The UAB Department of Pathology is excited to announce our chief residents for the 2021-22 academic year.
This year we have added a third Chief position. As a Residency Program we are undergoing a transition of leadership. Many changes are forthcoming over the next year in response to not only this leadership transition, but also virtual recruitment, curriculum shifts, and a focus on outreach both at the UAB Medical School and via social media. With this in mind, a Chief Resident of Education and Outreach was established to help with oversight in the aforementioned areas. Effective February 1, 2021, the chief residents are:
Raima Memon, M.D. –Chief Resident of Anatomic Pathology
Dr. Memon is currently completing her PGY3 AP/CP residency year. She graduated from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan, in 2013. Following graduation, she worked as a research assistant at UAB Hospital and then started her residency in Pathology in 2018. Following completion of her residency, she will conduct a General Surgical Pathology fellowship at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.“I am honored and excited to serve as the AP chief resident,” Memon says. “I am very pleased to have the opportunity to build on and further advance the strong foundation and reputation of our residency program. I am very excited to work alongside my co-chiefs and look forward to making meaningful contributions, while at the same time expanding my clinical and teaching skills through the duration of this fulfilling position.”
Denis Noubouossie Fondjie, M.D., Ph.D. – Chief Resident of Clinical Pathology
Dr. Noubouossie graduated medical school in the Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé in Cameroon. Following, he completed a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences at the Free University of Brussels in Belgium, and then a research postdoc at UNC Chapel Hill in North Carolina studying the interaction between damaged cells and coagulation. Most recently, he began residency here at UAB in 2019, and is now in his 2nd year of Clinical Pathology training track.“I feel delighted and honored to be selected for a leadership position among such a great group of residents” Dr. Noubouossie says. “I am committed to working in close collaboration with the other leaders and the program leadership to promote a safe and enjoyable working environment for the residents, in order for them to express their full potential. I will not spare any energy in promoting quality and responsibility in our great program.”
Oraine Snaith, M.D. – Chief Resident, Education and Outreach
Dr. Snaith is currently completing his PGY3 AP/CP residency year. He attended medical school at St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada, and plans to undertake a hematopathology fellowship at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn), following completion of residency.“I am honored to be given a chief position,” Snaith says. “I hope to represent and support my fellow co-residents to the best of abilities and to help make changes that will improve the curriculum for current and future trainees. I also hope to be fully engaged in medical student education and shine a bright light on the pathology specialty.”
We are excited to present the 2021-22 chief residents to you, and grateful to our outgoing chief residents, Drs. Ben Daggett and Christine Pesoli. They excelled in their leadership positions during quite possibly the most challenging year of their (and our) careers.