About EAB:

On February 10, 2024, Equal Access Birmingham (EAB), a free medical clinic run by medical students from the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, is hosting the 8th annual Heart + Sole 5K Run VIRTUALLY in order to raise money to further our mission -- to provide free medical care, medication, and health education to medically uninsured or underinsured residents of Birmingham. We staff two clinics each week, occurring Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons. We also hold a monthly Mental Health Clinic. EAB strives to promote health and wellness in the Birmingham community.

All proceeds will be used to support the operations of Equal Access Birmingham through the EAB Gift and Endowment Fund. Feel free to gather with family and friends, and choose one of the provided 5K routes below to take part or create your own! 

Here's how it'll work:

Register ahead of time online from this website. Online registration will remain open through February 10th. You can collect your shirt from the Trak Shak in Homewood from noon-6pm on February 9th. Pizza will be provided! If you cannot make it to the Trak Shak on February 9th, UABHSOM students will be able to pick their shirts up the next week in Volker Hall, and non-students will have their shirts shipped to the home address specified on the registration form.
Run or walk a 5K (3.1 miles) route or distance of your choice whenever and wherever you feel safe; fun 5K routes are listed below! We recommend running the 5K sometime on February 10th! Ask your family and friends to join you, and create your own mini-event. You may even run/walk on a treadmill! Alternatively, you may join in an UNOFFICIAL group run of this route on February 10th, which begins and ends on Lakeshore Trail -- Lakeshore Park Plaza, 2204 Lakeshore Dr, Homewood, AL 35209! For those that choose to do so, runners will gathering at the parking lot behind the building at 8:15 AM and begin the 5K at 8:30 AM. Please be advised, there will not be barricades for the runners. You run at your own risk. 
Take plenty of photos while running the race or after completing your run - especially with your race t-shirt or other UAB gear! Be sure to upload to social media with the hashtag #EABHeartSole5k.
PRIZES: The top 3 male and female racers will receive a FREE UAB Heersink School of Medicine sweatshirt! Please submit your times (if possible, please provide proof of time and distance through apps like Apple Fitness, Strava, Map My Run, etc.) to tshevlin@uab.edu by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, February 14th to enter for your chance to win a FREE sweatshirt. 
Congratulate yourself on supporting Equal Access Birmingham and being active in the community for a good cause.

SUGGESTED 5K ROUTES:

Railroad Park To Jones Valley Train (downtown): http://www.strava.com/routes/2858135640215320158

Jemison Trail Mountain Brook: http://www.strava.com/routes/2858137023304520286 

Lakeshore Trail by Samford Campus: http://www.strava.com/routes/2858137960183806616 

DONATIONS:

EAB holds a dual mission: 1) to provide high-quality health care to underserved and vulnerable populations in Birmingham, and 2) to provide enriching service learning experiences for medical students and other health professional students. This is all made possible by your support! To donate: either use the platform included in race registration or follow this link EAB Online Giving to the UAB Giving platform.

SPONSORS:

Thank you so much to our sponsors! EAB could not have the impact it does without your support and generous donations! We are so grateful to have you in our community. 

Gold Level ($2,500+): 

UAB Center for Outcomes and Effective Research and Education

UABHSOM Dean's Office/UAB Heersink School of Medicine

Silver Level ($1,000+):

Department of Cell, Development and Integrative Biology

UA College of Community Health Sciences (Capstone Health Service Foundation)

UAB Department of Family and Community Medicine

UAB Department of Medicine

Bronze Level ($500+): 

UAB Center for Clinical and Translational Science

UAB Comprehensive Diabetes Center

UAB Department of Emergency Medicine

UAB Department of Genetics

UAB Department of Neurobiology

UAB Department of Neurology

UAB Department of Pediatrics

UAB Honors College

UAB Informatics Institute

UAB Medicine/UAB Health System

Medical Alumni Association

 

If you or a company with which you are associated wishes to become a sponsor of this event, please email Jack Slatton at jslattonj@uab.edu for more information.