Mayra Cruz
Class of 2022 Los Angeles, California
Medical School: UCSF
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Health access to underserved populations, sustainable emergency medicine in low resource settings, global EM
Hobbies/Interests: I love the outdoors and exploring new lakes and beaches. I also love dancing salsa, cumbias, merengue!
Interesting Fact: I recently went swimming with a couple of sea turtles, a stingray, and schools of fish in Holbox Island. I was just adopted by a mini schnauzer who keeps me running in circles.
Mindy Duong
Class of 2022 San Diego, California
Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Disaster Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, photography, rock climbing, eating Mexican food and ice cream, cooking (but not baking), sipping coffee and reading at my local coffee shop
Interesting Fact: I have an endless stomach for dessert. I’ve learned to play seven instruments so far (3 types of clarinet, piano, percussion, oboe, and ukulele) and want to try guitar next!
Paul Ehlers
Class of 2022 Mercer Island, Washington
Medical School: Wake Forest University
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Toxicology, critical care, substance use disorders in the ED, medical education, & FOAMed
Hobbies/Interests: I used to row and be fit, but now I just lift weights. I also spend my time hiking, trying to conquer my fear of heights, and eating adventurous things.
Interesting Fact: Before medical school, I taught high school students in New Orleans with City Year, an AmeriCorps program. I also gave myself a spontaneous pneumothorax in the gym during interview season for residency – I don’t recommend it.
Carli Haasbroek
Class of 2022 Sunnyvale, California
Medical School: UCSF
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Global EM medical education, Global Trauma/EMS, and Critical Care
Hobbies/Interests: Spending time with friends and family, foodie, fashion lover, traveling, playing dodgeball, hiking, climbing, watching sports but prefer to play, movies, television, and adrenaline junkie filled activities
Interesting Fact: South African, learned to read and write in German first, played for UC Berkeley Woman’s soccer team, three knee surgeries before the age of 18, trilingual unfortunately downgraded to bilingual, and I look like I am my older brother’s identical twin (he calls himself the pretty one).
Robert Inglis
Class of 2022 Travelers Rest, South Carolina
Medical School: UCSF
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Ultrasound, global health, rural health, human health impacts of environmental change
Hobbies/Interests: Backpacking, biking, whitewater kayaking and rafting, old time and bluegrass music
Interesting Fact: Before med school, I worked as an environmental journalist and a congressional staffer in DC. I also spent a season working in the sheet metal and welding shop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
Stacey Lakin
Class of 2022 Villa Park, California
Medical School: USC
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Pediatrics, Critical Care, Medical Education/Administration
Hobbies/Interests: Camping/Hiking, Games, Doubles Tennis
Interesting Fact: I had a number of exotic pets growing up including a dog-sized rabbit, an octopus, and a chicken named Roxanne.
Vincent Lee
Class of 2022 Davis, California
Medical School: UC Davis
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Healthcare for the underserved, health services
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, Fitness, Eating Pho, Brunching, Dolores Park
Interesting Fact: I once gave Alexa Chung advice on how to cure her hangover.
Nicole Moore
Class of 2022 San Francisco
Medical School: UCSF
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Ultrasound, Research
Hobbies/Interests: Spin Class, Exploring Golden Gate Park, Reading, Salsa, Discovering new restaurants in SF
Interesting Fact: I enjoy traveling, hiking, and building LEGOS!
Emmanuel Quaidoo
Class of 2022 Rochester, New York
Medical School: University of Chicago
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Critical care, toxicology, social emergency medicine, global health
Hobbies/Interests: Guitar and hip-hop music, comedy (fan, not performer), running
Interesting Fact: I once traded guitar riffs with a performer on a NYC subway. After quickly being outshined, I determined that finishing college was the better career plan for me.
Anu Ramachandran
Class of 2022 San Jose, California
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Health system resiliency, Refugee and humanitarian crisis affected populations, HIV, Critical care
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, exploring California’s national parks and wineries, learning new languages
Interesting Fact: I lived in London last year and met the Queen and Prince Harry! I once delivered a baby goat. I’ve been to six continents (I’m coming for you Antarctica!).
Shuaib Raza
Class of 2022 Troy, Michigan
Medical School: Yale
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: MedEd, Simulation
Hobbies/Interests: Cricket, making small batch ice cream, learning languages, hiking
Interesting Fact: I helped officiate a wedding in Rio, Brazil of two people I met minutes prior.
Nicholas Stark
Class of 2022 Gregory, South Dakota
Medical School: Georgetown University
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Quality Improvement, Leadership, ED Flow/Efficiency, Access to Care, Healthcare Disparities
Hobbies/Interests: Piloting, writing music, marathoning, scuba diving
Interesting Fact: I grew up on a ranch and had a pet buffalo. Weirdly, I decided I wanted to run a marathon on every continent (including Antarctica) during med school…and actually did it.
Sojung Yi
Class of 2022 Seattle, Washington
Medical School: George Washington University
Training: UCSF-ZSFG Emergency Medicine Residency Program
EM Interests: Global Health, Social Medicine, Medical Humanities
Hobbies/Interests: Being outside, adventuring, exploring cafes in new places, baking desserts, boxing, yoga, photography
Interesting Fact: I’ve pet a baby lion before! I’ve also almost been eaten by a lioness (not the mother of previously mentioned baby lion).