June 25, 1999: Sidney L. McDonald was elected president pro tempore of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1979-1980: Beauregard T. Rooster became the official mascot for the UAB Blazers, the university's second mascot. May 16, 1970: The first social sorority, Alpha Sigma Tau, was formally established at UAB as Beta Zeta chapter. 1982: Laboratory for Special Cancer Research opened at 550 South 11th Street. 1951: Dr. Richard T. Eastwood became the fourth director of the Birmingham Extension Center. 1911: Dr. George H. Denny became president of The University of Alabama and served until 1936. September 10, 1983: Cleophus Thomas, Jr., and Frank H. Bromberg, Jr., were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. June 3, 1986: Cudworth Hall was renamed the UAB Continuing Education Center. Mrs. Head spent 15 years doing volunteer work, then became a marketing officer at National Bank of Commerce before she purchased Ram Tool and Supply in 1984. His hiring had been announced the day before. Dr. Oestenstad then joined the school's faculty. Reinstallation of the work began on March 26. October 1968: Enrollment in the College of General Studies totaled 3,378 students, including business administration (591), allied health sciences (104), education (574), engineering (408), humanities (215), natural sciences & mathematics (341), and social sciences (316). January 1970: UAB received acceptance as a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) school. The evaluation of University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital also includes data from UAB Highlands. September 5, 1969: Dr. Joseph F. Volker assumed the office as the first president of the newly autonomous University of Alabama in Birmingham (UAB). August 1982: Dr. Joseph F. Volker, recently retired as chancellor of the three-campus University of Alabama System, returned to UAB as a distinguished professor. December 8, 1991: The first UAB National Alumni Society Distinguished Alumnus Award was presented to Dr. Lawrence J. DeLucas during commencement exercises. "RMC's Board is excited to take this next step to improve local access to the best healthcare," said Jay Jenkins, Chair of the RMC Board of Directors in UAB's press release. April 1, 1969: Dr. Keith D. Blayney became director of the School of Health Services Administration. June 2013: Reid F. Jones became the chief operating officer for University Hospital, with responsibility for the day-to-day operations of the hospital. September 26, 1977: Dr. Thomas N. James delivered the fourteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Dobermans, Dalmatians, and Deaf Children.". February 1957: University Hospital's Beacon was first published. October 1, 1989: The designation University College was replaced by the designation Academic Affairs, and Dr. Tennant S. McWilliams became interim vice president for Academic Affairs. August 1992: Michael S. Getman became the fourth head coach of the Men's Soccer team. October 30, 1959: William M. Blount was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. July 2, 2020: Betsy Freeburg became the head coach of Women's Volleyball. April 1969: Alabama Act 91, passed by the state legislature during a special session on education, appropriated funding for a new School of Optometry at UAB. By using this site you agree to our Privacy Policy. August 1965: University of Alabama Medical Center Foundation was created as a non-profit corporation. John Cline was later named interim CEO of VIVA Health. June 8, 1942: As part of the national defense effort during World War II, the medical school in Tuscaloosa instituted an accelerated training program of year-round school containing four sessions of study within a three-year curriculum. September 1965: Sarah Louise Fisher became the first African American student in The University of Alabama School of Nursing, then located on the campus in Tuscaloosa. May 2019: Dr. Virginia Lolley became chief-of-staff for the UAB Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, the first female named to the position. 1960: The world's first clinical use of a commercially made fiberoptic endoscope for observing the inside on an organ or cavity was used at University Hospital. February 1966: Dr. Joseph F. Volker, Arthur Garikes, E. Todd Wheeler, and Dr. George W. Campbell produced the Expansion and Land Utilization Study-UAB. October 19, 1971: Sarah Cole Brown, who had served as chief librarian since 1955, became first director of the new Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. January 20, 2016: The Hill Student Center was officially dedicated. The clinic offered full ophthalmological and optometric services and housed a full-service, in-house optical store. 