Education & Training
Opportunities
Although health disparities are especially dramatic in the Deep South, UAB is one of only a few academic institutions training researchers, clinicians, and practitioners about how sexual orientation and gender identity affect health. We offer several education and training opportunities to UAB students as well as the broader community.
Certificate Programs
The LGBTQ Health and Wellbeing Certificate Programs provide advanced education to undergraduate and graduate students at UAB seeking to enhance their LGBTQ-related research skills. These programs integrate content across a range of disciplines (e.g., education, medicine, social sciences, public health) to prepare students and future professionals to have an immediate impact on LGBTQ disparities in the Deep South and across the nation. Students may choose from several online or classroom-based courses to meet the requirements for these programs. All students will participate in a service-learning in-person course led by UAB faculty and staff from Birmingham AIDS Outreach.
Community Training Program
The Deep South Academic Scholars in Health (DASH) Program is a dynamic training initiative, funded by an NIH Research Education Program (R25), designed to accelerate the development of scholars committed to improving population health in the Deep South. Through an integrated curriculum that includes a 14-week online course, a weeklong residency in Birmingham, and monthly networking salons with designated faculty and other experts, DASH equips participants with the knowledge, practical experience, and professional networks needed to advance impactful research and practice across the region.
Applications for the next cohort of DASH scholars are now closed.
Predoctoral Training
Our full-time, multidisciplinary mentored training program supports predoctoral trainees in the development of exceptional research and community engagement skills to advance LGBTQ health in the Deep South. Anchored by a new training award (T32) from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, this training program provides tuition and health insurance, a stipend, and travel funds. The planned duration of appointments is two years, beginning January 2025.
Community Events
In addition to our education and training programs, we sponsor both academic and social events to provide additional training and celebrate the resilience of LGBTQ communities. These events are open to the broader community.
