The Office of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME) is charged with supporting the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the undergraduate medical curriculum for the MD degree. The Office of UME addresses this charge by working with course/clinical director leadership, collaborating with other Heersink School of Medicine units, and responding to oversight and review of the curriculum by the Medical Education Committee (MEC). The MEC is responsible for reviewing curriculum evaluation data, providing feedback, and approving changes to the curriculum that are then relayed to the Office of UME for implementation in the MD educational program in a cycle of continuous quality improvement in the undergraduate medical education program.
Staff
Kevin Leon, MD
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care
kleon@uab.edu
James Willig, MD, MSPH
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
jwillig@uab.edu
Faculty & Curriculum Development
Kristina Panizzi-Woodley Blackwell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medical Education
Director, Faculty & Curriculum Development in Medical Education
Director, PROSPER-Med2ED Program
kristina@uab.edu
Educational Research, Evaluation, & Assessment
Anne Zinski, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Education
Director, Educational Research, Evaluation, & Assessment
Director, MEDRIG Medical Education Research Interest Group
azinski@uab.edu
Educational Data Management & Analysis
James Jackson, PhD
Professor Emeritus, UME Consultant
jjackson@uab.edu
Curriculum Development, Management, Evaluation
Mike Belue
Program Manager, Office of UME
UME Curriculum Support Staff Team Leader
Co-Enrolled Electives & Special Topics
mbelue@uab.edu
Assessment Testing, Grade Data Management, Educational Technologies
Kenneth Hurd
Senior Instructional Design Specialist
SOM Testing Administrator
ken84@uab.edu
Curriculum Support, Volker Hall Facilities Scheduling
Tiffany Henderson
Office Services Specialist
thenders@uab.edu
Curriculum Support, Module Coordination
Nancy Massey
MS-1 Module Coordinator
nanhunt@uab.edu
Sharon Noser
MS-2 Module Coordinator
snoser@uab.edu
Introduction to Clinical Medicine & Clinical Skills Scholars Program
Alex Fresh
ICM Program Coordinator
afresh@uab.edu
Office of Scholarly Activity
William M. Geisler, MD, MPH
Professor, Medicine and Epidemiology
Assistant Dean, Physician Scientist Development
Director, Scholarly Activity
wgeisler@uabmc.edu