Alice Goepfert, M.D., has been named chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee for the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Dr. Goepfert is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology's Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at UAB. She currently serves as the associate dean for Graduate Medical Education for the UAB Heersink School of Medicine as well as the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Designated Institutional Official for UAB Hospital.

She previously served as the director of education in the UAB Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program from 2009 to 2017. She currently serves on the ACGME Review Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology (2015-2021). Importantly, she served on the UAB Faculty Council from 2015 to 2017. This council acts as the promotion & tenure committee for all clinical and Joint Health Sciences (JHS) department faculty.

"Dr. Goepfert has served on the department’s promotion and tenure committee since 2013. She brings an extraordinary amount of procedural knowledge related to the promotion process, years of mentorship talent, and, most importantly, an understanding of how to best advocate for our faculty," said Warner Huh, M.D., chair of UAB’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. "I am thrilled that she will lead this committee, and I know the faculty will immediately appreciate and value her commitment and leadership."