UAB School of Health Professions 2015 Annual Report

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CONTENTS Dean’s Message

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Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences

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Health Services Administration

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Nutrition Sciences

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Occupational Therapy

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Physical Therapy

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Research Highlights

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Service Highlights

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By the Numbers

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Because of You

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A MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN Hello everyone, The School of Health Professions is a hands-on place. Whether Physician Assistants or Occupational Therapists or Nutrition Scientists or one of the other 20+ programs we offer – our students, our faculty and our staff like to get our hands dirty. And that’s what sets us apart.

Harold P. Jones, Ph.D. Dean, UAB School of Health Professions

VISION To be recognized as the leading school of health professions – shaping the future of healthcare.

MISSION To improve the quality of health through teaching, research and translation of discoveries into practice.

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Plato once said, “People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.”

In 2014, our student population grew 17 percent. In 2015, the student total jumped another 15 percent. This phenomenal growth spurt, occurring as UAB’s total enrollment has remained relatively unchanged over the same two year period, can be credited to the rich nutrients we offer to those sowing their seeds with us.

Within this Annual Report you will see we have UAB’s top ranked program and top graduate certificate. You will learn about unique new programs not offered anywhere else in the Southeast. You will be surprised by student accomplishments and faculty discoveries.

So I invite you to open this report – come “get your hands dirty” with us – and see why more students are choosing the School of Health Professions to help them flourish.

Respectfully,

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“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

— NEL SON MANDEL A

DEAN’S ADVISORY BOARD

JUNIOR ADVISORY BOARD

DEPARTMENT CHAIRS

Mark Anderson

Ashleigh Allgood

Jeffrey D. Bowman

Logan Balandrin

Christopher M. Brainard

Chelsea Bares

Jim Burkhart

Lyndsey Baxley

Health Services Administration

Dexanne B. Clohan

Whitney Covington

Christy Harris Lemak, Ph.D.

Stephen M. Foster

Chris Fisher

Michael E. Henderson

Tana Lieb

Vicki P. Karolewics

Tamichael Marbury

Sharon W. Lovoy

Steven Milligan

Thomas D. Miller

LaShonda Peoples

(interim)

Guna Muppuri

Greg Rankins

Matthew D. Rousculp

Natashia Reese

Kerry Teel

Dhara Shah

Jessie L. Tucker, III

Uma Srivastava

John B. McWhorter, III

Michael Luke Stanley

Michael D. Williams

Gigi Weinacker

Sheree Chapman York

Chris Westbrook

Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Janelle M. Chiasera, Ph.D.

Nutrition Sciences W. Timothy Garvey, M.D. Occupational Therapy Donna J. Slovensky, Ph.D.

Physical Therapy David M. Morris, Ph.D. (interim)

Matt Wilson

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CLINICAL AND DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES

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JOSEPHAT NAMED CLS DIRECTOR

CHIASERA HONORED TWICE

OLIVEIRA NAMED ASCLS KEY TO FUTURE

Floyd Josephat, Ed.D., is the new director of the Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Sciences program.

He was previously program director of the Medical Laboratory Science program at Armstrong State University.

Josephat has more than 25 years’ experience as a clinical laboratory scientist and is board certified by the American Society for Clinical Pathologists. He joined the team at UAB in May 2015.

Janelle Chiasera, Ph.D., chair of the department, is at Clemson University this academic year serving as a Fellow of the American Council on Education. Chiasera has also been named American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLP) Region III director.

This is a three-year elected position serving Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Ana Oliveira, DrPH, assistant professor in the Clinical Laboratory Sciences program, has been honored by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science as a National Key to the Future honoree. This is the second year in a row that ASCLS gives the prestigious honor to a UAB instructor. Last year, Tera Webb, MLS(ASCP)cm, a teacher in the CLS program, also received the award.

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BMD STUDENT NAMED NATIONAL MS SOCIETY TOP SCHOLAR

NEW MASTER’S DEGREE: BHS PROGRAM LAUNCHES The Master of Science in Biomedical Health Sciences, the only 11-month master’s program of its kind in the Southeast, has its first cohort.

