CLASS OF 2027
Birthplace: Billingstad, Norway
Undergrad: University of Toronto
Med School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Dream travel location: Reef diving on Ngemelis Island
Hobbies: Skiing, parks, dogs, hiking, camping, music, fish tacos
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a veterinarian or a terrible mountain guide
Ask me about... Snow camping, Himalayas, skydiving, Norway in the winter Olympics
More than meets the eye: I've played chess against the world chess champion
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Undergrad: University of IL at Chicago
Med School: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Dream travel location: Turkey! and Peru and New Zealand and every place I have yet to visit
Hobbies: Hiking, planning trips, reading, working out and keeping all my plant babies alive
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: I would be either a professional dog photographer or a travel blogger
Ask me about... Social EM or global health, residency with a partner outside of medicine, moving away from home for the first time
More than meets the eye: My first language was Russian
Birthplace: Little Rock, Arkansas
Undergrad: Harvard University
Med School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Dream travel location: The Moon
Hobbies: Writing, reading, stargazing, climbing, boxing, and appreciating creative expression in all forms.
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be doing my best to become a writer on your favorite science education TV show.
Ask me about... Health equity, poetry, amateur astronomy, the Denver arts scene.
More than meets the eye: I've broken both of my kneecaps (no, I didn't owe anyone money).
Birthplace: Kansas City, MO
Undergrad: University of Missouri - Columbia
Med School: Penn State
Dream travel location: Tasmania
Hobbies: Music, anything outdoors related - hiking, snowboarding, mountain biking and fly fishing.
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Be a pilot
Ask me about... EMS and Wilderness
More than meets the eye: I have 3 knee caps.
Birthplace: Derby, KS
Undergrad: University of Kansas
Med School: Yale School of Medicine
Dream travel location: The original Rainforest Cafe in Bloomington, MN
Hobbies: Backpacking, horseplay, gin & tonics, chit-chatting
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Whatever Nicolas Cage does in the National Treasure film franchise
Ask me about... Wilderness medicine, SURVIVOR, vacation destinations in South Central Kansas
More than meets the eye: One time Charlize Theron saw me crying in LAX
Birthplace: Sammamish, WA
Undergrad: Gonzaga University
Med School: University of Washington School of Medicine
Dream travel location: Spain
Hobbies: Running, snowboarding, brewery hopping, cooking, (watching) stand-up comedy, trying to keep my vegetable garden alive during intern year
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: flip houses
Ask me about... Social EM, quality improvement, critical care, my chicken taco recipe, why DHREM
More than meets the eye: I have gotten the same ice cream cake for my birthday for the past 10+ years (shout-out to Cold Stone).
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
Undergrad: Thomas More College
Med School: University of Cincinnati
Dream travel location: Denali National Park
Hobbies: Cooking asian desserts/food. Hiking, backpacking, and camping with my husband, Alex, and our two pups, Finn and Louis. Being average at trail running and bouldering. EDM concerts and music festivals. Reading when I have time. And hanging with my co-interns!
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Barista or open an Asian bakery
Ask me about... Social EM, mentorship, why I love Denver, the best Filipino desserts
More than meets the eye: I'm the first physician in my immediate and extended family
Birthplace: Boulder, CO
Undergrad: Colorado State University
Med School: Wake Forest University
Dream travel location: RyuKyu Islands of Japan
Hobbies: Hiking, snowboarding, soccer, trivia
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Brew beer
Ask me about... Type 1 diabetes, LGBTQ+ advocacy
More than meets the eye: I have my second degree black belt in karate
Birthplace: Houston, TX, USA
Undergrad: Rice University
Med School: Harvard Medical School
Dream travel location: Zanzibar!
Hobbies: Going to concerts, snowboarding, spending quality time with the people I love
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Be a chemist. I almost got a PhD in Chemistry instead of going to medical school!
Ask me about... health policy, equitable care delivery, innovation in healthcare
More than meets the eye: I'm a new DJ and love making & mixing music!