2011: Kimberley Michelle Everett became the ninth UAB student named as a Truman Scholar. March 18, 1967: Dr. Thomas E. Hunt delivered the fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Tricky Business of Teaching.". 1971: UAB's central administrative offices opened in the 7-11 Building. Sarah Heath, Sewing & EmbroiderySarah Heath received her BFA in sculpture from the University of Kansas and her MFA from the University of Georgia, where she graduated with distinction. 1965: Dr. Clifton O. Dummett of the Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital received a clinical appointment in the School of Dentistry, becoming the first African American member of the school's faculty. ", March 29, 2022: Dr. Smita Bhatia presented the fifty-eighth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Art of Surviving and Thriving.". July 2017: Dr. Keith A. The charter now provides for thirteen directors, five being University officers of board members. September 22, 1967: The Veterans Administration Research Wing was dedicated. 1995: UAB Osteoporosis Treatment and Prevention Center was established. He had been named director in August but took office only after the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. 2003: Dr. Sadis Matalon became the first vice president for Research; he served in an acting capacity. 1969: For the first academic term of the newly independent UAB, the College of General Studies had eight full-time faculty members with international backgrounds. September 14, 2000: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the closure of twelve research centers and institutes at UAB. September 1969: Intramural athletic teams were organized by Dr. James Sharman. Rose designated all university operations in Birmingham as the "University of Alabama in Birmingham," a degree-granting branch of the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. 1956: The first annual spring dance was held at the Birmingham Extension Center. September 18, 2006: John A. March 13, 1982: Men's Basketball team reached the round of 16 in the NCAA basketball playoffs. March 2003: The UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus opened a new clinic and teaching facility, the primary clinical and academic space for the University of Alabama School of Medicine Huntsville Program. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). The month-long celebration was co-sponsored by the University College Student Government Association and the Graduate Student Association. 1970: A master's degree in Business Administration was initiated in the Division of Business, the first graduate program to begin in the College of General Studies. There were also numerous volunteer faculty (i.e. November 9, 1990: Dr. Juan M. Navia delivered the twenty-seventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "On the Idea of a University: Personal Reflections.". 10 worldwide in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings. August 1999: Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn named first vice president for Development, Alumni and External Relations. June 5, 2004: William S. Sandy White became CEO of the UAB Research Foundation, succeeding acting director Lucy Hicks. Kennedy, a former Blazer star player and former assistant coach at UAB, had previously served as head coach at the University of Mississippi. She has also been a STEM educator, teaching in Career Technical Education at the high school level. He received the Brewer/Torbert Public Service Award from Alabama Appleseed Center in 2011. Only one would complete his training and graduate. September 22, 1978: Dr. Marie L. O'Koren delivered the fifteenth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Nursing: Past Realities and Future Imperatives.". He is active in the LGBT community as a human rights and AIDS awareness activist. It was later renamed the Center for Health Services Continuing Education. More than 300 employees with 20 or more years of service will be honored by the university during a reception 2 p.m. March 21 in the Hill Student Center; S. Robert Hernandez DrPH, will be honored for 50 years of service to UAB. May 13, 1998: Dr. Mary Lynn Capilouto was named sixth dean of the School of Dentistry after having served as interim dean since March 1997. 