Where Our Residents Come From...
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First-year residents (PGY-1)
2021 Intern Orientation
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| Cherry Au |
Undergraduate: Boston College
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Fun Fact: I named all my pets after TV show characters!
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Manavi Bhagwat |
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Virginia Tech
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Sameer Bhalla |
Undergraduate: Washington University
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I make music videos.
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Jeremy Cohen |
Undergraduate: Columbia University
Medical School: Florida Atlantic University
Fun Fact: I used to box throughout high school and college!
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Adrianna Cueto-Marquez |
Undergraduate: Universidad de Puerto Rico
Medical School: Universidad Central del Caribe
Fun Fact: I collect push pins from all the places I travel to.
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Shilpa Daulat |
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: University of Nevada
Fun Fact: I am an avid spikeball and pickleball player. Can’t stop, won’t stop.
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Anandu Dileep |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Chicago
Medical School: CCOM
Fun Fact: My first ever experience with Rush was getting my ACL repaired through Rush Orthopedics. Now, my ACL is stronger than ever, and I’ll be ready to get to work at the hospital!
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Ashley Dunton |
Undergraduate: Villanova University
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fun Fact: As a Wisconsinite, I put ranch on almost everything!
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Joseph Eid |
Undergraduate: University of Toledo
Medical School: University of Toledo
Fun Fact: I was nominated most likely to make it to the NBA in 8th grade.
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Vanessa Fu |
Undergraduate: Emory University
Medical School: University of Kentucky
Fun Fact: I am such a bubble tea enthusiast that I used to work as a bubble tea barista.
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Sheena Gillani |
Undergraduate: Loyola University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
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AJ Hanna |
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Fun Fact: I used to play basketball with Shaq and his kids at the YMCA!
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Michael Heffernan |
Undergraduate: Creighton University
Medical School: University of Iowa
Fun Fact: I used my extra free time during the pandemic to train for and complete my first marathon!
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Tommy King |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I hope to visit all 63 (and counting) national parks in the US. During my last year of medical school I was able to visit nine in one road trip!
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Andrew Knapp |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
Medical School: Loyola University
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Frank Leuzzi |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
Medical School: Loyola University
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Hannakate Lichota |
Undergraduate: Abilene Christian University
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center
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Michika Maeda |
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I eat 2 bags of grapes a week.
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Leonardo Marti-Roy |
Medical School: Universidad Iberoamericana
Fun Fact: I’m fluent in 5 different languages: English, Italian, French, Spanish, & Portuguese.
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Jay Mohan |
Undergraduate: Washington University
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I can beatbox!
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Joshua Moran |
Undergraduate: Lawrence University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: In my free time, I enjoy cooking, photography, and hiking with my dog!
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Sagar Patel |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Fun Fact: A long term goal of mine is to hike a mountain range on each continent someday!
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Yash Patel |
Undergraduate: Rowan University
Medical School: Cooper Medical School
Fun Fact: I can eat chocolate ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Alexander Penrice |
Undergraduate: Marquette University
Medical School: University of Nebraska
Fun Fact: I am currently training for my first triathlon.
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Akhil Pulumati |
Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Fun Fact: My favorite travel experience was going jet skiing in Dubai.
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Madhuwani Rojulpote |
Undergraduate: Drexel University
Medical School: Drexel University
Fun Fact: When I was little, I met Buzz Aldrin after winning a jump rope competition.
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Manali Shah |
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Fun Fact: I was named after a city in northern India and it’s on my bucket list to visit in the future.
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Dennis Shi |
Undergraduate: Washington University
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University
Fun Fact: My friends and I formed a band in medical school! We were called Tight Junction.
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Shveta Thakkar |
Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister and we’re not sure if we are identical or fraternal.
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Changtai Tian |
Undergraduate: University of Chicago
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I try to read at least one Tang Dynasty poem every night.
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Mateusz Tkacz |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: A picture of my college roommate and I from an Illinois Basketball game was once on the front page of ESPN.com.
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Lyon Wang |
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: Ohio State University
Fun Fact: I adopted a puppy during quarantine. Best decision ever!
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Sven Wang |
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Fun Fact: I can peel and eat a hardboiled egg in under 15 seconds.
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Katherine White |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Georgetown University
Fun Fact: I recently purchased an ice cream maker, and it does not disappoint! Oreo peanut butter is my favorite flavor so far.
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Haley Zimmerman |
Undergraduate: University of St. Thomas
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Fun Fact: I have an uncanny ability to roll multiple Yahtzees in a single game.
