The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker German Henostroza, M.D., on June 6, 2023. 

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health aims to improve health outcomes through a global telehealth initiative facilitated by UAB and led by Eric Wallace, M.D.

In this installment of MHIGH's Partner Profiles series, Drs. James Johnston and Martina Gonzalez Gomez share about their lives and work in global health.

UAB holds its administrative professionals in the highest regard. April 26, 2023, is Administrative Professionals Day – allowing us to recognize and celebrate our administrative professionals while also highlighting the administrative resources offered by UAB. Most recently, the Developing Emerging Administrative Leaders (DEAL) program was established to offer development opportunities for current administrative professionals through training experiences and networking, to assist administration with their career paths and plans of advancing within UAB and UAB Medicine.

World Health Day commemorates the World Health Organization’s April 7, 1948, founding and is celebrated to raise global health awareness. Through the establishment of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health, UAB’s engagement in global health, including collaborative partnerships, continues to grow as interest in global health work is consistently increasing. 

In the first installment of MHIGH's Partner Profiles series, Dr. Lynn Matthews shares about her life and work in global health.

The Heersink School of Medicine Office for Diversity and Inclusion (Heersink ODI) recently held its virtual Diversity Grand Rounds, featuring Alan T. N Tita, M.D., Ph.D. as the keynote speaker. The annual event, held virtually during Second Look Weekend, was open to current faculty, staff, and potential UAB residents.

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker Nelly Mugo, MBChB, MMed Obs/Gyn, MPH, on April 4, 2023. 

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker Manuel Ramirez-Zea, M.D., Ph.D., head of the Research Center for the Prevention of Chronic Diseases and Department of Nutrition and Chronic Diseases at the Institute for Nutrition of Central America and Panama (INCAP) on Feb. 7, 2023.

Matt Heimann, M.D., has joined the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health (MHIGH) as the associate director for Educational Programs, tasked with strengthening the educational mission of the institute.

Alan T. N. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., associate dean for Global and Women’s Health and inaugural director of the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health was recently named the Mary Heersink Endowed Chair in Global Health.

The UAB-led Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy (CHAP) trial has been named one of the New England Journal of Medicine’s (NEJM) Notable Articles of 2022.

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker Mosa Moshabela, MBChB, M.Med, M.Sc., Ph.D., associate professor and deputy vice chancellor of Research and Innovation at the University of KwaZulu-Natal on Dec. 14, 2022.

Alan T. Tita, M.D., Ph.D., Mary Heersink Endowed Chair of Global Health and associate dean for Global and Women's Health, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. The Academy specifically praised Tita as “an innovative and impactful perinatal epidemiologist and clinical trialist.”

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health hosted guest seminar speaker, Mansoor Saleh, M.D., professor and founding chair of the Department of Hematology and Oncology and founding director of the Cancer Centre at Aga Khan University on Oct. 5, 2022.

Anupam Agarwal, M.D., interim dean of the Heersink School of Medicine, welcomed faculty members and their families to the Endowed Chairs and Professorships Reception on Sept. 29.

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health and the Sparkman Center for Global Health hosted a joint seminar given by Benjamin Chi, M.D., MSc on July 1.

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health held a virtual open house to introduce the institute and discuss its background, mission, and goals Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.

World Health Day commemorates the World Health Organization’s April 7, 1948 founding and is celebrated to raise global health awareness. Across UAB, faculty address local and worldwide health challenges including issues of equity and access.

The Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health is excited to announce the third cohort of pilot grant awardees.