The Office of Undergraduate Medical Education (UME)
We are charged with supporting the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the undergraduate medical curriculum for the MD degree. We address this charge by working with course/clinical director leadership, collaborating with other Heersink School of Medicine units, and responding to oversight and review of the curriculum by the Medical Education Committee (MEC). The MEC is responsible for reviewing curriculum evaluation data, providing feedback, and approving changes to the curriculum that are then relayed to the Office of UME for implementation in the MD educational program in a cycle of continuous quality improvement in the undergraduate medical education program.
UME Leadership
Kevin Leon, MD
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education
Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care
kleon@uab.edu
Winter Williams, MD
Assistant Dean for Clinical Education
Associate Professor, Medicine - Preventative Medicine
wlwilliams@uabmc.edu
Will Brooks, PhD
Assistant Dean for Preclinical Education
Professor - Cell, Developmental and Integrative Biology (CDIB)
wbrooks@uab.edu
Faculty & Curriculum Development
Kristina Panizzi-Woodley Blackwell, PhD
Assistant Professor, Medical Education
Faculty Developmentkristina@uab.edu
Educational Research, Evaluation, & Assessment
Anne Zinski, PhD
Associate Professor, Medical Education
Director, Educational Research, Evaluation, & Assessment
Director, MEDRIG Medical Education Research Interest Group
azinski@uab.edu
Educational Data Management & Analysis
James Jackson, PhD
Professor Emeritus, UME Consultant
jjackson@uab.edu
Curriculum Development, Management, Evaluation
Mike Belue
Program Director, Undergraduate Medical Education
UME Curriculum Support Staff Team Leader
mbelue@uab.edu
Emma Claire Glassie
Program Manager HSOM
Evaluation Administrator I Special Topics & Electives
ecg23@uab.edu
Assessment Testing, Grade Data Management, Educational Technologies
Kenneth Hurd
Senior Instructional Design Specialist
SOM Testing Administrator
ken84@uab.edu
Curriculum Support and Implementation
Tiffany Henderson
Program Coordinator II
thenders@uab.edu
Nancy Massey
MS-1 Module Coordinator II
nanhunt@uab.edu
Sharon Noser
MS-2 Module Coordinator II
snoser@uab.edu
Roben Griffin
Administrative Associate
msroben@uab.edu
Clinical Reasoning and Integrative Clinical Skills Program
Alex Fresh
Program Director II, Undergraduate Medical Education
CRISP & Clinical Skills Scholars Program
afresh@uab.edu
Sasha Parker
Program Manager I
CRISP & Clinical Skills Scholars Program
sashapkr@uab.edu
Office of Scholarly Activity
William M. Geisler, MD, MPH
Professor, Medicine and Epidemiology
Associate Dean, Physician Scientist Development
Director, Scholarly Activity
wgeisler@uabmc.edu