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2nd year residents at their 2021 PGY-2 Retreat
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Asha Asthana |
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: Everyone in my immediate family was born in a different country; I am the US born!
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Rocio Bautista Sanchez |
Undergraduate: Universidad Iberamericana
Medical School: Universidad Iberamericana, Santo Domingo
Fun Fact: I am a choir singer and karaoke lover.
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Margaret Brandon |
Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Columbia
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Fun Fact: I’m currently training for my first 5k run. This is a huge deal for a lifelong sprinter.
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Tavia Buysse |
Undergraduate: Hamline University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Fun Fact: I hiked up a volcano while on vacation in Costa Rica.
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Jian Chu |
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: University of Iowa
Fun Fact: I memorized 50 digits of pi in one sitting during middle school and for some reason, it has stuck. This hasn’t come in handy yet.
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Kelsey Danley |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I lived in the Amazon Rainforest for a month.
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Ritika Dhawan |
Undergraduate: Illinois Institute of Technology
Medical School: Rush Medical College
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Shan Guleria |
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: University of Virginia
Fun Fact: In medical school I watched the entirety of Bob Ross’ the Joy of Painting on YouTube in about 2 months and taught myself how to paint landscapes, which I sell and give as gifts to family and friends. I am working on teaching my fiancée (this originally read “wife” but alas…COVID) to paint as well!
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Thomas Haferkamp |
Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Fun Fact: I learned how to Water Ski when I was 3 years old.
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Steven Heidt |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I hope to eventually attend a game at each MLB stadium and backpack in every National Park.
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Anika Huq |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Michigan State University-Southeast Michigan
Fun Fact: During my fourth year of medical school, I ran to Canada and back.
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Vinesh Jeevanandam |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Fun Fact: I enjoy terrible reality TV shows.
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Matthew Johnson |
Undergraduate: University of Georgia
Medical School: Quinnipiac University
Fun Fact: In medical school I taught myself how to knit.
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Mina Kerolos |
Undergraduate: Moraine Valley Community College
Graduate: University of Illinois-Chicago, D.Pharm.
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: I lived in Zambia for 6 months.
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Matthew Kroll |
Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Loyola University
Fun Fact: Oak Park Pub Trivia Champion - 2016
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Rebekah Landsman |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Medical School: Loyola University
Fun Fact: I am a huge fan of the board game Scrabble. |
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David (Shengyuan) Luo |
Undergraduate: Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University
Medical School: Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University
Fun Fact: I’m an amateur jazz pianist.
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Megan Middleton |
Undergraduate: Ohio State University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: My paternal grandfather was born in 1879.
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Nikitaa Nath |
Undergraduate: Ohio State University
Medical School: Ohio State University
Fun Fact: I came to the US in a cardboard box. My family immigrated to the US when I was a baby, and on our flight they ran out of baby booster seats, so I was given a box instead!
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| Kelsey Pandrangi |
Undergraduate: Cleveland State University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
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Malina Patel |
Undergraduate: Austin College
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center
Fun Fact: I once went snorkeling with baby sharks.
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Carl Pett |
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: Loyola University
Fun Fact: I worked for an after-school soccer and creative writing program in Boston before going to medical school.
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Gautham Prakash |
Undergraduate: Dartmouth College
Medical School: University of Kansas-Wichita
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Perry Rabin |
Undergraduate: Butler University
Medical School: Indiana University
Fun Fact: I worked in backstage catering at a concert venue for a summer and got to meet Steve Martin, Sarah McLoughlin, Train, and many other artists.
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Amita Raj |
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center
Fun Fact: I have a golden retriever mix named Zuko and we love hiking!
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Eric Roessler |
Undergraduate: Tulane University
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Fun Fact: I once biked 85 miles with my friend to rescue his dead car.
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Anchal Sabharwal |
Undergraduate: Duke University
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Fun Fact: My favorite activity is going to Trader Joe’s.
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Benjamin Schwartz |
Undergraduate: Duke University
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University
Fun Fact: I bake a lot of sourdough bread.
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Jessica Strzepka |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I love to bake!
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Amy Trang |
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: Oakland University
Fun Fact: I love running! I run about 20 miles each week.
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| Marc Trubin |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: For the first 24 years of my life, I went by my middle name (Edouard shortened to Ed). Now I go by my first name!
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| Lillian Tung |
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: USF Health Morsani
Fun Fact: I am mixed-handed—left hand or right hand dominant, depending on the task!
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| John Wagner |
Undergraduate: Amherst College
Medical School: Loyola University
Fun Fact: I played college baseball for the oldest program in the country, which fielded its first team in 1859.