“The BHS program offers exam preps, science skills and a degree in less than a year – nobody else does that,” said Gabrielle Rivers, a student from Atlanta.

Students are enhancing their value for admission into medical, dental, optometry, physician assistant, physical therapy, occupational therapy and other health science professional schools.

Ashley Haynes, a junior in the Biomedical Sciences Program, is one of only 10 students in the U.S. named a 2015 Top Scholar by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. “When you grow up with two immediate family members – my mother and grandmother – with MS and you physically witness what this disease can do, you develop a different perspective on life,” said Haynes, who is a member of the UAB School of Health Professions’ Honor’s Program.

The National MS Society Top Scholars are the highest scoring applicants based on academic performance, leadership and participation in school and community, outside recommendations, work experience, education and career aspirations.

PA STUDENT LOOKS TO BE FACE OF AN UNSEEN STORY Miranda Ward, a thirdsemester student in the nationally ranked Physician Assistant program, recently competed in the Miss Alabama competition with a platform of Unseen Obsession: Eating Disorders Awareness.

“I struggled with an eating disorder starting early in my teen years which continued through my first year of college so my mission is to help others reject the notion that beauty, desirability and worthiness are a one-size-fits-all,” said Ward.

You should also know this third-semester student with a 4.0 GPA received the Miss America academic award.

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HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION HSA CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE It is a party 50 years in the making. The Department of Health Services Administration commemorates 50 years of shaping health care April 8 – 9, 2016. All alumni are invited to Birmingham to honor the history and see a glimpse of the future. The official website (uab.edu/HSA50) has the schedule, a list of reunions, old photos and so much more!

Come home to the place where it all began to revisit fond memories while creating new ones with fellow alumni and faculty.

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MCCAUGHEY NAMED HQS DIRECTOR Deirdre McCaughey, Ph.D., the John Jones Scholar in Workers Compensation Research, has been named director of the Health Care Quality and Safety programs.

McCaughey, internationally known for her research connecting safety leadership to hospital injury rates and optimizing safety outcomes, has partnered in research studies with organizations such as Aramark Healthcare, Hershey Medical Center, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and Bon Secours Health.

#1 CERTIFICATE AT UAB IS HQS The top certificate program at UAB is the Graduate Certificate in Health Care Quality and Safety. “Nearly half a million people die each year due to avoidable medical errors and my research reveals the systemic failure in protecting patients’ lives can be prevented by educating hospital executives and care providers in safety processes,” said Deirdre McCaughey, Ph.D. HQS program director. Recent UAB Graduate School figures reveal that the HQS certificate is the most-awarded.

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JENNINGS 1 OF 5 NAMED PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLAR

HCM SENIOR ON RUNNER-UP TEAM AT #INNOHACK2015 At #InnoHack2015, four guys who had never met before – including Seth Bynum, then a Health Care Management senior – took home second place for their Health Utilization Base (H.U.B.) idea. “Our idea was to establish a Community H.U.B. that would address the geographic barrier, which is a huge obstacle to Alabama’s many rural residents, through the use of telemedicine with hospital-based specialties,” said Bynum, who grew up in Fayette, Alabama with a population of around 4,600. The #InnoHack2015 was sponsored by the Baptist Health System and the Department of Health Services Administration.

J’Aime Jennings, MPA, a doctoral candidate in the UAB Doctoral Program in Administration-Health Services Doctor of Philosophy program, is one of only five students in the United States to earn the Presidential Scholarship for the Academy Health Institute on Advocacy and Public Policy. “My ultimate goal is to remain a consistent contributor to the scholarly health management literature and an advocate for policy changes that promote the provision of quality healthcare to all communities throughout the U.S.,” said Jennings a Savannah, Georgia native.

Jennings aspires to be a faculty member at a researchfocused institution.

BERNER HAS SHP’S 1ST QUALITY MATTERS CERTIFIED COURSE Eta Berner, Ed.D., professor in the Department of Health Services Administration, has the first online course to be certified by Quality Matters in the UAB School of Health Professions. She is one of only five in the state of Alabama to earn the certification. “Dr. Berner clearly cares about student success evidenced by her hard work and willingness to seek and embrace continual improvement of her courses,” said Elizabeth Fisher, Ph.D., director of Academic Outreach for the UAB Division of eLearning and Professional Studies. Berner’s class, “HI 640: Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Care Delivery,” earned 98 out of a possible 100 points.

