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Dr. Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang is Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care at UAB. She earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology at University of Alabama and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Palliative Psychology and Psycho-oncology at UAB. Dr. Huang serves as Director of Psychology and Counseling Program at UAB Center for Palliative and Supportive Care and founded the Psycho-Oncology Counseling Residency Program (PCRP). As a licensed clinical psychologist, she provides counseling to patients and families facing serious illness and spearheads the UAB Psycho-Oncology Distress Screening and Management Program. Her interests include the implementation of system-wide best practices to improve access and quality of psychosocial cancer care, interprofessional education (IPE), health disparities, mixed-method research and trauma-informed palliative care.