relevant data analysis and research studies to....

11/04/2025

“Rural health care doesn’t improve in isolation; it improves when people come together with a shared purpose.” - Brittney Anderson, M.D., FAAFP, board chair for Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

We were honored to bring more than 120 physicians, hospital leaders, legislators, and educators together to identify practical, community-driven solutions to sustain rural health care across the state.

Anupam Agarwal, M.D., dean of UAB's Heersink School of Medicine, gives welcoming remarks. The 2025 Rural Primary Care Summit brought more than 120 physicians, hospital leaders, legislators, and educators together in Birmingham to identify practical, community-driven solutions to sustain rural health...

10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from the heroes and villains of UAB Highlands Family Medicine!