2024-2025 Chief Medical Residents
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Jennifer L. Girard
Jennifer was born in St. Louis, Missouri and moved to Florida where she grew up in Orlando and Melbourne. She attended the University of Florida for college and medical school. She couples matched at UAB with her husband, Andrew, both finishing internal medicine. After residency, Jennifer will be joining the faculty at Kansas University where her husband is doing a Cardiology fellowship. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, trying new restaurants, and baking.
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Kyle K. Meissner
Kyle was born in Houston, TX. He attended Texas A&M University and studied Biomedical Engineering before moving back to Houston to complete his medical education at McGovern Medical School. He has found his love for excel during chief year, and he is currently applying for GI fellowship. In his spare time, Kyle enjoys playing tennis with friends and hiking with his golden retriever, Harper.
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Alejandra Osorio
Alejandra was born and raised in Orlando, FL. She completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Central Florida before heading to the University of Florida for medical school. She was surprised at the hills of Birmingham after moving from Florida! She is currently applying for hematology/oncology fellowship. Outside of medicine, she enjoys watching classic movies, playing tennis, sharing meals with family and friends, and her new puppy Arthur.
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B. Chandler Pride
Chandler grew up in the suburbs of Jackson, MS until moving to Mississippi State for college. There he realized his love for medicine after working a summer for a hospital in Indonesia. He moved back to UMMC in Jackson for medical school and then UAB for residency. He is currently applying for academic general medicine jobs. He enjoys all types of outdoor activities and plays soccer, spikeball, volleyball, and golf. He enjoys running in order to stay in shape and a way to relieve stress from sub-par golf. His other interests are water sports, movies, TV shows and video games.