2016: Anita Clemon became the fifth chair of the UAB Commission on the Status of Women. She has also testified before the U.S. Congress and is frequently asked to present at scientific meetings, both nationally and internationally. March 3, 2018: The Women's Basketball team defeated UT-San Antonio 74-66 to win their first Conference-USA regular season championship. Josiah C. Nott, James F. Heustis, William H. Anderson, George A. Ketchum, Francis A. Ross, and Frederick E. Gordon. For 5 years she worked as an art specialist for the eating disorder treatment center, Alsana. January 1, 1899: Entering freshmen at the Birmingham Medical College were required to attend the college's new four-year course. March 2, 2001: A statue of UAB's founding athletic director and first men's basketball coach Gene Bartow was dedicated in the Bartow Arena. University Hospital House Staff from 1945. May 16, 1971: Eastern Annex of Ullman High School was rededicated as the Bell Building in honor of George C. Bell, the former principal of the Ullman High School. June 25-July 9, 1992: UAB faculty member and alumnus Dr. Lawrence J. DeLucas participated in NASA space mission STS-50 aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. September 1970: The first three African American students matriculated in the School of Dentistry. August 2011: For the third consecutive year, enrollment at UAB reached a record high, with a combined enrollment of 17,575 students in the undergraduate through graduate levels. June 1947: In the immediate post-war years, total enrollment at the Birmingham Extension Center had surged to over 2,000 students. The center received approval of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees on December 4, 1986. Mr. Davenport is an Elder at the First Presbyterian Church of Alexander City. February 15, 2001: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the International Tuberculosis Center. Dr. Gustafson had a long-standing association with the medical and dental schools at UAB. Patrick Cather was the first editor and Melinda Hidle, who gave the paper its name, served as co-editor. Speech and Theatre faculty member Dr. Ward Haarbauer directed the production at the Clark Memorial Theatre; the show opened October 30. September 20, 2002: Finis E. St. John, IV, and Vanessa Leonard were elected to The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. His appointment had been announced on September 13. March 2018: UAB named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. 1946: The Birmingham Extension Center had an enrollment of over 500 students. February 1992: The UAB Arena office towers opened. Dr. Mark E. LaGory (Sociology) served as the first chair of the new senate. 1981: Center for Communications Research was established with Dr. John W. Wittig as director. November 4, 1957: The statue of Dr. W. E. B. Davis was relocated to the Medical Center from Woodrow Wilson Park in downtown Birmingham. Dr. Jeffrey A. Engler was named as first director of the center. The Medical College of Alabama Enrollment of freshmen also reached a record for the fifth consecutive year, and more than 69 percent of freshmenlived in on-campus housing. Janet Cash received the award for students. He was the first UAB student to be so honored. December 5, 2011: Garrick McGee was introduced as the fourth head coach of the UAB football team. October 1977: Basic Health Sciences Building was renamed Volker Hall in honor of UAB's first president. Despite Damions ultimately victory over E. coli 0157, Mrs. Heersink found her confidence in our food safety systems shaken. Fourth year student Myron A. Levine was editor of the yearbook. Charles A. McCallum and James A. Pittman, Jr. December 12, 1996: The Clinical Nutrition Research Center was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 27, 2012: Scott E. Hanley became the fourth General Manager of WBHM-FM Radio. June 10, 1998: The 1,000th laser vision correction procedure was performed at the Eye Foundation Hospital at UAB. December 2, 2015: Dr. Sergio B. Stagno presented the fifty-second Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Building the Department of Pediatrics: A Team Effort, 1988-2014.". Later, the center was renamed in honor of Dr. James A. Pittman, Jr. October 1978: Dr. Joel P. Hearn, a post-graduate student in endodontics, composed the new UAB Fight Song. 1989: Active extramural grants and contracts at UAB totaled $105,571,876. Dr. Harry B. Greenberg is the Joseph D. Grant Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Research at Stanford University School of Medicine. January 5, 2019: At a ceremony in San Jose, California, UAB Coach Bill Clark accepted the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Award from the Football Writers Association of America. Dr. Wu, who had a long and distinguished career in his native China, remained in Birmingham until his retirement in 1952. Dr. Arthur J. Tomisek was elected first president. Deborath Sutherland was the first director of the cheer and dance teams. Undergraduate and freshman enrollment both rose about 3.6 percent and graduate and advanced professional student enrollment grew 4.6 percent. UAB - The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Medical Education Information Services (MEIS), 2023 The University of Alabama at Birmingham. The program had been in operation briefly between 1981 and 1983. Dr. Virginia Gauld, Betty Jean Duff and Debra Strother received awards for administrator/staff. 