Alumni

Class of 2023

Name Academic Profile  

Dainis Berzins

Post Graduation: Ultrasound Fellowship USC + LAC

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

Undergrad: Loyola University Chicago

Hometown: Brinklow, MD

Michelle Brito

Post Graduation: APP Partners, Houston Texas

Medical School: Texas Tech University School of Medicine - Amarillo

Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis

Hometown: Houston, TX

Paul Kamsi Yonna Edemobi

Post Graduation:

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Mary Washington

Hometown: Woodbridge, VA

Jeanette Lorme

Post Graduation: Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois

Medical School: RUSH Medical College

Undergrad: Northwestern University

Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA

Tucker Matthews

Post Graduation: Emory, Atlanta, Georgia

Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Undergrad: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Hometown: Sudbury, MA

Hans Michael Murcia

Post Graduation:

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Undergrad: Loyola University Chicago

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Eric Polich

Post Graduation: Unity Point Health, Des Moines, Iowa

Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Undergrad: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Hometown: Madison, WI

Mollie Quip

Post Graduation: EMS Fellowship Denver Health

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Undergrad: Brown University

Hometown: Stilwell, KS

Willeed Rabah

Post Graduation: 

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Undergrad: Central Connecticut State University

Hometown: Middletown, CT

Nicolas Ramsay

Post Graduation: Rush Oak Park Hospital, OakPark, Illinois

Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Undergrad: Columbia University

Hometown: Miami, FL

Evelyn (Evie) Schraft

Post Graduation: Ultrasound Fellowship - Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis

Hometown: Springfield, MO

Earl Williams, Jr.

Post Graduation:

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Undergrad: Dartmouth College

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Class of 2022

Outdoor group photo of the Emergency Residency class of 2022

 

Name Academic Profile  

Alexander Jay

Post-Graduation: East Central Iowa Acute Care (ECIAC), Cedar Rapids, IA

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic Medicine

Undergrad: University of Northern Iowa

Hometown: Delhi, IA

Michael Kalina

Post-Graduation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Undergrad: Northwestern University

Hometown: Munster, IN

Shivon Manchanda

Post-Graduation: Vista Medical Center East, Waukegan, IL

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine - Urbana

Undergrad: Northwestern University

Hometown: Orland Park, IL

Dennis McKinney

Post-Graduation: Rush University, Chicago IL (Clinical Informatics Fellowship)

Medical School: Rush Medical College, IL

Undergrad: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Hometown: Skokie, IL

Benjamin Mogni

Post-Graduation: Condell, Libertyville, IL

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Undergrad: Northwestern University

Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL

Vanessa Petrak

Post-Graduation: Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine

Undergrad: California State University San Bernardino

Hometown: Needles, CA

Harrison Pidgeon

Post-Graduation: Mount Sinai, Brooklyn, NY

Medical School: Rush Medical College, IL

Undergrad: Fordham University

Hometown: Boston, MA

Michael Rentz

Post-Graduation: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (Simulation Fellowship)

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Cincinnati 

Hometown: Cincinnati, OH

Joshua Ruff

Post-Graduation:  Rush Oak Park Hospital, Chicago, IL

Medical School: Rush Medical College

Undergrad: Emory University

Hometown: Beverly, MA

Andrew Sexton

Post-Graduation: KPMG

Medical School: Rush Medical College

Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis

Hometown: St. Louis, MO

Jeny Tan-Creevey

Post-Graduation: Franciscan Health, Northwest Indiana (Hammon/Munster/Dyer)

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University

Undergrad: Governors State University

Hometown: Zamboanga, Philippines (Asia’s Latin City)

Emily Tisma

Post-Graduation: Mary and Elizabeth Hospital, University of Louisville, KY

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Undergrad: Indiana University - Bloomington

Hometown: Northwest Indiana

 

Class of 2021

Group photo of Emergency Medicine residents class of 2021

Name Academic Profile  

Shayna Adams

Post-Graduation: Sutter Delta Medical Center, Vituity, Antioch, CA

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, MA

Undergrad: San Diego State University, CA

Hometown: Singapore

Catherine Buckley

Post-Graduation: Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Fairbanks, AK