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NUTRITION SCIENCES DNS LAUNCHES NEW TRACK TO BATTLE CHRONIC DISEASE The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) has approved the new Master of Science in Nutrition Sciences, Lifestyle Management and Disease Prevention (LMDP) track. Offered totally online, the first class begins Fall 2016. “With the burden of chronic disease increasing in our society – like diabetes, obesity and cancer – there is a real need for lifestyle management in multiple employment venues,” said W. Timothy Garvey, M.D., professor and chair, UAB Department of Nutrition Sciences. The LMDP track offers students the opportunity to promote health and prevent disease from many different angles.

Classes, ranging from Nutritional Biochemistry to Physiology of Exercise to Survival Spanish for Health Professions, are taught by physician assistants, genetic counselors, exercise physiologists and Registered Dietitians.

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ALLISON RECEIVES F1000 FACULTY MEMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD David B. Allison, Ph.D., director of the Nutrition Obesity Research Center, has been awarded the F1000 Faculty Member of the Year Award for the Diabetes and Endocrinology Faculty. F1000 comprises more than 10,000 leading biomedical experts who help scientists discover, discuss and publish biology and medicine research worldwide. The winners are selected on the basis of several criteria, including how their commentaries have been received by the readership of F1000, the number of recommendations they have made during the course of the year and the editorial quality of the work they have submitted.

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“Child health is a multifaceted issue, influenced by biological and genetic, environmental, socioeconomic, behavioral and healthcare factors. Therefore, we will work with the children, their schools, families, and community, focusing on improving these factors to improve children’s overall health status.”

— ELIZ ABETH KROEGER

FERNÁNDEZ EARNS DIVERSITY AWARD FROM OBESITY SOCIETY José Fernández, Ph.D., professor and vice chair for education, has been named the inaugural winner of the Shiriki Kumanyida Diversity Leadership Award from the Obesity Society.

The award recognizes an investigator whose research has made a significant difference in the field of obesity disparities. Fernández has been a member of the editorial boards for the International Journal of Obesity and for Ethnicity and Disease. Fernández has been the recipient of the UAB President’s Faculty Diversity Award, the UAB Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring, and the UAB School of Health Professions’ Joseph F. Volker Outstanding Faculty Award.

NUTRITION LAUNCHES “BEST ME” IN 2016 In 2016, the Department of Nutrition Sciences launches the Best Me (Birmingham Educationbased Start To My Eating) program. An extension of the highly successful Nestlé | UAB | Woodlawn program, Best Me is designed to help children fulfill their health potential.

“Child health is a multifaceted issue, influenced by biological and genetic, environmental, socioeconomic, behavioral and healthcare factors. Therefore, we will work with the children, their schools, families and community, focusing on improving these factors to improve children’s overall health status,” said Elizabeth Kroeger, program director, Best Me program.

The program slogan is “Good habits. Better health. Best me.”

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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY BARSTOW EARNS AOTA FELLOW Elizabeth (Beth) Barstow, Ph.D., OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA, received the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Roster of Fellows Award.

Barstow, an associate professor in the Low Vision Rehabilitation Graduate Certificate program, is the fourth OT faculty member to earn the honor – that means one-third of UAB OT faculty are FAOTA. “Low Vision is a relatively young practice area and Beth has played a significant role in transforming the profession to the primary provider arena so I’m thrilled to see her recognized,” said Mary Warren, Ph.D., OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA, director of the Low Vision program. Currently Barstow is sharing her low vision expertise for some groundbreaking work with the RecTech (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center) team at the Lakeshore Foundation.

