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Class of 2023

The class of 2023 poses in the Atrium of RUSH University Medical Center.

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

A portrait of Dainis Berzins.
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

A portrait of Michelle Brito.
Paul Kamsi Yonna Edemobi

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

Undergrad: University of Mary Washington

Hometown: Woodbridge, VA

A portrait of Paul Kamsi Yonna Edemobi.
Jeanette Lorme

Post Graduation: Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Illinois

Medical School: RUSH Medical College

Undergrad: Northwestern University

Hometown: Santa Clarita, CA

A portrait of Jeanette Lorme.
Tucker Matthews

Post Graduation: Emory, Atlanta, Georgia

Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Undergrad: University of Wisconsin - Madison

Hometown: Sudbury, MA

A portrait of Tucker Matthews.
Hans Michael Murcia

Post Graduation:

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Undergrad: Loyola University Chicago

Hometown: Chicago, IL

A portrait of Hans Michael Murcia.
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

A portrait of Eric Polich.
Mollie Quip

Post Graduation: EMS Fellowship Denver Health

Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine

Undergrad: Brown University

Hometown: Stilwell, KS

A portrait of Mollie Quip.
Willeed Rabah

Post Graduation: 

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine

Undergrad: Central Connecticut State University

Hometown: Middletown, CT

A portrait of Willeed Rabah.
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

A portrait of Nicolas Ramsay.
Evelyn (Evie) Schraft

    
Post Graduation: RUSH Oak Park Hospital, OakPark, Illinois

Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine

Undergrad: Columbia University

Hometown: Miami, FL

A portrait of Evelyn Schraft.
Earl Williams, Jr.

Post Graduation:

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Undergrad: Dartmouth College

Hometown: Chicago, IL

A portrait of Earl Williams Jr.

Class of 2022

The emergency medicine residents of 2022 stand together in casual clothing in front of a lake.

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

 

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Michael Kalina

Post-Graduation: Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL 

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Undergrad: Northwestern University

Hometown: Munster, IN

 

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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

 

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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

 

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Class of 2021

The emergency medicine residents of 2021 make silly poses and faces while dressed in white lab coats in the Atrium of RUSH University Medical Center.

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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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

 

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Calloway Pichette

Post-Graduation: University of Buffalo (EMS Fellowship)

Medical School: RUSH Medical College, IL

Undergrad: New York University, NY

Hometown: Grand Junction, CO

 

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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

 

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William Slagle

Post-Graduation: Mercy Medical Center, Merced, CA

Medical School: University of Nevada School of Medicine

Undergrad: University of Washington

Hometown: Henderson, NV

 

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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

 

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Lauran Wirfs

Post-Graduation: University of Colorado (Addiction Fellowship)

Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, IL

Undergrad: University of Illinois

Hometown: Rockford, IL

 

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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

 

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Class of 2020

The class of 2020 poses in casual clothing in a restaurant with brick walls and televisions in the background.

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

 

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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

 

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Corey Goldstein

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

Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine

Undergrad: Penn State University

Hometown: Chicago, IL

 

 

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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

 

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Jacob Holton

Post-Graduation: OFS Healthcare, Bloomington, IL

Medical School: RUSH Medical College, IL

Undergrad: Hope College, MI

Hometown: Chelsea, MI

 

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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 

 

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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)

 

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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)

 

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Daniel Spearman

Post-Graduation: Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IL

Medical School: University of Florida

Undergrad: University of Florida

Hometown: Chicago, IL

 

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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

 

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Brian Yu

Post-Graduation: Sound Physicians, Beaumont, TX

Medical School: Tulane, LA

Undergrad: Tulane, LA

Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan

 

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