Latesha Elopre, M.D., MSPH, has been named assistant dean for Medical Education Diversity & Inclusion, a new position established in the UAB School of Medicine to support recruiting underrepresented medical students into UAB residency and fellowship programs and providing critical engagement and support for URIM trainees in the learning environment.
Sharon A. Spencer, M.D., professor in the UAB Department of Radiation Oncology, is the 2021 winner of the Brewer-Heslin Endowed Award for Professionalism in Medicine. The award recognizes physicians at UAB who demonstrate extraordinary commitment to providing highly skilled and deeply compassionate medical care to their patients.

On Monday, Aug. 23, Jeanne Marrazzo, M.D., director of the Division of Infectious Diseases, and Paul Goepfert, M.D., director of the Alabama Vaccine Research Clinic, gave an update of current COVID-19 news and answered questions live from the community and media.

The publication provides a comprehensive guide for physicians across radiology, vascular, and cardiothoracic surgery.

In this episode of our monthly Road to Accreditation series, Todd Peterson, M.D., assistant dean for Students, talks with Craig Hoesley, M.D., senior associate dean for Medical Education; and James Willig, M.D., MSPH, assistant dean for Clinical Education, on how recent changes to the USMLE affect how our students are assessed in their medical school career and as they apply to residencies.

Tyler Gaston, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Neurology, found a meaningful way to give back to her patients during the COVID-19 pandemic by joining the Alabama Professional Advisory Board for the Epilepsy Foundation.

Doug Bentley, MPH, is the new director of Research Administration, Shared Services, in the School of Medicine. Bentley aims to accelerate research endeavors and funding across the school by assisting investigative teams with the administrative portion of grant submissions.

On Sunday, Aug. 15, the UAB School of Medicine welcomed the 2021 entering class at the annual White Coat Ceremony, hosting two smaller celebrations by splitting the class into two groups by Learning Communities.
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