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Class of 2025

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Taylor Davidson, DO

Hometown: Kalamazoo, MI
Undergrad: University of Michigan
Major: Women's Studies, Spanish
Medical school: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hidden talents: Smoothie making, trip planning, finding every free workout class in the area
Favorite pastime: Sunset walks, skiing, reading, wake surfing
Favorite past job: Dog walker
Fictional character you most identify with: Leslie Knope
Favorite place you've visited: Morocco
Most interesting fact about you: I was in a covid vaccine commercial and have unexpectedly seen myself pop up on Snapchat ads and gas station TV.

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Kelly Fong, MD

Hometown: San Gabriel, CA
Undergrad: La Sierra University
Major: Biology: Biomedical Sciences
Medical school: Loma Linda University
Hidden talents: playing the piano
Favorite pastime: going on cruises/traveling, trying new foods, spending time with pets
Favorite past job: working in an accounting department as a high schooler 
Fictional character you most identify with: Mei Lee from Turning Red
​Favorite place you've visited: Budapest, Hungary
Most interesting fact about you: They say once you learn how to ride a bike you never forget, but I definitely forgot.

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Katharine Foster, MD

​Hometown: Bend, OR
Undergrad: Walla Walla University, La Sierra University and Oregon State University
Major: History
Medical school: Oregon Health and Sciences University
Hidden talents: Making cakes, large tree climbing 
Favorite pastime: Rock-climbing, skiing and snowboarding and painting
Favorite past job: I worked as a scribe for a podiatrist and we had this little team that did everything together; shoveling snow off the roof, assisting in surgery and climbing together after work
Fictional character you most identify with: Katniss Everdeen
Favorite place you've visited: Denali, AK 
Most interesting fact about you: I have a phobia of lake sharks

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Omran Gdara, MD

Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Undergrad: UCLA
Major: Biological Sciences
Medical school: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Hidden talents: freediving, screenwriting, aggressively shazamming songs 
Favorite pastime: swimming, hiking, any beach related activity, watching movies
Favorite past job: Producer’s Assistant
Fictional character you most identify with: Bugs Bunny
Favorite place you've visited: Mo’orea, French Polynesia
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Most interesting fact about you: I’ve thrifted vintage clothing items from over 20 countries 

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Rafael Gumerato, MD

Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil
Undergrad: does not apply because the educational system works a bit differently in South America
Major: does not apply because the educational system works a bit differently in South America
Medical school: Universidad Adventista del Plata, Argentina
Hidden talents: having a good song for pretty much every emotion or circumstance.  I have also mastered the refined technique of cracking an apple in half using only my bare hands.
Favorite pastime: running, working out, cycling, CrossFit, listening to music, discovering new songs, going to the beach, climbing onto rooftops, cooking for people.
Favorite past job: Third-grade volunteer teacher
Fictional character you most identify with: Aragorn, The Lord of the Rings
Favorite place you've visited: Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands
Most interesting fact about you: I very often wake up in the middle of the night with a song in my head and will have to listen to it in order to fall back asleep (if this happens to you as well, please let me know I am not alone)

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Ashima Katakwar, MD

Hometown: San Ramon, California
Undergrad: Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA
Major: Biology
Medical school: Drexel University College of Medicine - Philadelphia, PA
Hidden talents: Packing a ridiculous amount of stuff into a carry-on bag, reciting the Broadway musical Hamilton, ability to be constantly thinking about food
Favorite pastime: Procrastinating, road-tripping, window shopping
Favorite past job: High school tutor
Fictional character you most identify with: Hermione Granger
Favorite place you've visited: Venice, Italy
Most interesting fact about you: In 2018, I studied abroad in London for a quarter and got to see Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day!

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Jamie Marliere, MD

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergrad: San Diego State University
Major: Sociology
Medical school: University of Central Florida College of Medicine 
Hidden talents: Handywoman projects, running long distances, hosting awesome get-togethers
Favorite pastime: Riding & jumping horses, hanging out at the barn
Favorite past job: Group fitness coach
Fictional character you most identify with: Merida from Brave 
Favorite place you've visited: Honduras
Most interesting fact about you: I have lots of fur babies, including two horses, two Great Danes, a dachshund, a three-legged cat and a couple goats. They have all moved across the country more than once.