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SMILEY IS 1ST OT STUDENT NAMED AOTA EMERGING LEADER Adrianne Smiley, a 2nd year student in the Master of Science in Occupational Therapy program, is the first UAB student to be accepted to the American Occupational Therapy Association’s Emerging Leaders Development program. “Adrianne has always been a hard-working student with an interest in leadership. She put a great deal of effort into her application and we are very excited for her accomplishment,” said Laura Vogtle, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA. In her application, Smiley said she was eager to serve the occupational therapy profession and wishes to be involved in initiatives that contribute to the profession’s effort to be recognized as a powerful, widely recognized, science driven profession.

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“There is a lack of representation of people with disabilities across the spectrum of health, wellness, exercise and nutrition and I believe society is starting to recognize the value that exercise and good nutrition have on improving the health of every member of society.”

— JAMES RIMMER

RESTROOM SIGN DESIGN WINS OT STUDENTS THE GOLDEN TOILET AWARD UAB OT Department faculty is renowned for creative lessons and the idea they had for the OT 677: Foundations in Low Vision Rehabilitation course was to have students design and build restroom signs that could be reliably read by people at a distance of 10 feet with 20/200 visual acuity, which is the visual acuity of someone with cataracts. The students wore special simulation glasses so they would understand how difficult it is for people with cataracts to read signs on a daily basis. “We find that these types of activities best prepare our students for fieldwork and future employment,” said Deek Cunningham, MS, OTR/L, SIPT (#2623), ATP, an OT assistant professor. It was an idea that could have easily gone down the toilet.

But instead, Katie Carter and Mary Beth Seale, both first year Occupational Therapy students, wiped away the competition and earned a seat on the ultimate porcelain throne as winners of the inaugural UAB OT Golden Toilet Award.

RIMMER IS CHAIR OF PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL SCIENCE BOARD James Rimmer, Ph.D., the Lakeshore Foundation Endowed Chair in Health Promotion and Rehabilitation Sciences, has been named Chair of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Science Board. Under his leadership, he says the board will review scientific evidence – both new and old – and then make recommendations and presentations to the President’s Council based on their findings.

“Our role is to make sure that whatever is recommended goes through the filter of scientific integrity,” said Rimmer, a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy. He is the first researcher with a focus on the fitness of people with disabilities to be named to the prestigious post. His one-year term began January 1, 2016.

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PHYSICAL THERAPY VOR LAB Jennifer Christy, Ph.D., PT, associate professor in the Department of Physical Therapy, is co-director of a new research lab that is the first of its kind in Alabama and one of only a few in America, that could lead to a better understanding of the effects of concussions.

The Vestibular and Oculomotor Research Laboratory, or VORLab, is conducting research to identify markers of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as concussion, in athletes. The team of scientists search for mTBI biomarkers will be focused on developing, in a highly innovative approach, a comprehensive set of tests that range from pure physiological reflexes to cognitive functions. A group of 180 athletes ages 8-24 will be recruited from the UAB Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic at Children’s of Alabama.

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I CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT For the second year in a row, UAB PT students led Alabama’s “I Can Do it, You Can Do It” program. More than 130 students from across UAB (including our friends in Occupational Therapy) participated in this service learning activity. The program, part of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, promotes physical activity and healthy nutritional behaviors for children and adults with disabilities through a mentor-mentee relationship. The community partners served included the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, United Cerebral Palsy of Birmingham and the Horizon School which serves adults with cognitive disabilities. The plan is to expand the program even more in Fall 2016.

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My colleagues in China are “very kind and welcoming— open to new ideas and eager to learn and develop.”

— JENNIFER WIL SON, UAB P T ‘0 8

PT IN CHINA

PT DAY OF SERVICE As part of the American Physical Therapy Association’s National Physical Therapy Month celebration, UAB DPT students hosted a series of service events on Saturday, October 17, 2015. The students asked PTs, PTAs, students and physical therapy staff - no matter where they were from or where they went to school - to participate in a day of service that gave back to the greater Birmingham area community. Students signed up in droves from UAB, Samford University, Alabama State University, Calhoun Community College (PTA) and Jefferson State Community College (PTA) with nearly 100 participating! The students volunteered at more than a dozen places including Alabama Wildlife Center, AMBUCS, Church of the Reconciler, Fair Haven Community Center, Habitat for Humanity, Home Modification for Disability Rights and Resources, the Red Barn, Ronald McDonald House, Spain Rehabilitation Center and Wish 2 Enrich.

