Rhonda Waldrop was named director of University Medical Center’s Laboratory and X-ray Department. She previously served as assistant director. As director Waldrop manages the day-to-day operations of the department, where she has worked since 2001. Waldrop received her bachelor’s degree in medical technology from Mississippi State University in Starkville and completed her clinical internship at…
Dr. Crystal Dillard joined University Medical Center in May as a psychologist in the Betty Shirley Clinic. Before joining UMC, she was clinic director of The University of Alabama Psychology Clinic and held a clinical faculty position with UA’s Department of Psychology. Before joining UA, Dillard spent 10 years in clinical practice at Children’s of…
Dr. James Geyer, a professor of family, internal and rural medicine with the College of Community Health Sciences and medical director of the College’s Institute for Rural Health Research, is a site leader for a national clinical trial seeking to help patients with obstructive sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) occurs when throat muscles relax…
University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa provides health care services to the community and serves as a clinical education and training site for UAB Heersink School of Medicine students and physicians in the UA Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program. UMC and the Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency are operated by UA’s College of Community Health Sciences. UMC…
As part of continuing efforts to enhance the patient experience, University Medical Center launched a brand-new patient portal in April. The new patient portal allows patients to receive appointment reminders to their cell phones and via their email, to request prescription refills, and to send secure online messages to their UMC doctors and other UMC…
Dr. Robbin Young joined University Medical Center in April as chief nursing officer. In the role, she is responsible for the education and training of the nursing workforce at UMC’s six clinics in West Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Northport, Demopolis, Carrollton, Livingston and Fayette) and The University of Alabama Student Health Center and Pharmacy. UMC and SHCP…
University Medical Center opened a clinic in Fayette, Ala., in 2021 to provide much needed services in the community for obstetrics, gynecology and prenatal care. Drs. Cheree Melton and William Lenahan care for patients at UMC-Fayette. Providing health-care services in Fayette means that women have more access to gynecological care, and expectant mothers have more…
April is designated as National Minority Health Awareness Month. Throughout the United States, racial and ethnic minority populations face higher rates of death and disease, including diabetes, hypertension, HIV and sickle cell disease, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Lack of access to health care contributes to those health disparities, the…
University Medical Center introduces a brand-new Patient Portal that will launch April 8, 2024. With the new Patient Portal, patients will be able to schedule appointments online, request medications, send secure online messages to their providers and receive reminders via their cell phones and emails.
A simple activity such as walking can provide physical and mental health benefits to the body, Dr. Brett Bentley, sports medicine physician at University Medical Center, said in a March Mini Medical School presentation. Mini Medical School is a series of lectures provided each semester by University Medical Center health-care providers to members of UA’s…