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| Patricia Ziegler |
Undergraduate: Loyola University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: I was born and raised most of my life in Venezuela. My dad will Facetime Wilson Contreras at parties.
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| Naman Agrawal |
Undergraduate: Indiana University
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Fun Fact: I love to play pick-up basketball.
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| Elizabeth Behrens |
Undergraduate: University of Southern Indiana
Medical School: University of Kentucky
Fun Fact: I am very good at finding four leaf clovers.
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| Athina Bouroukas |
Undergraduate School: Loyola University
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I love to sketch/paint in my free time.
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| Caleb Chiang |
Undergraduate: Cedarville University
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I know how to play 5 musical instruments.
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| Nicholas de la Rua |
Undergraduate: Loyola University New Orleans
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Fun Fact: I played in a band through medical school called Rad Cow Disease.
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| Matt Eganhouse |
Undergraduate: University of Iowa
Medical School: Creighton University
Fun Fact: I have a twin sister named Ali.
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| Rebecca Fitzpatrick |
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
Fun Fact: My thumbs are different sizes.
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| Katharine Foster |
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Fun Fact: I like to brew kombucha!
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| Benjamin German |
Undergraduate: Cedarville University
Medical School: University of Louisville
Fun Fact: My favorite hiking trip was to Banff National Park.
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| Joy Hermes |
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Creighton University
Fun Fact: I’ve traveled to 19 different countries!
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| Alexander Hlepas |
Medical School: Charité – University Medicine Berlin
Fun Fact: In my family we speak English, German, Greek and Georgian at home.
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| Clay Hoster |
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Fun Fact: I play the banjo.
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| Athavi Jeevananthan |
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Medical School: University of Wisconsin
Fun Fact: I recently became an aunt and am so excited/happy!
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| Jae Hyung Jung |
Undergraduate: Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I used to work as a translator and created English subtitles for Korean TV shows.
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| Calvin Luu |
Undergraduate: College of the Holy Cross
Medical School: CCOM
Fun Fact: I’ve eaten a donut in 10 different countries so far and hoping for more!
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| Tai Tri Nguyen |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: I nap best after brunch.
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| Matas Orentas |
Undergraduate: Loyola University
Medical School: CCOM
Fun Fact: I am fluent in Lithuanian.
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| Oliver Orr |
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: University of Washington
Fun Fact: I had a 5th wisdom tooth.
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| Nilam Patel |
Undergraduate: Loyola University
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: Though I could barely run one mile when I entered medical school, I am now training for my first half marathon.
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| Priya Patel |
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Medical School: Loyola University
Fun Fact: I hiked Machu Picchu and saw my favorite animals (llamas) in the wild.
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| Maria Isabel Camara Planek |
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: All of my internal organs are reversed - I have situs inversus totalis.
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| Zoë Post |
Medical School: University of Groningen
Fun Fact: Like a true Dutch person, I ride my bike (almost) everywhere I go… even in downtown Chicago!
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| Ami Purohit |
Undergraduate: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Fun Fact: I shook President Obama’s hand in the White House.
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| Nithin Pusapati |
Undergraduate: Duke University
Medical School: University of Arizona
Fun Fact: Three days after a New Orleans fortune-teller told me exciting things were on the horizon, I watched two full seasons of Game of Thrones in a day.
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| Annas Rahman |
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I love all things comedy, especially going to improv shows. I’ve trained in performance at Second City and writing with the Onion.
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| Seena Tehrani |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Toledo
Fun Fact: When I was younger, I was a top 50 player in the US for NCAA Football 2006.
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| William Thinnes |
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Fun Fact: I am an avid golfer.
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| Joshua Thomas |
Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma
Medical School: University of Oklahoma
Fun Fact: I used to have a 42 inch (3.5 feet) vertical jump.
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| Katherine Tian |
Undergraduate: Bowdoin College
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Fun Fact: I had pet pigeons when I was young.
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| Surbhi Warrior |
Undergraduate: University of Southern California
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I love to oil pant and took art classes throughout medical school!
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| Nicole Yun |
Undergraduate: Saint Louis University
Medical School: Saint Louis University
Fun Fact: I am a proud mom of a German Shepherd who loves to sing.
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| Anna Zemke |
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: Ohio State University
Fun Fact: I trained as a professional dancer before medical school.
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| Sunny Zhou |
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Tennessee
Fun Fact: My favorite ice cream is Ben and Jerry’s coconut seven layer bar.
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