Ali Chambers, MSA, CSA (MSA ’15), grew up knowing she would pursue medicine in some way. Chambers has been working at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Virginia Beach as a licensed, certified surgical assistant since 2015.
In 2023, she became the Operating Room Business Manager — the first graduate of the EVMS Surgical Assisting program to do so — while maintaining her practice as a surgical assistant. As the business manager, she handles the non-clinical aspects of the OR from developing policy to ensuring efficiency and meeting operational metrics.