Birthplace: Orinda, CA
Undergrad: Brown University
Med School: UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dream travel location: French Polynesia to surf, Japan to ski
Hobbies: Swimming, biking, skiing, triathlons, surfing, backpacking/hiking, reading, cooking, listening to podcasts, and rooting for Bay Area sports teams
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would: Geologist and NatGeo photographer
Ask me about... Couples matching, ultrasound, sports and wilderness medicine, Zone 2 training, BBQing, building Strava bike routes with way too much elevation gain
More than meets the eye: I had a close encounter with a juvenile great white shark that swam directly under my surfboard and I escaped with all of my extremities intact
Birthplace: Stafford, VA
Undergrad: University of Virginia
Med School: Vanderbilt University
Dream travel location: Argentina
Hobbies: Skiing/snowboarding, biking, climbing, watching UVA basketball
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Teach high school science in a mountain town
Ask me about... Couples matching (we did EM/ObGyn), mentorship, clinical reasoning, AI in medicine
More than meets the eye: I broke my front teeth as a kid on the first day of Boy Scout camp and as an adult on the first day of med school
Birthplace: Novi, MI
Undergrad: Dartmouth College
Med School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dream travel location: so many!! including Mt. Kilamanjaro, Cappadocia, Turkey, the Bolivian salt flats
Hobbies: traveling, weightlifting, hiking, cooking, gardening, live music, overpriced coffee shops, watching reality tv, talking about reality tv
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a chocolatier
Ask me about... global health/global emergency medicine, moving to Colorado without ever having been here before, being vegan in Denver, learning to ski in residency
More than meets the eye: I once paid $20 to bungee jump off a bridge in Ecuador and I have been scuba diving in the Great Barrier Reef
Birthplace: Manchester NH
Undergrad: Boston University
Med School: University of Colorado SOM
Dream travel location: Bol Croatia
Hobbies: Hiking/skiing/camping, lifting weights, biking, wondering if Mac Jones will be a franchise QB
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: History teacher
Ask me about... Balancing family and work life, getting started in battlefield/prehospital research
Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
Undergrad: The University of Texas at Austin
Med School: Baylor College of Medicine
Dream travel location: Namibia
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, crafting, reading Harry Potter
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would: Be a park ranger!!
Ask me about... Planning a trip, wilderness medicine, rocks and fossils, having a partner in medicine, where to go for awesome day hikes/backpacking nearby :)
More than meets the eye:I’ve backpacked 44 countries!
Birthplace: Boulder City, NV
Undergrad: Northwestern University
Med School: University of Michigan
Dream travel location: Scottish Highlands
Hobbies: Lap swimming, reading, walking other people's dogs, slowly learning Spanish
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Swim Coach
Ask me about... not knowing how to ski, living in every US time zone, waitressing in med school, a budding interest in organized medicine and addiction medicine
More than meets the eye: I spent a year teaching English in Madrid before medical school
Austin Jones, MD
Birthplace: Santa Cruz, CA
Undergrad: Northeastern University
Med School: UC Davis SOM
Dream travel location: Azores
Hobbies: Running, hiking, camping, snowboarding, mountain biking, gardening, and enjoying good food and drinks with friends
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: work in healthcare policy. Or open a wine bar 🍷
Ask me about... EMS, wilderness medicine, street medicine, healthcare policy
More than meets the eye: I have two rescue German Shepherds, Sierra and Shasta
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, CA
Undergrad: University of Southern California
Med School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dream travel location: New Zealand
Hobbies: Soccer, running slowly, beach volleyball, skiing, hiking, camping, baking.
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would: be back working in disaster relief or opening a neighborhood bakery by the beach.
Ask me about... disaster medicine, street medicine, learning to love winter with snow.
More than meets the eye: I already had my 15 seconds of fame when I was interviewed on Norwegian national television as a kid after a big soccer tournament.