Pictured (L-R): Drs. Shannon Ross, Ricardo Franco and Sonya HeathShannon Ross, M.D., Pediatric Infectious Diseases, along with members of the UAB Division of Infectious Diseases, participated in The Big Idea Infectious Diseases/HIV Education and Advocacy Day in Washington, DC in Oct. 2019. This advocacy day, in conjunction with IDWeek 2019, provided ID and HIV physicians and other health care providers the opportunity to meet with members of Congress to educate them on federal programs critical to preventing and treating infectious diseases and HIV and improving public health in the U.S. and globally.