Dr. Gerald Liu, assistant professor of family medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine, was recently selected to participate in the Grant Generating Project with the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine’s Department of Family Medicine.
Eleven scholars from across the country were selected to participate in the year-long program designed to equip and mentor family medicine researchers with grant writing skills.
The goal of the fellowship is to increase research capacity in securing competitive funding for grants and contracts in the discipline of family medicine.
Dr. Liu earned his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 2008. From 2008-2009, he was a resident in the surgery residency program at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. Dr. Liu conducted a residency in family medicine at USA, where he also served as chief resident of family medicine from 2011-2012. Dr. Liu joined the USA College of Medicine as an assistant professor of family medicine in July 2012.