Brock, Bethany
Bethany Brock, MD
Hometown:
New Market, AL, USA
Undergraduate School:
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Medical School:
University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine
Bio:
Originally from Laguna Niguel, California, I moved around often as a child but was mainly raised in New Market, Alabama. My experiences seeing differences in access to care inspired me to pursue medicine. I went to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for undergrad where I majored in Biomedical Sciences and stayed there for medical school. Working as a patient care tech in the trauma bay during undergrad sparked my passion for the field of surgery, and during medical school I further developed my interests in health equity, global surgery, and trauma/acute care surgery.
Personal Interests:
Reading, binging a good tv show, trying new restaurants and breweries, cooking (especially Asian cuisine), and traveling.
Clinical Interests:
Trauma/acute care surgery, health equity, global surgery
Professional Activities:
Alpha Omega Alpha
Why UW?
UW offers diverse training sites, strong exposure to trauma surgery, robust mentorship and research opportunities within global surgery, and the opportunity to serve a really diverse patient population, all in the beautiful PNW.
Publications:
- Maze K, Oslock W, Smith B, Brock B, et al. Using ChatGPT to improve patient educational materials: a false promise or a promising tool? Am J Surg. Published online April 3, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116327
- Brock B, Kovac S, Massey GB, et al. Integrating a global surgery curriculum into an academic surgery residency in the United States. Glob Surg Educ. Published online April 7, 2025. doi:10.1007/s44186-025-00357-7
- Jones BA, Brock B, Richman J, et al. Which individual components of a colorectal surgery enhanced recovery program are associated with improved surgical outcomes? Surgery. Published online July 11, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.surg.2024.06.015