Tiffani Maycock, D.O.Two faculty members from the UAB Selma Family Medicine Residency Program were promoted to associate professor in August 2021. Tiffani Maycock, D.O., residency program director, and Maria Oquendo, M.D., both received the promotion based on their achievements in resident education and patient care in Selma. 

Oquendo reflected on the promotion and the opportunity to share her knowledge with residents in Selma:

Marie Oquendo, M.D.

“Teaching residents and working in Selma has been a highlight of my career, so this promotion is very meaningful to me,” said Oquendo. “I look forward to continuing the good work we are doing on behalf of UAB and the community here in Selma.”

Oquendo and Maycock are just some of the faculty members in Selma. The unopposed residency program has operated for over 40 years and offers residents a completely rural experience, one of only a few such programs in the country. Under Maycock’s leadership, residents in the program have achieved a 100% board pass rate for the last five years.

"The four aims of our program are patient care, education, scholarly activity and research, and community engagement and service. Focusing on these areas for my own professional development as well as for the program has enabled me to grow in ways I never imagined and opened my eyes to opportunities I never knew existed,” said Maycock. “With this promotion, I feel an even greater sense of responsibility and pride in teaching and practicing medicine in Selma and extending my influence beyond.”

Both Maycock and Oquendo are part of the regional faculty of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Maycock was recently named to the board of directors of the American Board of Family Medicine and Oquendo has been honored for several research projects at state conferences in the past few years.

“We are incredibly proud of both Dr. Maycock and Dr. Oquendo,” said Irfan Asif, M.D., chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine and associate dean for primary care and rural health. “Both of these outstanding physicians work tirelessly to provide our residents with engaging opportunities to learn and represent our department in Selma through innovative and compassionate leadership, particularly for medical students, residents and fellows.”