Who We Are

We are a group of coordinators who are dedicated and passionate about medical education and coordinator development. Our goal is to support you by serving as a guide, mentor, sounding board, or point of contact to help answer that question you know you should know the answer to, but are drawing a blank. Whether Program Management and GME is your career, a stopping point along your career path, or a job that meets you or your family's needs, we are here for you.

Mission

We work in conjunction with the UAB GME Office in the development and mentoring of our coordinators as they support the educational enterprise.

Purpose

We seek to provide advocacy, process improvement, and personal development by serving as an additional resource for coordinators as they learn their role and responsibilities within their program(s) and Graduate Medical Education.

Team

Courtney Rushing
crushing@uabmc.edu
Education Administrator, UAB Department of Emergency Medicine
Current Chair

Elizabeth McAlister, MS, C-TAGME
emcalister@uabmc.edu
Education Administrator, UAB Department of Medicine
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program
Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship Program
Former Chair

Scott DeFreese
scdefreese@uabmc.edu
Education Coordinator, UAB Department of Psychiatry

Heather Kirk
hkirk@uabmc.edu 
Education Coordinator, UAB Department of Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Program

Heather Kwok, MS, C-TAGME
heatherkwok@uabmc.edu
Education Administrator, UAB Department of Psychiatry
Coordinator Wellness Committee Co-Lead

Martha Veazey, MBA, C-TAGME
mveazey@uabmc.edu
Education Administrator, UAB Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Mentorship Committee Lead

Cassandra Whatley, MSM, C-TAGME
ckwhatley@uabmc.edu 
Education Administrator, UAB Montgomery Regional Campus
Internal Medicine Residency Program

Lisa Williams, MA
lisastewart@uabmc.edu 
Education Administrator, UAB Huntsville Regional Medical Campus
Internal Medicine Residency Program

Andrea Kennedy
andreasearcy@uabmc.edu
Education Administrator, UAB Department of Pediatrics

Machelle Campbell
mkcampbell@uabmc.edu
Education Coordinator, UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship Program