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Martin Rodriguez, M.D., has been selected to serve as the Director of the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases. Dr. Rodriguez has displayed exemplary dedication to UAB since 2005 as an outstanding educator and physician. He has played key roles in leadership including Co-director of the UAB Undiagnosed Diseases Program, Director of the Tinsley Harrison General Medicine Service, and most recently, the Interim Division Director for the Division of Infectious Diseases. In this role, he has upheld ID's culture and maintained its programs in patient care, education, and research. The Department of Medicine is thrilled to celebrate Dr. Rodriguez as he assumes his permanent role as Division Director. Congratulations!

Phillip D. Smith, M.D., Professor in the UAB Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and Paul Harris, M.D., Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, have established the Foundation for Latin American Scientists. The organization provides early-career, Chilean scientists a two-year fellowship in immunology, molecular biology, immunology or microbiology at UAB, Stanford, University of California (UC) San Francisco, UC Berkeley and UC Davis to enhance their ability to establish an independent research program upon return to their home university in Chile.

We are thrilled to announce the Department of Medicine welcomed new fellows to our cadre of over 130 trainees across 24 programs. We are delighted that our new trainees have chosen to learn and grow at UAB. Welcome all!

L to R: Drs. Ken Saag (Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology Division Director) Amanda Alexander (Rheumatology Fellowship Director) Raeann Whitney, Maria Emilia Romero Noboa, Nevetha Rajendran, Faria Sami, and Edward Mac Huddleston.

Associate Professor in the UAB Division of General Internal Medicine Winter Williams, M.D., has been recognized as a 2024 recipient of the UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Williams has continuously demonstrated teaching excellence in medical education. Since joining our faculty, he has received over 20 awards including the Dean's Excellence Award in Teaching, the Caduceus Award for Excellence in Clinical Education, and a student-voted Argus Award his course "Preparing for Residency."

The Heersink School of Medicine has welcomed 62 volunteers across 27 fields to its Learning Communities Housestaff Mentors team. Housestaff provide near-peer mentorship and a safe space for medical students to openly discuss their perspectives, opinions, and experiences while navigating medical school. Thirteen DOM internal medicine residents were selected for the program.

R to L: PGY-3 IM resident mentors Drs. Atul Lodh, Starr Steinhilber (Learning Community Mentorship Director and Associate Professor, GIM), Sydney Blankenship, and Caitlin Cloy