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Class of 2019

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STACEY ERNEST
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergrad: Georgia State University
Major: Psychology
Medical school: Keck School of Medicine at USC
Hidden talents: I speak Haitian Creole
Favorite pastime: spending time with my Husband, watching Marvel movies, going to amusement parks (I love thrill rides!)
Favorite past job: Working at UNICEF
Fictional character you most identify with: Captain America because he stays calm even when emotions are high among the avengers, he always has a plan, he’s a great leader, and he stands up for justice.
Favorite place you've visited: Oahu, Hawaii
Most interesting fact about you: I don't play Pacman because something about those monsters and the narrow spaces gives me anxiety.



​Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergrad: Cal State San Marcos
Major: Biological Sciences 
Medical school: University of Iowa
Hidden talents: Dog whisperer, Aspiring pastry chef 
Favorite pastime: Hiking, Kayaking, Animal Rescue, Reading, Going to the movies, Hanging out at the beach
Favorite past job: Dental Office Receptionist 
Fictional character you most identify with: Rubeus Hagrid (Loyal, softhearted, loves animals)
Favorite place you've visited: Zion national park 
Most interesting fact about you: I was a competitive Irish step dancer throughout elementary and middle school
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SARAH HOLGREN

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BRYANT KHOO
Hometown: Arcadia
Undergrad: USC (Fight on!)
Major: Biology
Medical School: USC again!
Hidden talents: Former martial artist (Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Wushu), Extremely amateur rapper, Enthusiastic karaoke-ist 
Favorite past time: Board games and enjoying the outdoors
Favorite past job: Lyft driving
Fictional character you most identify with: Derek Zoolander cause I'm really really really ridiculously good looking (haha kidding)
Favorite place you've visited: Hawaii 
Most interesting fact about you: I proposed to my now-fiance on a hot air balloon and then we semi-crash landed, but no one was hurt!

Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Undergrad: Southern Adventist University
Major: Chemistry
Medical school: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Hidden talents: Per my best friends: Assembling Star Wars Legos...Going to the bathroom in the woods...Being ethnically ambiguous...Friends trivia
Favorite pastime: Traveling and exploring the globe with my friends
Favorite past job: Playing violin at wedding gigs with my string octet back in high school
Fictional character you most identify with: Rachel Green
Favorite place you've visited: Australia
Most interesting fact about you: I still build Legos...Like it's a legitimate struggle to not buy more every time I go to Target. I really have a problem.
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KRISTINA KYLE

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Hometown: Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines
Undergrad: Point Loma Nazarene University
Major: Biology
Medical school: UCSD
Hidden talents: I can sleep pretty much anywhere
Favorite pastime: Anything fitness-y, but not running
Favorite past job: Violin teacher to little kids
Fictional character you most identify with: Matter-Eater Lad
Favorite place you've visited: Inca Trail Peru
Most interesting fact about you: I probably could learn Spanish

Hometown: Cypress, CA
Undergrad: UC San Diego
Major: Biochemistry with Cell Biology
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Hidden talents: accidentally tripping and face planting into the ground with grace, expertly pretending the previous statement didn’t happen, possessing the fine dexterity to tweeze tiny chin hairs (shaving? ha!), converting normal chicken wings into boneless ones in one bite, filling out personal profiles.
Favorite pastime: raising my own pack of dire wolves (or shiba inus), and training them to fetch frosty beverages for adequate hydration. oh yea, and eating. lots of eating. 
Favorite past job: older brother’s minion
Fictional character you most identify with: mulan. she made a man out of me.
Favorite place you’ve visited: kayaking to the deserted white sand bar off the coast of Hawaii, then soaking in the serene beauty with a frosty beverage.
Most interesting fact about you: that picture of me took only 500 times to capture.
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TOM LE

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STEPHEN LIN
Hometown: Saratoga, CA
Undergrad: University of California, San Diego
Major: Bioengineering
Medical school: The Ohio State University
Hidden talents: Napping at any opportunity, finding good deals
Favorite pastime: Hiking, biking
Favorite past job: Computer Tech, Camp Counselor for Camp Kesem
Fictional character you most identify with: Baymax
Favorite place you've visited: Japan
Most interesting fact about you: Biked across the country from San Diego, CA to Bethany Beach, DE

Hometown: Born in Denver, CO, grew up in Chapel Hill, NC
Undergrad: University of North Carolina
Major: Biology
Medical school: New York Medical College
Hidden talents: Cooking, computer games
Favorite pastime: Eating, ice hockey (goalie), snowboarding (badly)
Favorite past job: Camp counselor/lifeguard
Fictional character you most identify with: After 4 years in the frozen northeast? Jon Snow
Favorite place you've visited: Ávila, Spain
Most interesting fact about you: I'm half German on my mother's side, but my favorite foods and my (often limited) Spanish come from her up-bringing in Peru
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ALEX LOEHR

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NASH MARTINEZ
Hometown: Hemet, CA
Undergrad: University of California San Diego
Major: Pharmacological Chemistry
Medical school: University of California San Francisco
Hidden talents: Eating, FPS games, chemical synthesis, philosophizing
Favorite pastime: Weight lifting, mountain biking, hiking, camping, beach bonfires, watching movies
Favorite past job: Barista
Fictional character you most identify with: Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park
Favorite place you've visited: Zion National Park, Glamis, NYC
Most interesting fact about you: Started doing roofing, painting houses, and operating backhoes in middle school.

Hometown: Reno, Nevada
Undergrad: University of San Diego
Major: Biology
(Graduate school: Tulane University, Cell and Molecular Biology)
Medical school: University of Nevada School of Medicine
Hidden talents: Ron Burgundy-esque flute playing, also font-like handwriting skills
Favorite pastime: Hiking, golfing, cooking and stand up paddle boarding, also laying on the beach and catching up on celebrity gossip
Favorite past job: Tie between golf course and a spa
Fictional character you most identify with: Liz Lemon from 30 Rock
Favorite place you've visited: New Orleans, with a close second/tie being Kauai
Most interesting fact about you: I've seen a game at all 30 Major League baseball stadiums. My favorite is still AT&T Park...forever a Giants fan!
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SARAH MCDANIELS

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Hometown: Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Undergrad: University of California, Riverside
Major: Biology
Medical school: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Hidden talents: Juggling
Favorite pastime: Going to LA Laker games with my dad
Favorite past job: Master smoothie maker at Jamba Juice
Fictional character you most identify with: Buddy the Elf
Favorite place you've visited: Santorini, Greece
Most interesting fact about you: If medicine didn’t work out, I would have pursued culinary school with hopes to be executive chef at my own Michelin-starred restaurant.

Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Undergrad: USC
Major: Environmental Studies
Medical school: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Hidden talents: Inspiring food adventures
Favorite pastime: Rock Climbing
Favorite past job: Summer Camp Counsellor
Fictional character you most identify with: Stitch
Favorite place you've visited: Havasupai Falls
Most interesting fact about you: I'm reconsidering life choices after sustaining a orbital floor fracture whitewater kayaking last year.
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JEFF NAKASHIOYA

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Hometown: Bozeman, MT
Undergrad: Montana State University
Major: Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Medical school: University of Washington
Hidden talents: My girlfriend can back up a trailer like a champ, I cannot
Favorite pastime: Is it outside? Does it involve mountains? I’m down!
Favorite past job: Spraying weeds for Gallatin county
Fictional character you most identify with: The Joker because I like jokes
Favorite place you've visited: Anywhere in MT, AK, and the south best
Most interesting fact about you: I learned to never go climbing with crocs in Moab, pass it on.

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