1975: UAB acquired the Medical Center Plaza Building and renamed it University College Building No. 1970: The Graduate Student Association was chartered. September 15, 2006: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved three new centers at UAB, the Comprehensive Diabetes Center, the Center for Pediatric-Onset Demyelinating Disease, and the UAB Comprehensive Neuroscience Center. May 21, 1983: UAB held its first telephone student registration in a pilot program sponsored by the Office of Registration and Academic Records. March 22, 1953: The Veterans Administration Hospital was dedicated in the Medical Center. September 21, 1991: The UAB football team gained its first win with a 34-21 victory over Washington and Lee. September 12, 1969: Alabama Act 1054, the Skidmore Bill, officially changed the name of the Medical College of Alabama to The University of Alabama School of Medicine. She is the third person appointed to the post permanently, and the first woman to become chief of staff in UAB Hospital history. Health Professions (Andrew Butler) Honors (Shannon Blanton) Libraries (Kasia Gonnerman) Heersink School of Medicine (Anupam Agarwal) Nursing (Maria Rodriguez Shirey) Optometry (Kelly Nichols) Public Health (Paul Erwin) Vice Provost, Enrollment Management Bradley Barnes February 25, 1993: UAB Comprehensive Head Injury Center renamed Southeastern Comprehensive Head Injury Center. Ritchie was a former student athlete on the Blazer team. 2020: During the fall, UAB students in the Science and Technology Honors Program, in conjunction with the UAB Sustainability office, created a monarch butterfly waystation at the corner of 10th Avenue South and 14th Street adjacent to the university's new Honors Hall. William Eugene (Gene) Davenport is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Russell Lands, Inc., a privately held company with several major operating divisions, including timberland management and the management of several hundred miles of shoreline property on Lake Martin. April 1970: South Wing of University Hospital opened. Dr. Thomas E. Terndrup was the center's first director. 1991: Vice presidents Dr. John R. Durant and Dr. William A. Sibley became acting deans and co-directors of the Graduate School. 2000: Angus R. Cooper, II, was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. August 24, 2018: The Collat School of Business Building was formally opened along the north side of University Boulevard. January 22, 1987: Parkinson's Disease Association Information and Referral Center, established in 1986, was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. September 28, 1992:U.S. News and World Report named UAB as the number one up-and-coming university in the United States. degree from University of Missouri at Columbia. There were also 14 paraprofessional graduates who received medical technology or radiological technology certificates during this first ceremony. February 10, 2020: Jeffrey D. Graveline, a long-time member of the library faculty, became interim dean of UAB Libraries. Vaughn had been a student athlete member of the team. 1982: Tom Seals became the first head coach of the new Riflery team. November 9, 1977: UAB joined the Sun Belt Conference. Stephen L. Hajduk and Richard M. Allman were named directors of the centers. St. John had served as interim chancellor since August 2018. Dr. Kenneth G. Saag was named director of the new center. April 27, 1965: Dr. April 27, 1966: Dr. Joseph F. Volker delivered the third Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "The Way of an Administrator.". April 28, 2018: The first six students to complete their Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Musical Theatre graduated from UAB. April 1973: The UAB School of Business became the youngest business school in the nation to be accredited by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. December 8, 2010: Dr. Edward E. Partridge delivered the forty-seventh Distinguished Faculty Lecture, Civil War, Civil Rights and the New Moral Imperative: Leadership of a Different Color.. July 1, 2013: Dr. Arthur J. Tipton became chief executive officer of the UAB affiliated Southern Research Institute. March 15, 1989: Dr. Kenneth J. Roozen became first vice president for University Affairs. September 17, 2021: Kenneth O. Simon was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. July 1, 1994: UAB Clinic Bessemer and UAB Clinic Roebuck were opened. October 11, 2007: Dr. Dale J. Benos presented the forty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Science, Publications and Society: What Have You Done For Me Lately?". June 23, 1967: The Committee on Optometry, a joint state legislative committee chaired by Representative Hugh