Chuan Wang, a swimmer on China’s 1996 Olympic team who earned a doctorate in physical therapy from UAB in 2010, said, “There’s a saying in China that with a fracture, you need 100 days before the fracture heals. But Western-trained therapists understand the bone heals, but the function is lost. They can’t walk right. They limp. They have every kind of function loss. Even now, a lot of doctors in China have trouble understanding what physical therapy is, so their advice is very conservative.” UAB physical therapists C. Scott Bickel, Ph.D., and Jennifer Christy, PT, Ph.D., associate professors of physical therapy, were part of an interdisciplinary team that visited China in 2008 to evaluate postearthquake rehabilitation needs. They developed a plan recommending that Chinese rehabilitation professionals spend time at UAB learning about its clinical and educational programs. In 2015, Bickel returned to China on a three-month sabbatical to work at Wuhan University where he envisions at least an ongoing relationship with students coming to train at UAB and vice versa. He hopes that Chinese faculty will enroll in programs at UAB and the Chinese institutions will want to start new educational PT programs.

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS OT STUDENTS’ RESEARCH DISCOVERS PLAYGROUND DISPARITIES A study conducted by UAB Occupational Therapy students investigating the quality of park play spaces between affluent and nonaffluent communities has been published by the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

The study found “significant disparity in Play Value in parks” between the two communities.

Students Amy Maher, Emily Rose, Kristina C. Gregory and Megan Cotton studied six parks in Mountain Brook, Alabama (median annual income $131,281) and five parks in Irondale, Alabama (median annual income $50,157).

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WILLIAMS EARNS GRANT TO STUDY PERCEPTIONS OF DISCRIMINATION IN HEALTH CARE Jessica Williams, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Health Services Administration, received a $100,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through the New Connections program. The grant will allow Williams to look at factors that influence perceptions of discrimination in health care settings, the management of hypertension in African-Americans and how these perceptions influence medication adherence.

New Connections is a national program designed to introduce new scholars to RWJF and expand the diversity of perspectives that inform the Foundation’s programming.

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HEARLD RECEIVES THOMPSON PRIZE FOR YOUNG INVESTIGATORS

LEMAK STUDY SAYS “FEE FOR VALUE” MODEL WORKS

In recognition of his significant contributions to research literature in the field of health services, Larry Hearld, Ph.D., has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the John D. Thompson Prize for Young Investigators. At the time of his win, Hearld had 28 peer-reviewed papers published or accepted for publication and two refereed book chapters, plus, he is senior author on 10 manuscripts with many of these papers appearing in top journals including Health Services Research, Medical Care Research and Review, and Medical Care. The Prize was established to honor John D. Thompson, a professor of health administration, who set standards in teaching, commitment to learning, collegial relationships and health services research. It is awarded to faculty from AUPHA members programs whose work contributes to knowledge in health services.

Fee-for-value — a physician reimbursement model that maintains the traditional fee-for-service arrangement but includes quality and spending incentives — can reduce spending and improve quality in primary care, according to findings reported in the April issue of Health Affairs. Christy Harris Lemak, Ph.D., lead author of the study and chair of the Department of Health Services Administration says her study suggests that it is possible to transform reimbursement within a feefor-service framework to encourage and incentivize physicians to provide high-quality care, while also reducing costs.

WILL LOW CARB DIET HELP ADULTS WITH SCI STAY ON TRACK AND REDUCE RISK? A new study by Brooks Wingo, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, could provide the first known data about the impact of dietary patterns on dietary adherence and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in adults with spinal cord injury (SCI). Wingo received a K01 grant for $115,093 from the NIH Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to determine if a reduced carbohydrate diet will help adults with SCI stick to their diet and improve their body composition.

WEECH-MALDONADO AWARDED $1.25M FOR “HIGH-MEDICAID” NURSING HOME RESEARCH A team of researchers led by Robert Weech-Maldonado, Ph.D., has been awarded $1.25 million by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to better understand the management and market factors associated with high performance among nursing homes that have a high proportion, 85 percent or greater, of Medicaid residents. “Nobody has taken a mixed-methods look at why some highMedicaid nursing homes perform well and others do not and this grant will enable us to gather quantitative data to find patterns and then use qualitative methods to reveal the complete story about what is really happening inside nursing homes across the U.S.,” said Weech-Maldonado, Ph.D., professor and L.R. Jordan Chair of the Department of Health Services Administration.

