The Heersink School of Medicine is spotlighting each of the women selected for the Momentum in Medicine at UAB program and hosting one-on-one interviews to learn their stories. In December, the Heersink communications team sat down with Amanda Chambers and Laura Hurst.

In September, our medical school was named due to a generous and historical gift of $95 million from the Heersink family. In Part 2 of the 3-part series, “Becoming Heersink,” we discuss why this generous and historical gift of $95 million from the Heersink family is important today and what it means for our mission areas right now.

Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the Heersink School of Medicine and senior vice president for Medicine, was inducted into the Alabama Academy of Honor for the class of 2021.

Kyle Hicks, Information Services Specialist II in the Heersink School of Medicine, utilizes his skill set in IT work to volunteer on a disaster response team, helping those in need across the southeastern U.S.

In September, our medical school was named due to a generous and historical gift of $95 million from the Heersink family. In Part 1 of the 3-part series, “Becoming Heersink,” we consider the path to being named and how it aligns with the school’s strategic growth.

Samantha Hill, M.D., MPH, has been named director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for Graduate Medical Education in the Heersink School of Medicine. Hill is an assistant professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics.
Each student had their own suturing kit in front of them, equipped with a human skin model pad and suturing tools.
Daniel Chu, M.D., MSPH, FACS, FASCRS, will help plan and lead the strategic growth of health services research activity across the department as well as research improvement initiatives.
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