Careers News

Congratulations to the most recent winner, Kristen Cone, RN. Below, a patient explains what makes Kristen worthy of a DAISY Award.

The annual UAB Medicine Service Awards were created to honor employees for years of faithful service and acknowledge their special contributions to our organization. As part of the 2025 Service Awards recognition, Mary Duncan, RN – a clinical care coordinator with the UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery – reflected on her years at UAB Medicine.

For Chloe Yeager, MSN, RN (MSN 2025), a recent graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing’s Accelerated Master’s in Nursing Pathway, nursing wasn’t just a career change; it was a calling discovered in one of life’s most defining moments. Now working as a registered nurse in the Emergency Department at UAB Hospital, Yeager represents the thousands of UAB graduates who choose to remain in Alabama and those who remain within the UAB Health System.

At its annual conference in April, the Alabama Emergency Nurses Association (AENA) honored three emergency caregivers at UAB Hospital and UAB St. Vincent’s East with AENA Excellence Awards for 2025. These awards recognize nurses and advanced practice providers who demonstrate outstanding leadership, clinical expertise, and commitment to emergency care.

UAB Hospital has named Dustin Diggs, DNP, RN, FACHE, as chief nursing officer, effective immediately.

UAB Medicine, in partnership with Junior Achievement of Alabama, will sponsor a brand-new, immersive storefront at the upcoming Junior Achievement McWane Economic Education Center. As part of this collaboration, UAB Medicine will introduce an interactive Emergency Department Classroom designed to introduce middle school students to the intersection of healthcare, financial literacy and career planning.

In just five years, Curtis worked his way up the nursing ladder by taking advantage of multiple UAB Medicine educational assistance programs while working full time. However, a career in healthcare wasn’t always his plan.

UAB Health System CEO Dawn Bulgarella was named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2026 “Power 60” list, which recognizes the most influential executives shaping the region’s business and civic landscape.

UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center hosted the 18th annual Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) Leadership Forum April 15–17, welcoming rehabilitation professionals from across the country to share expertise and strengthen collaboration in traumatic brain injury care.

UAB Medicine congratulates the 2026 recipients of the Clinical Excellence in Nursing Award, the highest honor available for nursing staff.

UAB Medicine is expanding its footprint across the Birmingham area with several new and enhanced specialty clinic locations opening in early 2026. These additions strengthen UAB Medicine’s commitment to improving access to high-quality, specialty-focused care for patients throughout central Alabama.

Behind nearly every diagnosis, treatment plan, and surgical decision is a laboratory result. Lab data accounts for nearly 73% of all electronic medical record content at UAB Medicine. In celebrating Medical Laboratory Professionals Week April 20-26, let’s appreciate how our hospital labs make life-changing care possible.