UAB Healthcare Educators Academy celebrates opening ceremony and reception
Written by Phillip PinyanOn Tuesday, September 19, 2023, the Healthcare Educators Academy (HEA) at UAB gathered to celebrate the program’s outgoing and incoming cohort of mentors and mentees. The reception was held at the UAB National Alumni Society House and included faculty and dean participation from across the Schools of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing, Optometry, Health Professions, and Public Health.
The Heersink School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month with an in-person gathering at University Tacos on Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m.
Photo gallery: Heersink staff honored at inaugural Dean’s Excellence Awards for Staff reception
Written by Kelsi LindemannNine Heersink staff members were honored at the 2023 Dean’s Excellence Awards for Staff reception. Recipients, guests, and Heersink leaders gathered in the Wallace Tumor Institute Lobby on Sept. 14 to celebrate the inaugural group of honorees. Read about this year's honorees and see photos from the reception.
Cultural values traverse along career path for pediatric speech-language pathologist
Written by Mary Ashley CanevaroThe Office for Diversity and Inclusion is proud to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15-Oct. 15. For the first installment of our three-part series, we sat down with Angelica Jaimes Rice, a staff member who works in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics as a speech-language pathologist, to tell us about her work and her heritage.