Medical School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, IL

Undergrad: University of Notre Dame, IN

Hometown: Manhattan, KS

Vishal Jani

Post-Graduation: Cooper University Hospital, NJ (Critical Care Fellowship)

Medical School: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, FL

Undergrad: The College of New Jersey

Hometown: Marlboro, NJ

Trevor Landas

Post-Graduation: University of Arizona (Addiction Fellowship)

Medical School: Rush Medical College, IL

Undergrad: University of California - Davis

Hometown: San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Bill McDowell

Post-Graduation: East Central Iowa Acute Care, Cedar Rapids, IA

Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Minnesota

Hometown: Des Moines, IA

Keya Patel

Post-Graduation: Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL

Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

Undergrad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Hometown: Skokie, IL

Calloway Pichette

Post-Graduation: University of Buffalo (EMS Fellowship)

Medical School: Rush Medical College, IL

Undergrad: New York University, NY

Hometown: Grand Junction, CO

Nupur Shah

Post-Graduation: Rush University (Informatics Fellowship)

Medical School: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, FL

Undergrad: University of Texas - Austin

Hometown: Houston, TX

William Slagle

Post-Graduation: Mercy Medical Center, Merced, CA

Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Washington

Hometown: Henderson, NV

Richard Trevino

Post-Graduation: Envision Healthcare, San Antonio, TX

Medical School: The University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

Undergrad: The University of Texas at Austin

Hometown: San Antonio, TX

Lauran Wirfs

Post-Graduation: University of Colorado (Addiction Fellowship)

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, IL

Undergrad: University of Illinois

Hometown: Rockford, IL

Collin Wulff

Post-Graduation: Samaritan Albany General Hospital, Albany, OR

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences NW, OR

Undergrad: University of Puget Sound, WA

Hometown: Albany, OR

 

Class of 2020

Name Academic Profile  

Kimbia Arno

Post-Graduation: NYU/Bellevue Hospital, NY, NY (Simulation Fellowship)

Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

Undergrad: Pomona College, CA

Hometown: Lots, but: New York City

Christine Binkley

Post-Graduation: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Geriatric Fellowship)

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Undergrad: Westmont College, CA

Hometown: Houston, TX

Nicholas Chien

Post-Graduation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (Addiction Medicine Fellowship)

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine

Undergrad: University of California, Berkeley

Hometown: Vancouver, BC

Corey Goldstein

Post-Graduation: Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Undergrad: Penn State University

Hometown: Chicago, IL

 

David Hill

Post-Graduation: Rush Copley Medical Center, Aurora, IL

Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies

Undergrad: Colgate University, Hamilton, NY

Hometown: All over

Jacob Holton

Post-Graduation: OFS Healthcare, Bloomington, IL

Medical School: Rush Medical College, IL

Undergrad: Hope College, MI

Hometown: Chelsea, MI

Kelly Ryan

Post-Graduation: Mt. Sinai Hospital, Chicago, IL

Medical School: University of Illinois at Chicago

Undergrad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Hometown: Alsip, IL 

Thomas Seagraves

Post-Graduation: Mt. Sinai Medical Center, NY, NY (Critical Care Fellowship)

Medical School: University of Oklahoma

Undergrad: Oklahoma State University

Hometown: Lombard, IL (Lilac Capital of the World)

Chase Socha

Post-Graduation: Emergency Medical Associates, Chino, CA

Medical School: University of Miami, FL

Undergrad: Cedarville University, OH

Hometown: Honolulu, HI (if I get to pick)

Daniel Spearman

Post-Graduation: Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IL

Medical School: University of Florida

Undergrad: University of Florida

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Somy Thottathil

Post-Graduation: The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine, Dutch Caribbean

Undergrad: The University of Chicago, IL; Northwestern University, IL

Hometown: Chicago, IL

Brian Yu

Post-Graduation: Sound Physicians, Beaumont, TX

Medical School: Tulane, LA

Undergrad: Tulane, LA

Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan