Emily Liming Johns

Emily Liming Johns

| This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Heersink communications staff sat down with Dr. Zechen Chong to gain insights about the research of this study, UAB, and the science community.

The newly established Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health aims to improve overall health while promoting equity in health outcomes worldwide thanks to the Heersink gift.

The Heersink communications staff sat down with Dr. Terje Dokland to gain insights about the research of this study, UAB, and the science community.

Six faculty members in the Heersink School of Medicine have been named the 2022 class of James A. Pittman Jr., M.D., Scholars.

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research introduces new faculty for September-December 2021. Please join the Heersink School of Medicine and the Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research in welcoming these new faculty.

The Heersink School of Medicine, in conjunction with the Department of Physical Therapy, conducted its first Come Roll with Me training activity for second-year medical and physical therapy students to learn more about health equity awareness and inclusion for wheelchair users on Nov. 10-11 in Volker Hall.

Medical students in the Health Equity Scholars program were energized and inspired after meeting together to discuss problems surrounding access to healthcare at their recent retreat.

Lindsay M. Sutton, Ph.D., MSPH, spoke on “The Myth of Work-Life Balance: Finding What Keeps You Balanced” during Grand Rounds on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.

Megan McMurray Hays, Ph.D. shared tips on how to maintain mental health and how to have conversations about the COVID-19 vaccine during the UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s “What’s New with COVID-19” panel Friday.

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine Office of Research introduces new faculty members, January-August 2021

Page 8 of 9