Class of 2025
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Chicago, IL |
| Undergraduate School: | B.S. Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Graduate School: | M.B.A. with a concentration in healthcare management, Urbana University |
| Medical School: | University of Medicine & Health Sciences – St. Kitts |
| Professional Goals: | I intend to practice full spectrum family medicine. I look forward to the versatility in serving all populations and age groups but have a special interest in maternal/child health and geriatrics. I believe health and wellness have several layers and I aim to create constructive and positive relationships with my patients so I may remain their health advocate throughout their lives. I am passionate about making healthcare equitable and available, healthcare reforms and policy implementation, financial stewardship in healthcare, and combating health disparities. I enjoy learning about social determinants of health and hope to gain more knowledge in this area to best serve my patients. I am a firm advocate of preventative care and hope to promote awareness via health education to my patients and community. My long-term professional goals include medical education in academic settings along with clinical practice. |
| Personal Interests: | I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my daughter and re-experiencing childhood through her lens. When I’m not working, you can expect me to be traveling to a new country and experiencing different cultures. I also love adrenaline-inducing sports/activities like skydiving and paragliding. My love for travel and adventure has allowed me to paraglide in the Swiss Alps, explore volcanoes in Bali and Hawaii, chase waterfalls and geothermal hot springs in Iceland, and jump from the Stratosphere building in Las Vegas. I also have a really cool and adorable talking parrot named Dirby who I hope becomes TikTok famous and helps me pay off my med school loans. |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Rochester, NY (Go Bills!) |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Rochester, Mathematics |
| Medical School: | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | I hope to practice comprehensive, evidence-based, and community-minded primary care medicine. My interests include office procedures, mental health care, adolescent health, and health informatics. |
| Personal Interests: | Playing guitar and piano, singing, attending concerts and stand-up comedy shows, completing crossword puzzles, exploring Philadelphia breweries, and pampering my dogs. |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada |
| Undergraduate School: | The University of British Columbia |
| Medical School: | American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To establish a practice that reduces health inequalities in underserved and disadvantaged communities |
| Personal Interests: | Basketball/Golf/Snowboarding, The Office/This Is Us, Biryani/Pasta, Fall/Halloween, Traveling/Rap/Bad Jokes |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Dallas, TX |
| Undergraduate School: | Rice University |
| Medical School: | Texas Tech University School of Medicine - Lubbock |
| Professional Goals: | Abortion care, gender care, increasing equity of access |
| Personal Interests: | Breakfast tacos, reading, crochet/knitting, thrift shopping, being outside, live music, teaching my cat a 3rd trick |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | Cornell University |
| Graduate School: | Jefferson College of Population Health |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | Some areas I am most passionate about are women’s health, adolescent health, mental health, and patient education. I am interested in practicing clinical medicine in the urban setting. I would also like to continue working on public health initiatives. My aim is to build on my clinical research and public health background as a physician. |
| Personal Interests: | Concerts, travel, yoga, food and being outdoors with my family, friends, and dog. |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Medical School: | National Taiwan University School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To provide the best quality care to the patients. Also, I have a special interest in Sports Medicine. Dream to be a team physician. |
| Personal Interests: | I love working out to maintain my exercise level. I also enjoy playing other sports like tennis, table tennis and badminton. I love traveling because I find seeing how people in a different place live their life fascinating and also learning their language to bond with the locals is so fun. Lastly, I love dogs. Watching some dog videos after a long day is my pick-me-up. |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Toronto, Canada |
| Undergraduate School: | BSc. (Biology) at Western University (London, Ontario, Canada) |
| Medical School: | American University of Antigua, College of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | My goal is to join a family practice in an underserved community with the possibility of pursuing a fellowship possibly in sports, academic, or mental health medicine. I value the longitudinal relationship that a family physician can build with their patients, and families, and I have a strong desire to combat medical misinformation. Family medicine allows me to combine my passions for clinical education, global and local community outreach, and academia in my future practice. It is most important that I provide comprehensive and compassionate medical care to all those I have the privilege of serving. |
| Personal Interests: | I love spending time with family and friends, especially my dog! In my downtime I love playing and watching sports (although being a Toronto sports fan is crushing for the soul). I enjoy writing poetry, and teaching Indian classical dancing, swimming, and the piano! Overall, I really enjoy spending my time doing things that make me smile! |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Burbank, CA |
| Undergraduate School: | University of California, Irvine |
| Medical School: | Ross University School Of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | Provide comprehensive care to underserved communities. |
