The Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award is one of ACLPS’s highest honors for trainees and early-career investigators, recognizing outstanding research presented at the organization’s annual meeting.

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Children’s & Women’s Hospital is expanding its Children’s Miracle Network champion program to include more pediatric patients each year.

A standardized patient, or SP, is a person hired and trained to act as a real patient to simulate a set of standardized symptoms or complaints for the training of future healthcare providers.

The USA Health Center for Healthy Communities will use a federal grant to support the taskforce of healthcare, public health, emergency management, and community partners in developing a countywide disaster preparedness plan.

All three USA Health hospitals welcomed high school students interested in healthcare as a potential career path.
Edward A. Panacek, M.D., MPH, serves as professor and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, a position he has held since 2015.

Last November, USA Health University Hospital became the first facility in Alabama to implement the TriVerity Test System.

The annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research, held April 17-22 in San Diego, is one of the largest conferences focused on cancer research, bringing together scientists, clinicians, and industry professionals.

For nearly 40 years, Children’s Miracle Network partnerships have raised more than $11 million to support patients and families at Children’s & Women’s Hospital.

The name comes from the way a kangaroo cradles its young in a pouch after birth. Just as a baby joey benefits from staying close to its mother in a warm spot, human infants can also benefit from skin-to-skin contact with their parents.

The newest edition of USA Health magazine, featuring patient stories and news from across the academic health system, is available online.
An accomplished educator and researcher, Maher has received numerous honors, including the National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education from the Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Outstanding Faculty Award from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
