The UAB Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences welcomed 5 incoming residents from across the country.

Orientation week was held July 2—July 6, 2018 with a variety of both educational and meet-and-greet opportunities.

This year’s incoming residents are:

Jonathan Fuerst, M.D.

Hometown: Lake Charles, Louisiana 
Medical School: Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana
Transitional Year: Brookwood Baptist Health, Birmingham, Alabama

Cate Gasper, M.D.

Hometown: Columbia, South Carolina
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 
Transitional Year: Brookwood Baptist Health, Birmingham, Alabama

Cole Gross, M.D.

Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Medical School: University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
Intern Year: The University of Alabama at Birmingham—Internal Medicine

Allison McAlpine, M.D.

Hometown: Camden, South Carolina
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 
Transitional Year: Brookwood Baptist Health, Birmingham, Alabama

Barrett Paulk, M.D. 

Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
Medical School: The University of Alabama at Birmingham            
Transitional Year: Brookwood Baptist Health, Birmingham, Alabama