Although Match Day 2020 did not look exactly like match day in years past due to the COVID-19 outbreak, fourth-year medical students across the country engaged online through social media, sharing where they were matched. While it was impossible to have everyone in the same room at one time, the excitement could still be felt virtually.

That means that it is time for us to say goodbye to our chief orthopaedic surgery residents who have matched into fellowship programs or private practice. But, it is also time to say hello to our incoming residents from medical schools across the nation.

As part of our annual series, the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery will feature incoming and outgoing trainees for all UAB Orthopaedics programs. Read more about the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency below, as well as its six new residents and its six graduating residents.

Hello

The Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program welcomes six new residents from Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Virginia and Massachusetts. Of those six residents, one is a UAB student: Alex Heatherly.

Heatherly said he was impressed by UAB’s Orthopaedic Surgery Residency and is looking forward to sharing in the feeling of camaraderie observed between the program’s faculty and residents.

“I chose UAB Orthopedics because of my memorable experience during my medical school rotation. The group of residents in this program shared a great deal of comradery while working, and their enjoyment in the work provided an unmatched work environment," said Heatherly. "I was confident there would be a large volume of operative experience, and I knew there would be limitless opportunities while working at UAB. The faculty are truly invested in the success of not only the program, but in the residents as professionals individually.”

*More information about incoming residents to be added during onboarding in June 2020.

Incoming Residents

Outgoing Residents

Six graduating residents of the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program will soon leave UAB to take positions in fellowship programs at six different institutions across six different states throughout the country.