| Personal Interests: | Archery, Coffee Chemistry, Wellness |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Vancouver, Canada |
| Undergraduate School: | University of British Columbia |
| Medical School: | American University of Antigua (AUA) |
| Professional Goals: | The broad scope and diversity in family medicine has always been something I’ve been drawn towards. One of my goal is to be able to provide care to all people of all ages, from seeing newborns to geriatrics to obstetrics and building strong relationship with patients. I also have strong interest in Sleep Medicine and Palliative Care. |
| Personal Interests: | I enjoy weight training, yoga, golf, snow boarding, cooking, mindfulness, muay thai, trying new restaurants, spending time with family and friends. |
| Year: | Class of 2025 |
| Hometown: | Studio City, CA |
| Undergraduate School: | University of California, Berkeley |
| Graduate School: | Post-Baccalaureate Premedical Program at Johns Hopkins |
| Medical School: | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | I would like to have my own DPC clinic and practice full spectrum family medicine. I am interested in family planning/reproductive health, HIV medicine, addiction medicine, gender affirming care and aesthetics. |
| Personal Interests: | Pottery/ceramics, houseplants (I have close to 100), baking, skiing, and hanging out with my rescue mutt and neighbors in Fairmount Park! |
Class of 2026
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Undergraduate School: | Pomona College |
| Graduate School: | New York University |
| Medical School: | Boston University |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Holland, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | Drexel University |
| Graduate School: | University of the Sciences |
| Medical School: | Kansas City University |
| Professional Goals: | I would like to pursue a fellowship in Addiction Medicine. And, after finishing my commitment with the VA, become a medical director in order to shape addiction care in the private sector. |
| Personal Interests: | I am trying to restore an 87' Ford Bronco II, but the immediate goal is to get that beast on the road. I would also like to run a 100k in the near future. |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Narberth, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | Brown University |
| Medical School: | The George Washington University of Medicine |
| Clinical Interests: | adolescent medicine, palliative care, family planning |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Batroun, Lebanon |
| Undergraduate School: | Lebanese American University |
| Medical School: | International American University College of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | Primary and palliative care for people without access to them. |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | San Jose, CA |
| Undergraduate School: | Case Western Reserve University |
| Medical School: | Drexel University College of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To develop longitudinal relationships with each patient, listen to their unique stories, and provide quality personalized care. I enjoy the broad scope of Family Medicine and being able to treat all patient populations. My interests include office procedures, ambulatory care, and sports medicine. |
| Personal Interests: | Playing and watching soccer, hiking, trying new food spots, and making memories with family and friends! |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Surrey, Canada |
| Medical School: | Aureus University School of Medicine Aruba |
| Professional Goals: | To be able to provide comprehensive care to patients in all stages of life. My interest include reproductive health and office procedures. |
| Personal Interests: | I enjoy spending time with my family and going on walks with my dog. Currently working on knitting a blanket, hope to complete by the end of residency! |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Philadelphia, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | Temple University |
| Graduate School: | Temple University |
| Medical School: | Temple University |
| Professional Goals: | I am interested in refugee health, global medicine, and learning how to run a private practice. |
| Personal Interests: | I want to keep learning how to become an empathetic person and an active listener. |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | New Milford, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Ursinus College |
| Graduate School: | Philadelphia College of Medicine |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Medicine |
| Clinical Interests: | To join a practice that provides care to an underserved urban community. My interests include adolescent medicine and addiction medicine. |
| Professional Goals: | I adopted my first puppy right before residency and currently working on teaching her new tricks! I'm also being intentional in traveling as much as possible during residency. |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Kenner, LA |
| Undergraduate School: | LSU |
| Graduate School: | Tulane |
| Medical School: | University of Queensland - Ochsner |
| Professional Goals: | To be a well-trained and well-rounded physician. My career interests include Global Health, Hospital Medicine, EM, and Addiction Medicine. |
| Personal Interests: | Biking, cooking, the Saints, geography |
| Year: | Class of 2026 |
| Hometown: | Sanford, North Carolina |
| Undergraduate School: | East Carolina University |
| Medical School: | Rowan Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in sports medicine. |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite movie: The Dark Knight |
Class of 2027
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Port-au-Prince, Haiti |
| Undergraduate School: | Rutgers University - New Brunswick |
| Graduate School: | Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences - Rowan University |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
| Professional Goals: | I intend to practice full-spectrum family medicine, with a special emphasis on serving underserved populations. I am passionate about empowering patients to take charge of their health. I enjoy teaching and mentoring students in the healthcare field. My long-term goals include teaching in an academic setting. Other professional interests include global health, mental health, women's health, family planning, hospital medicine, and urgent care. |
