Thursday, October 17, 2024

USA Health Game Day 2024 honors employees

Employees from USA Health and the Whiddon College of Medicine were among the sold-out crowd at Tuesday night's football game at Hancock Whitney Stadium. The South Alabama Jaguars defeated the Troy Trojans, 25-9, to win the Battle of the Belt. 

Faculty, staff and their families enjoyed a meal of Sonny's BBQ at the USA Health Game Day tailgate tent before heading inside the stadium to cheer on the Jags to victory. 

The following employees represented USA Health and the Whiddon College of Medicine during a special on-field presentation at the game: 

  • Wilma Baliem, CRNP, clinical nurse practitioner supervisor in oncology at the Mitchell Cancer Institute
  • Caleb Butts, M.D., trauma/burn surgeon and associate professor of surgery
  • Brittney Carden, manager of the Mitchell Cancer Institute Specialty Pharmacy
  • Bradly Clay, M.D., sports medicine physician, orthopaedic surgeon for the Jags, and assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery
  • Gul Dadlani, M.D., pediatric cardiologist and chair of the department of pediatrics
  • Laura Hudson, secretary for the department of surgery 
  • Victoria Humphries, RN, charge nurse in the mother/baby unit 
  • Emily McGowin, CRNP, nurse practitioner in trauma/critical care
  • Jamie Meegan, Ph.D., assistant professor of physiology and cell biology 
  • Gwenn Moring, medical assistant in radiology at the Freestanding Emergency Department
  • Brad Murph, manager of rehab services at Providence Hospital  
  • Taylor Pettway, director of operations for the department of OB-GYN
  • Maran Ramani, M.D., MPH, division chief of neonatology, chief medical office for Children's & Women's Hospital, and professor of pediatrics
  • Jennifer West, care access associate at University Urology

View more photos from the event on Flickr.