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Above: Dr. John Kennedy and Dr. Seth Landefeld  

This week, the Department of Medicine Chair's Office moved to the 12th floor of the Faculty Office Tower as its new home base. This is just one of 25 DOM space improvement projects precipitated by construction of the new Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences building which will also house the Marnix E. Heersink Institute for Biomedical Innovation Conference Center. Of our 11 divisions, 10 have been involved in renovations and relocations in the past 18 months. Here's to everyone who has packed their offices, labs and clinics into boxes and bravely traded spaces! The hard work will ultimately lead us to workspace that makes us all proud.

Above: Left to Right: Rachelle Hall, Cindy Joiner, LaKisha Mack and Shane Wiley at the GBA/GIP meeting. 

Two leaders from the Heersink School of Medicine—Senior Associate Dean of Finance and Administration LaKisha Mack and Director of Finance Shared Services Rachelle Hall—joined two leaders from the DOM—Vice Chair Dr. Cindy Joiner, and Executive Administrator Shane Wiley—to facilitate a session on shared services at the AAMC Group on Business Affairs and Group on Institutional Planning 2022 Joint Spring Meeting. Their presentation outlined how the School, HSF Practice Plan and Department worked together to create shared services programs, addressing funding models, sustainability, leadership and structure, challenges and lessons learned. We salute them for their leadership in this national venue!

Above: Dr. Jackson and Dr. Carter sign into Zoom to co-lead session. 

Professor Elizabeth Jackson, M.D., MPH, and Associate Professor Christy Carter, Ph.D., facilitate a nine-session training series that explores the art of mentorship through case studies. Both DOM faculty—Dr. Jackson in Cardiovascular Disease and Dr. Carter in Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care—see it as an important investment in the future of academic medicine. The sessions focus on different aspects of the mentor-mentee relationship, with a cross-cutting theme of communication. The two facilitators bring diverse experience and perspective to helping others cultivate this career-enhancing skill. The course is offered virtually to investigators from any level across the CCTS partner network, and participants who complete all sessions receive a certificate.

Internal Medicine residents Drs. Karen Campbell, Bria Carrithers, David Heaner, and Natasha Mehra were selected as 2022 Primary Care Scholars. The Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program established Primary Care Scholars in 2017 to promote the growth of primary care physicians. The program gives residents the opportunity to experience high-performing outpatient practices, gain understanding of team-based primary care, and to develop into future leaders of primary care. Congratulations to each of you!

Staff Diversity Liaisons group was created by the Heersink School of Medicine Office of Diversity and Inclusion to increase support and programming for the professional advancement of underrepresented staff. The Department of Medicine has six representatives who serve as a part of this group to provide feedback on priorities, initiatives, and activities. These individuals are passionate about promoting diversity and creating a culture of inclusion for people from all genders, ages, cultures, and backgrounds. Get to know how these representatives see and celebrate diversity at UAB.