Currently in her third year of medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Audria Wood knows a thing or two about setting goals and working hard to reach them. Before entering medical school, she majored in biology, minored in chemistry, and earned a master of public health degree concentrating in health behavior – all from UAB. With plans to become an orthopedic surgeon, Audria aspires to a career as an academic surgeon, teaching future medical students and serving the community. She encourages current and future students to take advantage of the opportunities at Gadsden City. She says, “I was a part of the Health Professionals track and had some very valuable experiences the helped me get to this point and still inform my patient care.”