Greetings from the Chairman

A Message from the Assistant Program Director

An Interview with an Alumnus: Michael Saag, M.D.

Dr. Saag is a wonderful teacher, ID physician, and world-renowned researcher, contributing as one of the top funded NIH investigators at UAB. But maybe not so well known is that he is an amateur barber, cinematographer, father of three, and now a published author. Recently released was Dr. Saag’s personal manifesto entitled “Positive: One Doctor’s Encounters with Death, Life and the US Healthcare System.”
Meet the Residents : Juanita Heersink , M.D.

After graduation, Juanita lived and studied Spanish in Granada, Spain for 4 months before returning to Birmingham, where she, worked at a local non-profit organization and got involved in the burgeoning food access scene. She considered pursuing careers in social work and public health, but ultimately decided to channel her desire to help others into a career in medicine. She graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine and then joined the UAB Internal Medicine residency program.
Program Updates

The UAB Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program would like to extend a warm welcome to the class of 2014-2015 Internal Medicine interns – and what a fantastic class it promises to be! Demographically, professionally, and culturally diverse, the 36 new matches hail from medical schools in 17 different states and 2 countries. Almost half of the class is represented by women. The program couldn’t be happier, with beaming faculty and residents eager to greet the new recruits this July.
A Message from the Chief Medical Residents

We have each learned valuable skills that will continue to impact our future practices. Collectively, our favorite aspects of the year have been spending 16 weeks attending on inpatient wards at both the VA and the Tinsley Harrison service at UAB. We were granted the opportunity to each spend time with our Chairman of Medicine, Dr. Seth Landefeld throughout the year. With this opportunity, we were able to develop a leadership curriculum and gain valuable insight into the workings of a university hospital.
Meet the Editorial Board and Strategic Support Team

Samuel McElwee hails from Gadsden, Alabama and is the first physician in his family. He attended the University of Alabama and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in chemistry. He went on to receive his medical doctorate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine and subsequently joined the Internal Medicine residency program in June of 2010. He is serving as a Chief Resident for the 2013-2014 academic year and will be staying at UAB for his cardiology fellowship.

Amanda Vick was born and raised in Mississippi. She attended Mississippi State University where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Microbiology. She earned her medical doctorate from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and moved to Birmingham for Internal Medicine Residency. She is serving as a Chief Medical Resident for the 2013-2014 academic year and will be continuing her career in academic internal medicine in Cleveland, Ohio.