D. Merrill, found there was a need for a school of optometry to be located in the State of Alabama and recommended that it be placed at an existing state university.". A search to name an interim dean of the College was initiated. Awards & Honors. June 1, 2022: Dr. Maria Rodriquez Shirey became the fifth dean of the School of Nursing. May 5, 2017 The first 18 students graduated from the Innovate Birmingham Workforce program, a coalition of business leaders in Birmingham led by UAB. November 6, 2015: Scott M. Phelps was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. May 8, 1956: An untitled student newspaper was published at the Birmingham Extension Center, it was later named the Center Scope. December 2, 2014: UAB President Ray L. Watts formally announced thatat the end of the 2014-2015 academic year the university would eliminate three athletics programs, football, womens rifle, and womens bowling. With approximately 11,500 employees, Tower Health consists of Reading Hospital in West Reading; Phoenixville Hospital in Phoenixville; Pottstown Hospital in Pottstown; and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, in partnership with Drexel University. Lauren is currently pursuing a Masters of Clinical Social Work at UAB. April 1961: A fund-raising goal of $850,000 was met for the expansion of the engineering programs at the Birmingham Extension Center, with a majority of the funds being provided by Birmingham businesses. Sam Hunt was the quarterback of the Blazers in 2006 and 2007. 2001: A new student fan group for UAB Athletics, the Gang Green, was formed during the fall semester prior to the exhibition basketball game held on November second. 2007: A small island in the Palmer Archipelago of Antarctica was renamed Amsler Island in honor of UAB biologists Dr. Charles D. Amsler and Margaret O. Amsler who had studied the continent's marine biology for over three decades. The board of directors acts as the hospital's governing body, guides the hospital's long-term goals and policies, and assists with strategic planning and decision-making. September 18, 1998: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the University Transportation Center, a joint effort of all three of the System's three campuses. October 18, 1948: Fifty-two freshmen, all veterans, began classes at the School of Dentistry. December 20, 1944: The University of Alabama entered into a 99-year contract with Jefferson County for the use of Jefferson and Hillman Hospitals. Phone Number: (919) 744-ZTXK +6 phones. October 30, 1987: Dr. Dan W. Urry delivered the twenty-fourth Distinguished Faculty Lecture, "Of Molecules, Motion, Man, and Machines.". November 22, 1947: William H. Mitchell was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. 1978: The Alabama Regional Organ and Tissue Center established. March 15, 1976: Dr. Thomas K. Hearn, Jr., became second dean of the School of Humanities. December 15, 1974: Patience Hodges Claybon became the first African American female graduate of the School of Medicine. January 13, 1978: In a campus-wide election, students, faculty, and staff voted to name all intercollegiate athletic teams the UAB Blazers. December 12, 1996: The University of Alabama Board of Trustees approved the renaming of buildings in honor of Gene Bartow and of Drs. 1952: Dr. Josef Peter Lazansky became director of the Division of Dental Medicine and Surgery in the School of Dentistry. A building to be constructed along with the parking deck would provide space for several campus offices. The reagent they developed was licensed to Calbiochem for US and international sales. June 22, 1990: James D. Loftin and T. Michael Goodrich were elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Kimberly played a major role in the creation of ArtPlay, the ASC's arts programs for schools, underserved communities, and seniors in non-hospital settings. 2004: Raymond E. Butler became president of the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital. The SGAs constitution was ratified by a vote of the student body during the fall term. 5 opened. He served until the school was moved to Birmingham in 1945. Interim Chancellor John T. Oliver, Jr., introduced Paul Hardin as interim president of UAB. January 1993: Dr. Harold J. Fallon became dean of the School of Medicine. June 1, 2014: Dr. Kelly K. Nichols, from the University of Houston, became the sixth dean of the School of Optometry. November 21, 2002: Watson Brown was named as third Director of Athletics after having served as interim director since August. Read more to learn about Eric Herskowitz, MD's background, education, and other specialties. February 1975: UAB celebrated Black History Week with a series of lectures, dances, and art shows. 