Positions

Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title Altmetric
2018 A Simulation-Enhanced Curriculum to Improve Resident Knowledge and Skills in Smoking Cessation Treatment.  Medical Science Educator.  28:601-607. 2018
2017 Growth in prepubertal children with cystic fibrosis treated with ivacaftor.  Pediatrics.  139. 2017

Investigator On

  • UAB Pediatric Pulmonary Center  awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS 2015 - 2020
  • UAB Cystic Fibrosis Center for Care, Teaching, and Research  awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2017 - 2018
  • UAB Cystic Fibrosis Center for Care, Teaching, and Research  awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2016 - 2017
  • UAB Cystic Fibrosis Center for Care, Teaching, and Research  awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2015 - 2016
  • Baby Observational and Nutritional Study (BONUS-IP-11)  awarded by SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2011 - 2016
  • Early Intervention in Pulmonary Exacerbation  awarded by SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2012 - 2016
  • Private Grant  awarded by INSMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2012 - 2016
  • UAB Cystic Fibrosis Center for Care, Teaching and Research  awarded by Cystic Fibrosis Foundation 2014 - 2015
  • UAB Pediatric Pulmonary Center  awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS 2013 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by Gilead Sciences 2012 - 2015
  • Private Grant  awarded by FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. 2012 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2010 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by GRIFOLS, INC 2012 - 2014
  • The EPIC Observational Study: Longitudinal Assessment of Risk Factors for and Impact of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Acquisition and Early Anti-Pseudomonal Treatment in Children with CF  awarded by CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER 2009 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2012 - 2014
  • Private Grant  awarded by VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2012 - 2013
  • UAB Pediatric Pulmonary Center  awarded by Health Resources and Services Administration/DHHS 2010 - 2013

    • Education And Training

  • Master of Health Related in Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1994
  • Bachelor's Degree in Dietetics/Human Nutritional Services, University of Montevallo 1991

    • Full Name

  • Valerie Tarn