The Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners has new leadership and two new members.

Max Rogers, MD of Mobile was elected as the new Chair of the Board and Hernando Carter, MD was elected Vice Chair on Saturday.

Rogers was commissioned into the Marine Corps after graduating from the Virginia Military Institute and became a fighter pilot. He then graduated from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, and returned to Mobile in 1998, entering private practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Carter practices Internal Medicine in Birmingham. He also founded Prescription for Better Living, a non-profit that promotes health careers to those from underrepresented backgrounds. He received his undergraduate degree from Morehouse College and his Medical Degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine.

In addition, two new members were elected to the Board: Adam Harrison, DO and William Schneider, MD.

Harrison received his Doctor of Osteopathy in 2010 and completed his residency in Family Medicine at Huntsville Hospital through UAB. He is a partner at Cullman Internal Medicine.

Schneider joined the Huntsville Cardiovascular Clinic in 2011. He attended medical school at Case Western Reserve University and completed an Internal Medicine residency at Barnes-Jewish Hospital.