  ▁After ward , ▁she ▁attended ▁medical ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁Medical ▁Branch ▁in ▁Gal vest on , ▁T X . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁medical ▁school ▁with ▁hon ors , ▁she ▁completed ▁a ▁di agnostic ▁radi ology ▁res iden cy ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁( U AB ), ▁until ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁ab dom inal ▁imag ing ▁section ▁of ▁U AB ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Can on ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁professor ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁school ▁of ▁medicine ▁after ▁joining ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁the ▁department ▁of ▁radi ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁She ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁C urr icul um ▁Committee ▁chair ▁when ▁an ▁organ - based ▁curr icul um ▁was ▁implemented ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁radi ology ▁res iden cy ▁program ▁director , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁serving ▁as ▁the ▁vice - ch air ▁of ▁education ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Can on ▁was ▁the ▁division ▁director ▁of ▁di agnostic ▁radi ology ▁( 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 1 ) ▁and ▁senior ▁vice ▁chair ▁of ▁operations ▁( 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 1 ) ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁appointed ▁inter im ▁chair ▁of