uab: education, research, innovation, economic development, community engagement, and patient care
known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the university of alabama at birmingham, a part of the university of alabama system, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with over $700 million in research awards annually, as well as alabama’s largest single employer, with some 26,000 employees, and has an annual economic impact exceeding $7.15 billion on the state. the pillars of uab’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement, and patient care. learn more at www.uab.edu.