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SERVICE HIGHLIGHTS 2015 DODGING FOR DEGREES TRIPLES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS RAISED The second ever Dodging for Degrees event is better than twice as good – it more than tripled the sponsorship funds raised for scholarships! The annual event benefits the Junior Advisory Board Professional Scholarship Award which helps young alumni better themselves in a highly competitive workforce. A huge thank you to our sponsors: Alabama Occupational Therapy Association, Baptist Health System, Children’s of Alabama, Healthcare Financial Management Association, Lakeshore Foundation, Neuro Recovery LLC, Pack Health, The Fitness Center, UAB HI/HIM Alumni, UAB MSHA Class 44, UAB MSHA Class 45, UAB National Alumni Society and the UAB School of Health Professions. The 2016 event, set for mid-October, is already booking sponsorships. If you are interested in making a difference contact Amanda Martin at aebmartin@uab.edu or 205-996-5930.

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ALUMNI, STUDENTS ALWAYS SUNNY SIDE UP AT BREAKFAST WITH BLAZERS The Eggs-ternal Relations Team scrambled things up in July 2014 by creating Breakfast with Blazers.

Each intimate hash session between program alumni and current students has been a do not (yes, we were tempted to type “donut”) miss event! Since inception, there have been two-dozen Breakfast with Blazers events featuring these programs: Biotechnology, Clinical Laboratory Sciences, Health Care Management, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Physical Therapy. Be a hard boiled mentor?

Find a granola intern? The menu for you is endless!

And remember: Breakfast with Blazers – like breakfast itself – is delicious anytime day or night.

Don’t waffle about this, we would love to have you share your recipes for career and academic success.

Please contact our Master Chef Amanda Sherman at asherman@uab.edu or 205-975-8415.

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SHP ONCE AGAIN CONTRIBUTES IN DROVES TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BUILD In celebration of the 25th Anniversary of ADA, UAB built a Habitat for Humanity home that was ADA compliant. It was built for the Dixon family so the oldest son, Donovan, who is in a wheelchair, will have access to the entire house. Lisa Higginbotham, UAB Benevolent Fund program manager, thanked the School of Health Professions for their tireless volunteer support on the #UABbuilds project. Once again faculty, students, staff, friends and family of the School came out in droves to support the UAB Benevolent Fund and Habitat for Humanity. On Tuesday, November 3, 2015, the UAB Benevolent Fund held a Home Dedication Ceremony honoring the Dixon family’s new home.‬‬

TWO SHP LEADERS START NETWORK TO ADVANCE WOMEN IN HIGHER EDUCATION Tracee Synco, Ph.D., assistant professor and assistant dean, and Janelle Chiasera, Ph.D., chair, Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, along with five other women are paying it forward with the creation of a state network committed to developing and advancing women leaders in higher education. The Alabama Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education is under the support of the American Council on Education and is part of the ACE Women’s Network, a national system of state networks focused on identifying, developing, encouraging, advancing, linking and supporting women in higher education. The group officially launched in mid-May with the goal to help other Alabama women grow and develop.

SCHOOL OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS HOSTS ATRAP, LAUNCHES TASK FORCE The Accessible Therapeutic Recreation Program (ATRAP) met at the School of Health Professions Building on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. Approximately 50 people from the City of Birmingham Parks & Recreation, the City of Hoover Parks & Rec, the UAB / Lakeshore Collaborative, the Exceptional Foundation, the UAB Departments of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy and the UAB School of Education exchanged ideas and information on inclusive physical activity for people with disabilities. Our Dean, Harold P. Jones, Ph.D., gave the kickoff keynote address and announced the creation of a Task Force between the cities and UAB to ensure change is instituted for the betterment of all. Senator Linda Coleman, Birmingham’s director of Americans with Disabilities gave the closing address and challenged everyone – beyond the Task Force – to continue what this day started.

