UASOM Huntsville Rural Pre-Medical Internship

11/12/2021

The HRPI is the most competitive medical program in the state statistically. One must be from rural Alabama and show evidence of interest in rural MD practice. We ordinarily are able to accept about one out of six applicants.

We consider this experience a step toward UAB Heersink School of Medicine.

This year we are proud to announce that UAB’s regional Tuscaloosa campus is hosting a summer internship also. While the details are still being worked out, I know my colleagues Dr. Drake Lavender and Ms. Susan Guin will make it a fantastic experience. This should effectively double the number of places UAB can offer and be much closer to students from SW AL.

When the application opens after Thanksgiving we hope to see our best and brightest rural physicians-to-be competing for one of these experiences.

04/14/2020

I am sad to report that the HRPI will be cancelled for the 2020 season due to COVID 19 limitations. We may be able to put together some virtual experiences, but the shadowing elements will not be offered.

David Bramm, Director