1948: Dr. John M. Gallalee became president of The University of Alabama and served until 1953. October 1, 1993: Dr. J. Claude Bennett assumed office as the fourth president of UAB. The clinic was the first patient area in the hospital to be named for a registered nurse. March 5, 2012: The Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama System selected Dr. Robert E. Witt as thesixth chancellor of the three-campus university system. As vice president, product development, Dr. Love oversaw the development strategy and execution leading to approvals of Rituxan, Herceptin, Xolair, TNKase, Raptiva and Avastin. July 15, 1903: Hillman Hospital was dedicated. Ohl-Picket had been a student athlete on the Blazer team. February 28, 1986: The UAB student chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) received its charter. 1954: Research grants at the Medical Center totaled $240,000. December 8, 1989: Center for Community Health Resources Development was approved by The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. The Heersink gift, which is the largest single gift in the history of UAB, will also create the university's Marnix E. Heersink Institute of Biomedical Innovation and the Mary Heersink Institute for Global Health. 1994: UAB became the first Alabama university to achieve Research University I status in the Carnegie Foundation classification. September 1, 1990: Patrick J. Murphy became the third Chief of Police. 1990: Dr. Victor J. Matukas was named fifth dean of the School of Dentistry after having served as interim dean since November 16, 1989. October 15, 2013: Dr. Selwyn M. Vickers became Senior Vice President for Medicine and dean of the School of Medicine. December 24, 2004: In the Sheraton Hawaii Bowl in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Football team lost to the University of Hawaii 59-40 in the first post-season bowl appearance for the UAB Blazers. March 4, 1907: The Alabama Legislature amended the charter of the Medical College of Alabama (in Mobile) to definitely incorporate with and place the school under the control of The University of Alabama Board of Trustees. October 1, 1978: Dr. Thomas K. Hearn became second vice president for University College. October 28, 1988: William Jack Edwards, III, was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. July 15, 2015: Dr. John R. Jones, III, became vice president for Student Affairs. That same week, Coach Clark was also selected as Coach of the Year by Sporting News and as the National Coach of the Year by CBS Sports, the first time CBS Sports had selected the same coach in consecutive seasons. Chief of General Ophthalmology Operations. She also became the first Blazer, male or female, to win a collegiate Grand Slam event. August 5, 2014: John M. Meador, Jr., became the inaugural dean of UAB Libraries upon the administrative merger of UAB's two libraries, the Mervyn H. Sterne Library and the Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences. The Blazers were coached by alumna Marla Townsend. His major professional interests are toxicology, violence, communication, physician behavior, strategic management and health system reform. Dr. Loring W. Rue, III, was named as the first director of both centers. June 2, 1943: The Jones Bill, Alabama Act 89, authorized an expansion of the two-year Medical College of Alabama to a four-year program and appropriated over $1.3 million for buildings, equipment, and maintenance. 1895: A one-story annex to the main building, housing the microscopy and pathology laboratories, was completed at the Medical College of Alabama. Power for the school was vested with a board of trustees comprised by Newton St. John, J. C. Dubose, Robert A. Baker, William D. Dunn, A. R. Manning, Duke W. Goodman, H. T. Smith, C. R. Foot, Murray F. Smith, Samuel G. Battle, Theophilus L. Toulmin, John Little Smith, Charles Labaron, N. H. Brown, and John Forysth. A native of South Africa, Dr. Hirschowitz was the first international named as divisional director at the Birmingham medical school. 4. Polly Ayers and Eleanor A. August 1975: School of Nursing received approval for the first nursing doctoral program in the Southeast. April 11, 1938: The cornerstone was laid -- after construction began -- on the Hillman Hospital Outpatient Clinic Building. December 3, 1983: Oliver H. Delchamps, Jr., was elected to the University of Alabama Board of Trustees. Dr. David L. Shealy served as the center's first director. 1987: World's first genetically engineered mouse-human monoclonal antibody was used at University Hospital in the treatment of cancer. February 3, 2023: After having served in an interim capacity, Dr. Anupam Agarwal became Senior Vice President for Medicine and dean of the Heersink School of Medicine. 1987: UAB Hospice Program was established in University Hospital. 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