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For fourth-year medical student Leopold Nkengbeza, art and medicine are two sides of the same calling. From illustrating complex surgical procedures to contributing to the Volker Hall mural, he uses creativity to make medicine more accessible and meaningful.

Roy Kracke, M.D., helped lay the foundation for what would become the UAB Heersink School of Medicine and one of the nation’s leading academic medical centers. A new feature in UAB Medicine magazine explores Kracke’s enduring legacy, from establishing Alabama’s first four-year medical school to the dedication of Kracke Plaza outside the Altec/Styslinger Genomic Medicine and Data Sciences Building.

How dedicated guidance shaped Brenton Bicknell’s path to medicine and research