Associate Vice President of UAB’s Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI), Mona Fouad, M.D., answers questions about diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Heersink School of Medicine and how her role will advance these values in the future. 

The Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation held a Lunch and Learn with Dharitri Rath, Ph.D. on Friday, July 15.
The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health and the Sparkman Center for Global Health hosted a joint seminar given by Benjamin Chi, M.D., MSc on July 1.

Mona Fouad, M.D., senior associate dean of Diversity and Inclusion, joined UAB's Office for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as associate vice president on July 1. She will maintain her role as senior associate dean while also serving as the associate vice president.

Five faculty members across the UAB Heersink School of Medicine were selected as new Clinical Skills Scholars for 2022-23. The Clinical Skills Scholars are group of 32 clinical faculty selected for their excellence in teaching, who continuously develop the clinical skills of medical students.

Submit your abstracts for the ENRICH Week 2022 poster session planned for Tuesday, Sept. 20 from 1-3 p.m.

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. 

In the last feature of our 2022 Pride Month series, the Department of Medicine has collaborated with the Heersink Office for Diversity and Inclusion to shine a light on how the school is working to expand the perspectives of its medical students through the Health Equity Scholars (HES) program.
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