By Teresa Hicks
The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing and UAB Medicine have been recognized by the American Association for Men in Nursing as a 2025 Best School for Men in Nursing and UAB Medicine as a 2025 Best Workplace for Men in Nursing. This marks the seventh consecutive year the School has been honored with the distinction and the third consecutive year UAB Medicine has received the Best Workplace honor.
Dean and Fay B. Ireland Endowed Chair Maria R. Shirey, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, FACHE, FNAP, FAAN, said the recognition reflects the School’s ongoing commitment to professional advancement.
“Our School is dedicated to advancing the nursing profession and supporting all students, faculty and staff, and these awards are recognition of that commitment,” Shirey said.
In addition to the institutional honors, Associate Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Family, Community and Health Systems, Curry Bordelon, DNP, MBA, CRNP, NNP‐BC, CPNP‐AC, CNE, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN (DNP 2016), is President-Elect of AAMN; Associate Professor and President of the Birmingham at-Large Chapter of AAMN Greg Eagerton, DNP, RN, NEA-BC (BSN 1985, MSN 1991), received the 2025 AAMN President’s Award; and Assistant Professor Adam Kinsaul, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, RNFA (MSN 2010, DNP 2022), received the AAMN Daisy Foundation Health Equity Award.
Kinsaul credited the School for its continued focus on excellence and community engagement.
“It’s an honor to receive this prestigious award. The School has been instrumental in empowering my clinical work and I appreciate the support I have received,” Kinsaul said. “This award highlights all of the amazing work of the faculty and staff of the SON.”
Eagerton expressed gratitude for the recognition and emphasized the collaborative effort behind the honor.
“I am sincerely appreciative to be the recipient of this prestigious award from the AAMN,” Eagerton said. “I am fortunate to work alongside colleagues across the School and UAB Medicine who have generously supported our local at-large Chapter and contributed to improving men’s health through education, community service and health initiatives.”
These recognitions highlight the School’s commitment to excellence and leadership in shaping the future of nursing and advancing health care.