Susan
Brim, MD MPH
Tulane University
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Susan
received her Bachelors and Masters degree from Stanford University, and
received her MD/MPH in Tropical Medicine from Tulane. She worked with
the CDC on applied epidemiology projects during her extended medical
school career at Tulane. Her work regarding vaccinations for children
with asthma has been published in MMWR and has also been referenced
by JAMA. Besides having letters of recommendations which essentially
equate her to the next best thing to sliced bread, we love that she's
interested in trying new foods, cooking, and is an avid rock climber. |
Elizabeth
Brown, MD PhD
University of Washington |
Rollover: Liz and cute Alaskan
sled dog puppy |
Liz
received her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Washington, studying
STDs and HIV. She spent a year studying biochemistry in Austria as a
Fulbright Fellow. Our faculty are already clamoring to work with her,
not only because of her academic prowess, but because she is just such
a fun, easy-going, and dynamic person! She broke the stereotype of what
we envisioned a PhD would be. When she first landed in San Francisco
and visited our program, she said "I feel at home here." We
totally agree- welcome home. |
Caitlin
Dwyer-McNally, MD
University of Rochester |
Rollover: Sailing
in
British Virgin Islands
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Caitlin
received her Bachelors from MIT, where she was also a member of the NCAA
Gymnastics team. She did a year of research after her undergraduate years
in a neurovascular lab at MIT. During medical school, many different
specialties tried to recruit her given her amazing clinical skills, strong
work ethic, easy-going personality, and professionalism, but we are lucky
to have drawn her to emergency medicine. Even luckier for us, she matched
here with us! One of her letters summarized it best - "Caitlin is
a rock star." |
Benjamin
Hippen, MD
University of Iowa |
Rollover:
Separated at birth? |
Ben
has had an interesting route in getting to our EM residency program.
After receiving a Bachelors degree in Music from Harvard, he was co-owner
of a major music software company and held leadership roles in various
other audio software companies such as Midisoft. Ben also lived in Eritrea
(East Africa), working as a music teacher and educational consultant
for the Ministry of Education before getting airlifted out by the U.S.
Marines because of the escalating wars nearby. Ben has done tons of other
things, but there's only so much space to write. With these amazing life
experiences, he excelled throughout medical school such that one of his
letters said "How do you spell strong? H-I-P-P-E-N". Apparently,
that's how you spell - cool - also.
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Hemal
Kanzaria, MD
UC San Francisco |
Rollover:
Hemal at Big Sur |
Hemal
is one of our two hometown UCSF students who matched with us! He received
a Bachelors degree from Brown. We were all amazed by his dedication and
commitment to public service and global health, as evidenced by his founding
the UCSF branch of Recovering Medical Equipment for the Developing World.
His efforts have led to the distribution of over $75,000 of unused medical
supplies to over 23 in-need countries. He has spent significant time
with the CDC and Brown’s International Health Institute working
to alleviate preventable infectious disease in various developing countries.
Incredibly, Hemal still managed to excel clinically and graduated from
UCSF at the top of his class... while making it look easy and fun. We
secretly think Hemal somehow has discovered a way to get 25 hours in
each day. |
Bory
Kea, MD
Stanford University |
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Bory
has only a short move from Stanford to join us here in San Francisco.
She received two Bachelors degrees from Oregon State University in Bioengineering
and International Studies in Bioengineering. During her medical school
years, she co-founded and co-chaired the Cardinal Free Clinic - an umbrella
organization overseeing the two major free clinics associated with Stanford.
She also took a year off during medical school to pursue dermatomyositis
research in a biochemistry and dermatology lab. Upon returning to her
clinical rotations, it was clear from her evaluations that Bory was a
star amongst her peers. Bory's commitment to community service, academics,
and clinical care make her a triple threat to be reckoned with. |
Patrick
Lenaghan, MD
Georgetown University |
Rollover:
Patrick at a hot surf spot in Oahu
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Patrick
received a Bachelors degree from Georgetown in Math and Philosophy, while
also being a member of the Men's Track and Field and Cross Country teams.
