Is UAB Medicine a good company to work for?

UAB Medicine has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 941 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 6% over the last 12 months. 61% of employees would recommend working at UAB Medicine to a friend and 68% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about UAB Medicine have been left by employees working as Research Assistant , PCT Patient Care Tech and Registered Nurse .

Does UAB Medicine pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, UAB Medicine employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at UAB Medicine. This rating has decreased by 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at UAB Medicine?

61% of UAB Medicine employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated UAB Medicine 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.2 for culture and values and 3.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at UAB Medicine?

Registered Nurse (103) , Patient Care Technician (33) , Registered Nurse, BSN (32) , PCT Patient Care Tech (24) , Staff RN (16) , PATIENT ENCOUNTER SPECIALIST (13) , Research Assistant (11) , Pharmacy Technician (9) , Nurse Practitioner (8) , Unit Secretary (8) , Pct (7) , Administrative Assistant (6) , Certified Medical Assistant (6) , Lab Technician (6) , Resident Physician (6)

What are the pros of working at UAB Medicine according to real employee reviews?

"Great Benefits and Very Professional" ((in 110 reviews)); "Great people and Co workers" ((in 32 reviews)); "Most of the coworkers are great people and the office is well built with recent updates." ((in 18 reviews)); "It is a wonderful environment with great staff and I am well taken care of." ((in 15 reviews)); "Great insurance for health care" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the cons of working at UAB Medicine according to real employee reviews?

"low pay and difficult to advance into higher" ((in 79 reviews)); "Parking is terrible and many employees must walk through dangerous areas of downtown Birmingham at night due to lack of adequate parking." ((in 42 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 40 reviews)); "Low salary" ((in 15 reviews)); "Hours are long and hard" ((in 11 reviews))

What are the top reviewed UAB Medicine locations?

Birmingham , Port Birmingham , Oneonta , Huntsville , Bessemer , Trussville , Erie , Dora , Jasper , Pelham , Pell City , Dothan , Gadsden , Montgomery , Anchorage , Little Rock , Anderson , Baton Rouge , Worcester , Southside , Alabama City , Avondale , North Birmingham

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UAB Medicine reviews

3.5

61% would recommend to a friend

(877 total reviews)

Dawn Bulgarella

84% approve of CEO

68% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Career opportunities

3.2

Culture & values

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.0

Senior management

UAB Medicine has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 877 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The UAB Medicine employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Healthcare industry (3.4 stars).

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Race / Ethnicity

Gender

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Disability

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Reviews by job title

877 reviews

3.0

Jul 13, 2026

Education assistance is a plus, but lack of diversity remains

Rn staff nurse

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Employee education assistance program available to full time employees

Cons

No racial diversity in leadership

4.0

Jun 25, 2026

Decent for part-time

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible hours for PRN workers

Cons

It's too big for your concerns to be taken seriously

1.0

Jun 15, 2026

Lovely campus marred by strict management and favoritism..

Pcc

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-The campus is beautiful and big enough to walk around -Decent work experience

Cons

-Strict, two-faced and uncompassionate management -Hypocritical when it comes to enforcing UAB's "core values" -Favoritism -Dirty cafeteria and break room -Lazy security guards

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