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The University of Alabama System
Alabama United States

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Composed of the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa), the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and the University of Alabama in Huntsville--was created in 1969. At the same time, the Medical College of Alabama, located in Birmingham, became known as the "University of Alabama School of Medicine."

The state legislature recognized a need for coordinating the medical education programs throughout the state, especially within the newly formed system and mandated a study for such a plan. The resulting program, adopted by the board of trustees in 1972, was the University of Alabama System Medical Education Program (UASMEP), which encompassed the university's medical education programs, including its residency programs, but specifically excluded nursing.

Under a revised operating plan adopted by the board of trustees in 1980, the University of Alabama Schools of Medicine now has responsibilitiy for all aspects of this program: educating and training candidates for the M.D. degree, providing graduate education in biomedical and related health sciences, developing and analyzing new knowledge both in basic and in clinical sciences, and understanding and appreciating the socioeconomic factors involved in providing medical care. The school and its faculty must also provide patient care, not only for the benefit of clinical education, but also to help meet the medical care needs of the region.

In the predoctoral medical education program, the first two basic science years are taught on the main campus of the University of Alabama School of Medicine at Birmingham; the last two clinical years are divided among the main campus and the two branch campuses in Huntsville and Tuscaloosa. The three units are accredited as the University of Alabama School of Medicine by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which approves all programs in medical education in the United States and Canada.

ADMISSIONS
Medical Student Services
VH P-100
1530 3RD AVENUE S
BIRMINGHAM AL 35294-0019

Phone: (205) 934-2330
Fax: (205) 934-8724
E-mail: medschool@uab.edu

• University of Alabama System

• Birmingham

  • School of Education

• Huntsville

• Tuscaloosa (main campus)