Dr. Chad Siniard of the Transfusion Medicine Section will take on the job of Assistant Program Director for Laboratory Medicine, joining our other excellent APD on the Anatomic Pathology side, Dr. Ginger Duncan. In addition to serving on relevant committees such as the Clinical Competency Committee, the Program evaluation Committee, and the Resident Selection Committee, the APDs perform in crucial roles as liaisons between Residents and Faculty, and as mentors to Resident leadership.

Dr. Siniard has prior experience at UAB, having completed fellowships here in academic years 2015-16 and 2016-17. This was followed by a stint on Faculty at UNC Chapel Hill in the Transfusion Medicine section. We are delighted that he has returned to UAB, and that he has agreed to serve in this important post in Laboratory Medicine that has been unoccupied for some time.