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Robbie Mun, DO

​Hometown: Waianae, HI
Undergrad: University of Hawai’i
Major: Psychology, minor in Biology
Medical school: AT Still University
Hidden talents: I can play the Hawaiian nose flute (‘Ohe Hano Ihu)
Favorite pastime: Re-watching The Office
Favorite past job: Santa Claus at the Mall – I’ve never felt so popular
Fictional character you most identify with: Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead
Favorite place you've visited: Osaka, Japan or Barcelona, Spain
Most interesting fact about you: I’ve lived in temperatures above 120°f (AZ) and below -80°f (AK) 

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Comfort Orebayo, DO

Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria/ Norwalk, California.
Undergrad: Winona State University
Major: Biology, Biochemistry
Medical school: Kansas City University, College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hidden talents: Singing, Crafting, Photography, Knitting and Sewing
Favorite pastime: Travelling, Reading, Listening to Podcast, Trying new foods 
Favorite past job: Resident Assistant
Fictional character you most identify with: Khadija James from Living Single
Favorite place you've visited: New Orleans, LA 
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Kimberly Park, MD

​Hometown: Berrien Springs, MI
Undergrad: Andrews University
Major: Biophysics
Medical school: Loma Linda University
Hidden talents: fixing broken things, talking really fast, and remembering names
Favorite pastime: escape rooms, oil painting, hiking with my dogs 
Favorite past job: physics teaching assistant 
Fictional character you most identify with: Jake Peralta 
Favorite place you've visited: The Big Island, Hawaii
Most interesting fact about you: I’m currently illustrating a medical text book! 

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Christopher Riba, MD

​Hometown: Simi Valley, California
Undergrad: Westmont College
Major: Cellular/Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
Medical school: Loma Linda University
Hidden talents: I can lose anything. Look, it’s all about your goals. If Voldemort had just asked me to hang on to his Horcruxes they never would have been found. 
Favorite pastimes: Reading SciFi/Fantasy Books, watching terrible B movies with friends, and stealing the Declaration of Independence.
Favorite past job: Alpaca Farm Ranch Hand. We had a love/hate relationship. I sheered and fed them, they kicked and spat on me.  
Fictional character you most identify with: Winnie the Pooh: we both love a cozy recliner, have a problematic relationship with food, and can wear the heck out of a red shirt.
Favorite place you've visited: The Hilton Lakes in Bishop, California
Most interesting fact about you: I have completed over 100 escape rooms!

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Emma Schulte, MD

Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergrad: Occidental College 
Major: Biology 
Medical school: SUNY Downstate
Hidden talents: Winning the jackpot on Storm Stopper at the arcade, cooking without a recipe
Favorite pastime: Miscellaneous art projects, attending any and every concert I can, scuba diving
Favorite past job: Probably my brief stint as a receptionist at a trapeze studio
Fictional character you most identify with: Tobias Fünke (No plans to run away to become an actor though, I promise!)
Favorite place you've visited: Some favorites include Hopkins Bay, Belize and Isle of Skye in Scotland
​Most interesting fact about you: Before medical school I completed my MPH at Imperial College in London

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Kendall Smith, MD

Hometown: Highlands Ranch, Colorado 
Undergrad: Miami University (OH)
Major: Chemistry, Spanish minor
Medical School: Western Michigan University
Hidden Talents: Parallel parking, filling awkward silences, identifying a Friends episode within a few seconds
Favorite Pastime: Shopping, being outside, reading, trying new happy hours, playing soccer, drinking iced coffee
Favorite Past Job: Hostess at a seafood restaurant (free lunch!)
Fictional character you most identify with: David Rose
Favorite place you've visited: Maasai Mara in Kenya
Most interesting fact about you: During college I uncovered and solved a months-long credit card-stealing scheme

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Stephanie Torrez, MD

Hometown: Laguna Hills, CA
Undergrad: University of California, Irvine
Major: Public Health Sciences
Medical school: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry, NY
Hidden talents: Handstands, remembering song lyrics, parallel parking, Mexican food critic, spoiling endings of shows for myself
Favorite pastime: Weightlifting, snowboarding, being a Bills fan, reminding friends that Josh Allen is from CA
Favorite past job: Barista
Fictional character you most identify with: Eleanor Shellstrop
Favorite place you've visited: Machu Picchu
Most interesting fact about you: I had Entamoeba histolytica

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Nicole Williams, DO

​Hometown: Burbank, CA
Undergrad: UCLA
Major: Psychobiology
Medical school: Midwestern University, AZCOM
Hidden talents: walking into obvious objects
Favorite pastime: Hiking, camping, boxing, going to comedy shows, petting dogs
Favorite past job: ED scribe, and intern at an addiction treatment center
Fictional character you most identify with: David Rose
Favorite place you've visited: Yellowstone National Park
Most interesting fact about you: I am a self-proclaimed professional grilled cheese maker 

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Andrea Witherell, MD

Hometown: Piedmont, CA (Bay Area)
Undergrad: California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Major: Kinesiology, Biology minor
Medical school: University of Kansas - Kansas City
Hidden talents: Baking pinterest-worthy baked goods, slacklining, navigating foreign public transportation
Favorite pastime: Spending time outdoors (hiking, camping, rock climbing, etc), baking, traveling, trying new local coffee shops and breweries
Favorite past job: EMT
Fictional character you most identify with: Betty Crocker
Favorite place you've visited: Trolltunga, Norway
Most interesting fact about you: I cut my own umbilical cord after having my daughter (my husband doesn't do well with blood)

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