MOBILE, Alabama (Sept. 30, 2025) – After completing fellowships in Missouri, Mississippi and Florida, five surgeons recently returned to the Whiddon College of Medicine and USA Health, where they spent five years training as residents.
All cite the unique and supportive environment in the Department of Surgery as a major factor in their decision to come back as attendings.
“The sense of community throughout the entire system – specifically within the Department of Surgery and especially the residency program – feels like home to me,” said Mark Ward Jr., M.D., who served as an administrative chief resident at USA Health before leaving for a fellowship in advanced GI minimally invasive surgery and bariatrics in Tampa. “Reconnecting with former attendings and co-residents has been both fun and fulfilling. It’s the kind of environment where I want to build a long-term career.”…