University Medical Center (UMC) is a large, ambulatory medical center located on the University of Alabama (UA) campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It is operated by the College of Community Health Sciences (CCHS) in support of the University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency at Tuscaloosa. Additionally, UMC has outlying clinics in Northport, Carrollton, Fayette, Demopolis, and Livingston, Alabama.  We provide specialty care clinics in pediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics & gynecology, psychiatry & behavioral health, sports medicine, and family medicine. Additional medical specialists onsite represent endocrinology, neurology, pharmacy, nursing, and nutrition. Our interprofessional clinical and didactic educational setting provides opportunities for learners from medicine (undergraduate and graduate), pharmacy, psychiatry, social work, law, and other disciplines to learn with, from, and about each other. Our providers see approximately 35,000 unique patients annually for a total of over 105,000 completed office visits across all locations. UMC provides full-spectrum healthcare to patients of all ages and from a broad array of socioeconomic backgrounds.  The Department of Social Services works with providers from all clinics and all locations to meet the social and behavioral needs of patients. Our team provides referrals to community agencies for concrete services (e.g., food, clothing), assists patients who have limited access to healthcare (e.g., lack of transportation, inadequate insurance), and connects patients across multiple providers. Our team also serves and behavioral health consultants in our family medicine clinics to work hand-in-hand with providers to address emerging mental health needs with patient.
 

Special Placement Information:

The Agency is accepting BSW Full-time, MSW 1st year students, MSW 2nd year and Advanced Standing Clinical students, (Clinical), Part-time BSW, Part-time MSW.  Social work trainees at UMC are expected to arrange for their own transportation to and from the worksite. Trainees are typically placed at the Tuscaloosa campus but may be required to work at the Northport location on occasion. No travel reimbursement will be provided. At this time, UMC social work training experiences do not provide a stipend.  Generally, audio and video recording of all kinds by trainees is not prohibited; however, if there as a specific need for this, there are procedures that may be taken to facilitate recording on a limited basis and after consultation with the director of the Department of Social Services. UMC clinics operate from 8:00am until 4:45pm, Monday through Friday. There are evening clinics, but social work trainees do not work during evening clinic hours. All UMC locations are closed on weekends.