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For Part 2 of our AAPI Heritage series, Hubert Tse, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Microbiology, shares his story of lineage, how he celebrates his heritage, and why diversity is important in his department.

Meredith Burns, executive director of the University of Alabama Medical Alumni Association (MAA), was selected for the 2021 Dr. Kenneth E. Burke Outstanding Achievement in Advancement Award for UAB.

The School of Medicine is celebrating AAPI heritage, lineage, and legacy by telling the stories of several AAPI faculty around campus. To begin, Herbert Chen, M.D., FACS, Fay Fletcher Kerner Endowed Chair of the Department of Surgery, shares his story of family, adolescence, and medical training in an honest and candid oration. 

Ankit Bansal, rising MS3, helped accomplish two major changes at Equal Access Birmingham during the pandemic.

Jonathan Dismukes, rising MS3 and MBA candidate, is a former co-director of the Senior Companionship Program (SCP) in the Office of Service Learning. He helped ramp-up the program over the past year, and pivoted to meet the needs of those the program serves.

Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D., FACS, dean of the School of Medicine and senior vice president for Medicine, has been named president of the American Surgical Association.

Students at the School of Medicine celebrated their match in this year’s virtual Match Day on March 19.

Experts across the School of Medicine and the UAB Medicine Office of Wellness discuss mental health during the pandemic and give their best advice on maintaining mental and emotional well-being as we look toward the future.

Irfan M. Asif, M.D., has been named associate dean for Primary Care and Rural Health at the UAB School of Medicine.

UAB received over $325 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2020.