The General Surgery Residency Program honored chief residents, as well as supporting faculty and residents across the program, at awards day as well as a chief resident dinner.

Residents endured a difficult training year, demonstrating preservation. Though the global pandemic showed signs of improvement, residents supported the highest trauma volume UAB has experienced. Program Director, Britney Corey, M.D., MACM, FACS, is grateful to the residents for their dedication and grit.

“These outstanding chief residents have given so much of themselves during their five or more years with the department,” said Corey. “Graduating a general surgery residency program is an incredible accomplishment, and each resident should be so proud of their hard work.”

Program leadership recognized several residents with awards for their leadership and performance, and residents presented faculty and division awards as well. Below is a complete list of the awards presented.

Division Awards

• Trauma Intern of the Year: Angela Sickels, M.D.
• TBICU Resident of the Year: Adam C. Banks, M.D., and Marvi Tariq, M.D
• Trauma Resident of the Year: Michael F. Gleason, M.D.
• Emergency General Surgery Chief Resident of the Year: Rindi Uhlich, M.D., MSPH
• Trauma EM Resident of the Year: Elizabeth Leader, M.D.
• Trauma and Surgery ICU Anesthesia Resident of the Year: Ben Leahy, M.D.
• Vascular Surgery Resident of the Year: Adam C. Banks, M.D.
• Pediatric Surgery Resident of the Year: Kelsey Montgomery, M.D.
• OR Team Award: Rindi Uhlich, M.D., MSPH
• Endocrine Surgery Award: Lauren Gleason, M.D.

Medical Student Teaching Awards:

• Resident Excellence Award in Undergraduate Medical Education: Adam Lucy, M.D.
• Resident Award for Clinical Instruction in Undergraduate Medical Education: Samantha Baker, M.D., MS-HPed
• David A. Rogers, M.D., MHPE, Endowed Award for Surgical Medical Student Teaching Excellence: Jonathan Black, M.D.

Resident Choice Awards

• Marshall M. Urist Junior Faculty Award: Graeme McFarland, M.D.
• Kirby I. Bland Senior Faculty Award: Gregory Kennedy, M.D., Ph.D.
• Residents’ Choice Award: Becky Davis, PA-C
• Mark H. Deierhoi Faculty Mentor of the Year: James M. Donahue, M.D.
• Non-Surgical Faculty of the Year: Brant Wagener, M.D., Ph.D.

Department Awards

• Outstanding PGY1 Rotation: Vascular Surgery
• Outstanding PGY2 Rotation: UAB Highlands Hospital
• Outstanding PGY3 Rotation: Thoracic Surgery
• Outstanding PGY4 Rotation: Surgical Oncology
• Outstanding PGY5 Rotation: Acute Care Surgery

Resident Research Day Awards

• Tyler and Brooke Wahl Resident Research Day Award for Most Outstanding Presentation: John T. Killian, M.D.
• Outstanding Basic Science Research: Laura V. Bownes, M.D.
• Outstanding Clinical Science Research: Juliet Blakeslee-Carter, M.D.
• Outstanding Clinical Science Research: Lauren Gleason, M.D., MSPH
• Outstanding Clinical Science Research: Michelle Wahlgren, M.D.

Endowed Resident Awards

• Adam and Kimberly Beck Intern of the Year Award: Michelle Wahlgren, M.D.
• Herb and Harriet Chen Academic Achievement Award: Connie Shao, M.D.
• Dr. Lenoik Ahumada Junior Teacher of the Year: Lauren Gleason, M.D., MSPH
• Dr. Laurence Rosenberg Senior Teacher of the Year Award: Samantha Baker, M.D., MS-HPed
• John R. Porterfield Chief Resident of the Year Award: Mohammad H. Rajaei, M.D.

Photos from the General Surgery Residency Awards Day as well as the Chiefs’ Dinner can be found here.