2020 Intern Orientation
Name | About | |
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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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Prithvi Bomdica |
Undergraduate: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: Northwestern University
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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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Natalia Filipek |
Undergraduate: Loyola University
Medical School: University of Washington
Fun Fact: My life goal is to visit at least one new country every year.
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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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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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Andrew Zolot |
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
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Name | About | |
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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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Name | About | |
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Aamir Ahmed |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Central Michigan University
Fun Fact: I have over 25 first cousins.
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Elizabeth Bell |
Undergraduate: Purdue University
Medical School: Creighton University
Fun Fact: I love live music and try to go to a concert every 1-2 months.
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Joshua Bernstein |
Undergraduate: Kenyon College
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Fun Fact: I love backpacking and did a month of wilderness medicine during the winter in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was cold.
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Sean Bernstein |
Undergraduate: University of Minnesota
Medical School: University of Nebraska
Fun Fact: I was the 97.8% of Divvy ridership for 2017, Divvy Gold for 2018.
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Jeffrey Bulger, Jr. |
Undergraduate: University of Rochester
Medical School: SUNY Buffalo
Fun Fact: I have canoed on the Amazon River.
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John Byun |
Undergraduate: George Washington University
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fun Fact: I caught a foul ball at a Dodgers game with a bucket full of popcorn.
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Ami Dave |
Undergraduate: Rice University
Medical School: University of Oklahoma
Fun Fact: Last year, my friends and I visited 8 countries in Europe.
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Paola Fernandez Soto |
Undergraduate: Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Medical School: Indiana University
Fun Fact: I love going to concerts!
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Samuel Fox |
Undergraduate: Georgetown University
Medical School: Georgetown University
Fun Fact: I went to the same high school as Mr. Rogers and Arnold Palmer.
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Kanika Garg |
Undergraduate: University of Oklahoma
Medical School: University of Oklahoma
Fun Fact: I’m a dual Australian/American citizen!
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Joseph Gatuz |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I can breakdance and was part of a “hype-up” group for a Nelly concert last year.
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Michelle Godbee |
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Miami
Fun Fact: I am a professional violinist with a masters in music.
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Mitchell Harrison |
Undergraduate: University of Kansas
Medical School: University of Kansas
Fun Fact: I consider myself to be a good luck charm for the KU basketball team because they have never lost a game when I was in attendance.
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Michael Herring |
Undergraduate: St. Michael’s College
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I played college hockey.
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Kevin Keuper |
Undergraduate: The Ohio State University
Medical School: University of Toledo
Fun Fact: I have been training a new dog for a two years and hope to enter him into dog sports competitions.
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Gregory Lalonde |
Undergraduate: University of Louisiana
Medical School: Louisiana State University
Fun Fact: I played trumpet and sang background vocals for my med school’s band, The Epstein Band Virus.
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Agnes Maniak |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: Wayne State University
Fun Fact: I am a Big Champions League fan!
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Lisa Patel |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Fun Fact: I was named after a character in the TV show Saved by the Bell.
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Anna Powers |
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Medical School: University of Kansas
Fun Fact: I created my own lifestyle app!
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Natasha Rana |
Undergraduate: McMaster University
Medical School: Wayne State University
Fun Fact: I was a semi-finalist on So You Think You Can Dance Canada.
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Eileen Robinson |
Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University
Fun Fact: I was an extra in the TV show Nashville.
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Alexandra Sarau |
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Medical School: University of Central Florida
Fun Fact: I’m a big foodie, and I love watching shows and documentaries about different cuisines, baking, and cooking.
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Kalli Sarigiannis |
Undergraduate: Michigan State University
Medical School: Oakland University
Fun Fact: I can do fun tricks with a hula hoop!
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Alexander Scales |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Michigan State University
Fun Fact: I hope to eventually visit all of our national parks.
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Aimee Schad |
Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I’m a big fan of soccer!
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Kelly Schlotman |
Undergraduate: Purdue University
Medical School: Indiana University
Fun Fact: I have enjoyed playing soccer since I was 3 years old (even in medical school)!
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Michael Schwartz |
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Fun Fact: I once sang karaoke on the Late Show with Jimmy Fallon.
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Camille Spears |
Undergraduate: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio
Fun Fact: I play piano!
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Victoriano Valdez, III |
Undergraduate: Baylor University
Medical School: University of Texas at Houston
Fun Fact: The nacho was invented right across the border from my hometown of Eagle Pass in what is Piedras Negras, Mexico.
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Jeremy Van |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: CCOM
Fun Fact: I’ve attended games at 27 of the 30 Major League Baseball Stadiums.
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Xuexiang Wang |
Medical School: Wuhan University of Science and Technology
Fun Fact: My wife is a fashion illustrator, but I am not a stylish guy.
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Matthew Weiss |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: University of Illinois
Fun Fact: I once had the pleasure to be Bill Murray’s Lifeguard for an afternoon.
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Jennifer Zakko |
Undergraduate: University of Illinois
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Fun Fact: I was the captain of my high school sailing team.
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Allison Zimmerman |
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: University of Toledo
Fun Fact: I can solve a Rubik’s cube.
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