UAB Hospital also serves as the primary teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine. Seven UAB Hospital specialty programs are among the nation's top 50 — five are in the top 25 — of the 16 categories evaluated at America's 5,189 hospitals in 2006 by U.S. News & World Report.
UAB Hospital is a teaching hospital for the UAB School of Medicine and has seven specialty programs that are among the best in the nation, with five being within the top 25 according to U.S. News & World Report's evaluation of hospitals across America in 2006.