UASOM Medical Alumni Association

Be part of this longstanding tradition. Your support encourages each student as they take their first steps toward becoming a physician. If you haven't already, pay your 2026 dues today.

maa.uab.edu/paymydues

Congratulations to Will S. Rutland, M.D., J.D., MPH, '17 2026 recipient of the MAA's Hettie Butler Terry Community Service Award that recognizes outstanding commitment to community service, and one who has contributed to the advancement of their community through volunteer efforts, philanthropic endeavors, or both.

Dr. Will Rutland serves as Regional Chair of Psychiatry and Psychiatry Residency Director for the UAB Heersink School of Medicine’s Montgomery Campus. After earning his MD at UAB and completing residency and fellowships in Addiction and Public Psychiatry at Yale, he returned home to lead with purpose. Dr. Rutland also serves as medical director of Alabama’s first Street Psychiatry clinic, bringing mental health and addiction care directly to Montgomery’s unhoused community.

As our fourth-year students prepare to cross the stage at commencement, we’re reminded that their journey is supported every step of the way by mentors, alumni, and friends who believe in them.

One simple way to show that support is by purchasing an item or two from a resident wish list, helping meet a tangible need during one of the most important transitions of their careers. Visit maa.uab.edu/wishlistprogram for a full listing.

Congratulations to the UAB Heersink School of Medicine Communications Team for their recent honor of the AAMC-GIA Gold Award for Print and Digital Publishing to an External Audience!

https://www.aamc.org/learn-network/affinity-groups/gia/awards/uab-medicine-magazine-fall-2024

The UAB Heersink School of Medicine 2025 Annual Report highlights a year of purposeful growth marked by advances in research, expanded access to patient care, and continued national recognition, including UAB Hospital’s designation as #1 in Alabama for the 12th consecutive year.

View the current and past annual reports at https://www.uab.edu/medicine/home/annual-report/2025