This is the second of a three-part series introducing readers to the newly appointed senior vice president for Medicine and dean of the UAB Heersink School of Medicine, Anupam Agarwal, M.D. For this installment, we talked with Agarwal to learn more about his medical training and the path that brought him to the U.S.

DeWayne Tooson, M.D. ’91, who lost his daughter Jessica in 2018 when she was a 21-year-old college student has announced a new memorial scholarship to promote diversity in medicine and improve care access for mental health. 

An appointment to an endowed chair or professorship is among the highest academic honors a faculty member can receive. The UAB Heersink School of Medicine holds a remarkable 214 endowed chairs and professorships. These honors are essential to recruiting and retaining premier educators, clinicians, and researchers. Endowed chairs and professorships also allow donors to link their names to an area of special meaning within the university.

Each year, the School of Medicine welcomes the incoming class with a White Coat Ceremony. The White Coat Ceremony was created in 1993 by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation to emphasize the importance of compassionate care for the patient as well as scientific proficiency. Due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a White Coat Welcome event for the entering class was held online, with the promise of an in-person ceremony when COVID safety protocols would allow it.