Heeyoung Tai, 2025 Mallory-Wilson Center Faculty/Staff Recognition Award
Heeyoung Tai, 2025 Mallory-Wilson Center Faculty/Staff Recognition Award
- Teaching Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Lead Departmental Advisor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Co-developer of the Premedical and Pre-health Studies co-major
- Teaches Biochemistry to pre-health students
- Long-time member of the Pre-health Advisory Committee
"Dr. Tai genuinely cares about her students and gives them the confidence to be able to succeed in the healthcare field.”
This year we are proud to announce that the MWC Faculty/Staff Recognition Award goes to Dr. Heeyoung Tai. Dr. Tai is the Lead Departmental Advisor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and has taught biochemistry to many pre-health students. Dr. Tai was an important contributor to the development and successful creation of our Premedical Studies co-major in 2012, and the supporting courses - PMD 101: Exploring Healthcare Careers and PMD 301: Navigating Healthcare Professional School Admissions. As a continuing member of our Pre-health Advisory Committee (PAC), she plays an important role in helping the premedical and pre-health students develop successful applications. In addition, Dr. Tai has been an important voice in helping us shape the objectives and approaches we use in PMD 301 so that we can continue to graduate highly successful Miami alumni healthcare professionals.
Dr. Tai received multiple nominations from our premedical and pre-health students, who described Dr. Tai’s great impact on students in Miami’s pre-health community. Here are excerpts from her nominations:
“Dr. Tai genuinely cares about her students and gives them the confidence to be able to succeed in the healthcare field.”
“She was an excellent biochemistry professor, and I believe her class prepared me well for my future in medicine.”
“She’s cool. She made me believe in myself and that I could handle PT school.”
Her nomination clearly demonstrated to the Mallory-Wilson Center Student Advisory Board that Dr. Tai is a wonderful asset to Miami’s pre-health students and a very deserving recipient of this year’s Faculty/Staff Recognition Award.
Congratulations to Dr. Tai on earning this student honor, and the Mallory-Wilson Center thanks you for working to enhance the Pre-health experience at Miami!
Note: This is her second time receiving this award!
[May 2025]