MCGILVRAY IS ONLY PA NAMED TO GOVERNOR’S HEALTH TASK FORCE Stephanie McGilvray, MMSc, PA-C, assistant professor in the Physician Assistant Studies Program, is the only Physician Assistant named to the Alabama Health Care Improvement Task Force. The task force is asked to recommend ways to provide Alabamians more-accessible and more-affordable health care. The Task Force includes 38 leaders of the healthcare industry from across the state including Will Ferniany, CEO of the UAB Health System and alumni of the Master of Science in Health Administration program (MSHA Class 9) and the Ph.D program.

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BY THE NUMBERS

2015 EXPENDITURE REPORT

EXPENDITURES

ACTUAL 2015 ACTUAL 2014 DIFFERENCE %DIFFERENCE

STATE FUNDS

$22,637,759

$23,095,031

($457,252)

-2%

UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

$5,636,868

$5,089,024

$547,844

10%

RESTRICTED FUNDS

$539,187

$1,036,261

($497,074)

-92%

GRANTS

$11,511,606

$12,485,509

($973,903)

-8%

TOTAL

$40,325,420

$41,705,825

($1,380,405)

-3%

$471,294

$7,666

2%

REVENUES ENDOWMENT EARNINGS 20

$478,960

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SHP PROGRAM RANKINGS U.S. News & World Report Rankings

#2

MS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION

#16 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT #19 PHYSICAL THERAPY

#1 online program by TheBestSchools.org

#1

HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT

#1 graduate certificate earned at UAB

#1

HEALTHCARE QUALITY & SAFETY

#28 OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENT EXPANSION

STATE BUDGET

Yesterday & Today

GRADUATE

UNDERGRADUATE

TUITION & FEES STATE APPROPRIATION INDIRECT EXPENSE RECOVER OTHER

$543,873 (4%)

$582,527 (4%) $4,045,923 (32%)

UNDERGRADUATE GRADUATE

877 504

921

1,055

693

801

STUDENT ENROLLMENT

$1,333,604 (5%)

UAB

SHP

$8,279,867 (60%) $509,734 (2%)

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$15,482,772 (60%) 4.31

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BECAUSE OF YOU Because of you we are able to impact countless lives. Scholarships you support impact the lives of our students, their families and those they will serve. To find out how you can directly impact a life please contact Katie Adams at 205-996-5469 or katiedav@uab.edu.

BRENT BLACKWELL ‘15 Physician Assistant Studies “The week I started the program I found out my wife was pregnant. My scholarship allowed us to plan ahead and not stress so much with all the changes that are coming at once.”

TAYLOR RUDD ‘16 MSHA Class 49 “I have a family, I have small children that rely on me and graduate school is not an easy or cheap process.

The fact that I was able to receive help from people who don’t know me, don’t know my story, don’t know what’s going on with me, but they know the process and they were willing to help strangers is incredibly helpful and I would say thank you so much because you have provided my family a way to really thrive.”

WEI ZHANG ‘14 Nutrition Sciences Ph.D. Program “I could not afford tuition at UAB. My research assistantship is the only financial resource for me in the U.S. so absolutely this scholarship will reduce my financial burden a lot. The whole process is really like a dream for me and it comes true.”

KRISTIN ROWLAND ‘14 Nutrition Sciences Dietetic Internship Program “I’m from Tennessee and having a scholarship to attend UAB has helped tremendously because there is no way I would have been able to attend and this has been my dream to be a Dietetic Internist since high school.”

WHY I GIVE LASHONDA PEOPLES ‘05 Occupational Therapy “I created a scholarship that helps second year occupational therapy students afford and prepare for the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy exam, license fees and study materials.

Students tell me they are grateful for the scholarship considering there are very few available for OTs.”

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JOSEPH WEBB ’85, ‘13 Health and Hospital Services Administration D.Sc. in Administration Health Services “I believe it is imperative that those of us who have reached a certain pinnacle of leadership in the healthcare industry recognize the obligation to make a contribution to the younger generation so as to enhance the quality and rigor of future leadership.”

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