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Employees must submit a certification form to Human Resources no later than the first day of classes, Tuesday, Aug. 16.

Each week, we capture images from construction, expansion and renovations occurring across USA Health.

USA Health researchers and clinicians are experts in their fields, making them trusted sources on many health-related topics in the news.

July specials for employees include discounts on treatments and savings on skin care procedures and products. Please be sure to bring your employee badge to receive the discount.

USA Health is the first along the Gulf Coast to purchase the da Vinci SP, offering prostate cancer patients access to minimally invasive surgery closer to home.

Your gift of a PTO donation can make a bigger impact than you know.

Gastroenterologist M. Caitlin Marshall, M.D., is accepting new patients at USA Health’s Digestive Health Center in Mobile.

Expectant moms can tour many of the birthing areas at Children’s & Women’s Hospital at noon on Wednesdays as part of a pilot program to showcase all the hospital has to offer, from the most-advanced care to the amenities they would expect.

Baby blessings are available in religious and nonreligious versions, performed by Chaplain Kim Crawford Meeks. Families also will receive a baby blessing keepsake card.

Sending your favorite photos will allow the Medical Alumni Association to celebrate all class years in MAA mailings, on social media and in the Watercooler newsletter.

The fifth annual contest drew submissions from pathology faculty, residents, cytotechnologists and histotechnologists. Photos could be taken from any pathology tool available.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior and autism spokesperson.