| Personal Interests: | I would like to learn Spanish. My personal interests include spending time with family and friends. I probably watch too much TV. I enjoy weight training and love to travel. I work hard to keep my houseplants alive and aspire to grow my own garden. |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Elmhurst, NY |
| Undergraduate School: | City College of New York |
| Medical School: | Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education / CUNY School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | outpatient, full-spectrum family medicine with a focus on improving access to healthcare and delivering holistic, culturally sensitive, patient-centered care |
| Personal Interests: | fulfillment, growth, and the well-being of my family |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Newark, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Syracuse University |
| Graduate School: | SUNY Upstate Medical University (Doctor of Physical Therapy) |
| Medical School: | Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown |
| Professional Goals: | My professional goals are centered around practicing direct primary care in urban and suburban communities. I aim to provide medical care that is not constrained by insurance limitations, ensuring that treatment decisions are driven by what the patients need. Additionally, I am committed to enhancing access to high-quality primary care for underserved local populations, thereby contributing to the overall well-being of these communities. |
| Personal Interests: | I hope to inspire future generations of Black Americans to believe that no dream is too big to achieve. Additionally, I aim to encourage other mothers to pursue and attain their professional goals. Nothing is impossible! |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Ocean City, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Fairleigh Dickinson University |
| Medical School: | Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | My goal is to practice comprehensive primary care with a strong emphasis on preventative care. Additionally, I am committed to advocating for more equitable and patient-centered healthcare policies at the national level. My areas of interest include direct primary care and health informatics. |
| Personal Interests: | I enjoy cycling, competitive video games, watching movies and TV shows, traveling, exploring new technologies, and trying new restaurants with friends. |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Bear, DE |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Delaware |
| Medical School: | Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | I hope to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care and to work with underserved populations. My career interest include reproductive health, addiction medicine, and office procedures. |
| Personal Interests: | Crocheting, yoga, exploring the food scene in Philly, swimming, the NYT mini crossword, concerts, travel. |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Queens, NY |
| Undergraduate School: | Case Western Reserve University |
| Medical School: | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | My interests are preventative healthcare, procedures, and health education. My goals include learning and implementing evidence based and comprehensive medicine. I hope to build longitudinal relationships through the next three years & help implement equitable healthcare in the Camden community. |
| Personal Interests: | Explore the Philly food scene, ski a blue without falling, dabble in more film photography, learn new recipes for future dinner parties. I also enjoy thrifting, rock climbing, or playing video games on lazy weekends. Most importantly, spending time with loved ones and making core memories! |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Toronto, Canada |
| Undergraduate School: | McMaster University |
| Medical School: | St. George's University |
| Professional Goals: | Establish a family medicine practice that advocates for its patients and allows me to work alongside medical students and residents. My interests include sports medicine and community involvement. |
| Personal Interests: | To become proficient in diagnosing and managing a variety of conditions commonly encountered in family medicine while striving to provide compassionate and culturally sensitive care. |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Delta, BC |
| Undergraduate School: | University of British Columbia |
| Medical School: | Ross University School of Medicine |
| Personal Interests: | To learn 5 languages |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Zionsville, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Pittsburgh |
| Medical School: | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | I want to obtain as much knowledge as possible in order to become a competent physician who can treat patients of all ages and backgrounds. I want to develop long-term relationships with patients and provide individualized care. My current interests include primary care, sports medicine, and office procedures. |
| Personal Interests: | I am a big foodie and I love to explore new restaurants. I enjoy cooking with my significant other as well as with my family. Some hobbies of mine include snowboarding, bouldering, barbecuing, working out and spending time with friends! |
| Year: | Class of 2027 |
| Hometown: | Cherry Hill, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Indiana University |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To become a Family Medicine physician in the great state of New Jersey. Although, Pennsylvania would not be too shabby! I would also like to become a primary that is well-versed in treatment of MSK issues using my background in OMM. Lastly, I would like to become more familiar with regenerative medicine treatment approaches such as Prolotherapy, PRP and Stem Cell. |
| Personal Interests: | I hope to start a family in the next 5 years. Have a chance to compete in a body building competition after residency. Lastly, witness the 76ers win a championship in the near future. |