Careers News

Andrea Blizzard, RN, MSN, never thought she would end up working in the same type of unit where she began her life, but today she says she can’t imagine being anywhere else.

Nursing teams from UAB Medicine and Children’s of Alabama gathered on Oct. 12 for the second annual Nurses Block Party, a fall celebration featuring food, games, face-painting, and community fellowship.

We would like to congratulate the recipients of the 2025 UAB Medicine Excellence Awards, the highest honor available for staff.

The UAB School of Nursing Bachelor of Science in Nursing Pathway is expanding to launch a summer cohort in Summer 2026, a strategic effort to address workforce needs and support a greater number of students pursuing nursing careers. The School’s BSN Pathway, ranked No. 13 nationally and No. 1 in Alabama by U.S. News & World Report, will admit BSN students year-round, with most graduates accepting positions and practicing in Alabama.

The Heart Failure Society of America is recognizing UAB’s Heart FailuRe Transitional Care Services for Adults (HRTSA) Clinic team with a 2025 Outstanding Heart Failure Care Team Award.

The Birmingham Business Journal (BBJ) named UAB Medicine Director of Advanced Practice Providers Eileen Meyer, DNP, MLS, CRNP, ACNP-BC, LSSGB, as one of its Top Birmingham Women for 2025.

UAB Medicine continues its commitment to expanding access to high-quality, patient-centered care with the launch of four new clinical services in the third quarter of 2025. These new offerings strengthen UAB’s role as a leader in family medicine, behavioral health, dermatology and epilepsy treatment in Alabama.

UAB Medicine’s Advanced Practice Provider Executive Council, in collaboration with the APP Central Office, presented the third annual APP Champion Awards in September. This honor recognizes exceptional advanced practice providers (APPs) at UAB Medicine who exemplify our core values and drive excellence across the organization.

We are pleased to announce the most recent UAB Medicine DAISY Award, recognizing the extraordinary care and compassion that nurses provide for patients and families every day. Congratulations to Jaxon Walton, RN.

Shelby Davis always knew she wanted to work with babies, but it wasn’t until she had her own that she found her calling as a nurse in the Continuing Care Nursery (CCN) at the UAB Women & Infants Center.

UAB eMedicine in partnership with UAB St. Vincent’s recently launched UAB Tele-Intensive Care Units at multiple locations. Patients visiting UAB St. Vincent’s Blount, St. Clair and Chilton will now have access to the subspecialized care of physicians at the University of Alabama at Birmingham hospital. “Much like how our cellphones give us the ability to […]

In Birmingham, survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases lag behind national averages. But a new research effort at UAB Medicine is taking steps to close that gap – starting with a phone call.