He was heavily involved in various ophthalmologic projects throughout
medical school, including clinical research and international volunteerism
through Unite for Sight, when he finally "saw the light"
and chose the EM career path. Patrick is involved with the American Academy
of Emergency Medicine, combining his interest in EM and ophthalmology by
writing a presentation on ocular emergencies. Because he lists "trying
new restaurants" as a hobby in his application, we challenge him to
hit all of the top 100 restaurants in San Francisco, as listed in the Chronicle. |
Jacob
Miss, MD
Drexel University |
Rollover:
Jacob at Machu Picchu
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Jacob
received his Bachelors degrees from Grinnell College in Biology and History.
In a way, Jacob is returning home, because he spent 2 years as a Research
Associate in the UCSF Division of Cardiology, where he amassed an impressive
list of publications. While at Drexel, he was a star in his clinical
rotations and many of his letters mentioned that he will be a leader
in EM. He is not only a hard-core academician but also a hard-core musician.
He plays the acoustic and electric guitar, and has been featured at benefit
concerts during medical school. Maybe he'll hold a benefit concert to
raise money for all the debt that our interns have amassed during interview
season and over the years! |
Annemarie
Sheets, MD
Washington University |
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Annemarie
received her Bachelors degree from MIT in Biology. While at MIT, she
was a founding member and Director of Residential Operations of a student-run
Emergency Medical Service for the campus. As a cellist in a piano trio,
she also helped to found the Washington University School of Medicine
Arts Commission to integrate various musical groups and promote humanism
in medicine. Clinically and academically, she was at the top of her class.
Several of her letters noted that she was known for her can-do attitude,
maturity, and calm poise under pressure. Perhaps this is a result of
her background training in Muay Thai kickboxing. Don't mess with Annemarie. |
Eric
Silman, MD
UC Irvine
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Rollover: Rockin'
out in his band |
Eric
received his Bachelors degree in Biology from UC Irvine. He is finally
making a clean break from being at UC Irvine seemingly forever for college
and medical school (although he will still be in the UC system). During
medical school, Eric was one of the major organizers for the Southern
California EM Student Workshop Symposium, the only student-to-student
EM conference in the U.S. Despite his many accolades and accomplishments
in education, community service, and academics, his letter writers comment
that he doesn't take himself too seriously. He plays drums for a rock
band and is an outgoing, charismatic, and fun-loving individual. We worry
that he may be the secret prankster in this intern group.
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Swati
Singh, MD
George Washington University |
Rollover: Swati's
wedding reception |
Swati
received her Bachelors degree in Business Administration from UNC Chapel
Hill. Her prior life experiences as a senior consultant and database
administrator for Arthur Anderson Consulting, a middle school teacher,
and an intern for the US Senate Subcommittee on Health set Swati apart
amongst her fellow medical students at George Washington University.
Her letters often commented on her natural maturity, communication skills,
and leadership qualities. Incredibly, despite how amazing she appeared
on paper, she was even more impressive in person when we interviewed
her. Many of her letters commented that she is a well rounded all-star
who will do great things during residency. We believe it. |
Jenny
Wilson, MD MS
UC San Francisco
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Rollover: Jenny with
her birthday tiara |
Jenny
is one of our two hometown UCSF students who matched with us! Despite
being in our very first group of interviewees for the program, the faculty
couldn't stop talking about how great she was throughout the entire interview
season. Jenny received her Bachelors degree from Yale in American Studies.
Jenny received her Masters degree from Berkeley in Health and Medical
Sciences, focusing on direct-to-consumer advertising practices of pharmaceutical
companies. When Jenny rotated in the ED at SF General, we knew immediately
that she would be a perfect fit for our program. She has boundless energy,
has a sharp sense of humor, is an amazingly natural educator, AND sings
bluegrass music! |
