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| + | The '''University of Alabama at Birmingham''' ('''UAB''') is a [[Public university#United States|public]] [[List of research universities in the United States|research university]] in [[Birmingham, Alabama]]. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous university in [[University of Alabama System|the University of Alabama System]] in 1969. | ||
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| + | UAB offers 140 programs of study in 12 academic divisions leading to [[bachelor's degree|bachelor's]], [[master's degree|master's]], [[doctorate|doctoral]], and [[professional degree|professional]] degrees in the [[social sciences|social]] and [[behavioral sciences]], the [[liberal arts]], [[business]], [[education]], [[engineering]], and health-related fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, and public health.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20170224131434/http://uasystem.edu//wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UAB-Financial-Report-Final.pdf</ref> In the fall of 2019, 22,080 students from more than 110 countries were enrolled.<ref name="uab.edu2">https://www.uab.edu/news/campus/item/10763-uab-sets-enrollment-record-for-fourth-year-in-a-row</ref> | ||
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| + | The UAB Health System, one of the largest [[academic medical center]]s in the United States, is affiliated with the university. [[UAB Hospital]] sponsors residency programs in medical specialties, including [[internal medicine]], neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, surgery, [[radiology]], and [[anesthesiology]]. | ||
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| + | UAB is the state's largest single employer, with more than 23,000 faculty and staff and over 53,000 jobs at the university and in the health system. An estimated 10 percent of the jobs in the [[Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area]] and 1 in 31 jobs in the state of Alabama are directly or indirectly related to UAB. The university's overall annual economic impact was estimated to be $7.15 billion in 2017.<ref>https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2017/10/uab_generates_715_billion_econ.html</ref> | ||
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| Formation | 1969 |
| Headquarters | Birmingham (Alabama), Alabama |
| Type | • public • research |
| UAB Health System, one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, is affiliated with the university. | |
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public research university in Birmingham, Alabama. Developed from an academic extension center established in 1936, the institution became a four-year campus in 1966 and a fully autonomous university in the University of Alabama System in 1969.
UAB offers 140 programs of study in 12 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees in the social and behavioral sciences, the liberal arts, business, education, engineering, and health-related fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, and public health.[1] In the fall of 2019, 22,080 students from more than 110 countries were enrolled.[2]
The UAB Health System, one of the largest academic medical centers in the United States, is affiliated with the university. UAB Hospital sponsors residency programs in medical specialties, including internal medicine, neurology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, surgery, radiology, and anesthesiology.
UAB is the state's largest single employer, with more than 23,000 faculty and staff and over 53,000 jobs at the university and in the health system. An estimated 10 percent of the jobs in the Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area and 1 in 31 jobs in the state of Alabama are directly or indirectly related to UAB. The university's overall annual economic impact was estimated to be $7.15 billion in 2017.[3]
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170224131434/http://uasystem.edu//wp-content/uploads/2017/02/UAB-Financial-Report-Final.pdf
- ↑ https://www.uab.edu/news/campus/item/10763-uab-sets-enrollment-record-for-fourth-year-in-a-row
- ↑ https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2017/10/uab_generates_715_billion_econ.html
