CLASS OF 2028
Birthplace: Mililani, HI (Oahu)
Undergrad: University of Hawaii at Manoa
Med School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Dream travel location: Hokkaido
Hobbies: Catching up on K-dramas, baking, crocheting couch blankets, finding the best restaurants/coffee spots, and learning to ski/snowboard as a future hobby!
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Be an organization TikToker so I can get free bins!
Ask me about... Being a first-gen in medicine, moving for the first time for residency, social EM, fave non-touristy places to eat on Oahu.
More than meets the eye: The first Trader Joe's I ever shopped at (last year when I did my Away) is now a couple blocks away from me :)
Bobby Nolan, MD
Birthplace: Salida, CO
Undergrad: Colorado School of Mines
Med School: University of Colorado
Dream travel location: Bikepacking in the Andes
Hobbies: Everything Colorado, science fiction, board games, political podcasts
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would: be a sad chemical engineer... or journalist in another life
Ask me about... Climate and health, the filibuster, cold brew season, why Cheesman is the best Denver park
More than meets the eye: My first job was cleaning boats in a custom raft frame shop.
Birthplace: Lexington, South Carolina
Undergrad: Clemson University
Med School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia
Dream travel location: New Zealand
Hobbies: Hiking, traveling, tennis, pickleball, watching trash TV
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a travel agent
Ask me about... global health, ultrasound, hiking in Colorado, moving from the southeast
Birthplace: Cortez, Colorado
Undergrad: University of Colorado - Boulder
Med School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dream travel location: New Zealand/Australia
Hobbies: Running, biking, cooking, pickleball, petting all the dogs
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a gym teacher!
Ask me about... rural medicine, women's health, traveling, and anything Colorado related!
More than meets the eye: I have a twin sister!
Birthplace: Chapel Hill, NC (but grew up in Excelsior, MN!)
Undergrad: Stanford
Med School: Stanford
Dream travel location: Botswana for a safari
Hobbies: Weightlifting, trail running, coffee (dialing in my home brewing + questing for new beans), traveling, reading, general tomfoolery
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a scientist! (I got my PhD in vaccine development)
Ask me about... being MD/PhD in emergency medicine, research, why DHREM, the intersection of emergency medicine and infectious disease, social EM
More than meets the eye: I got to interview Tony Fauci in 2022!
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, USA
Undergrad: Clark Atlanta University
Med School: Washington State University
Dream travel location: Egypt
Hobbies: working out, binging Spanish series on netflix, watching sports with beer in hand
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would: be a motivational speaker, just as soon as I get rid of my fear of public speaking.
Ask me about... how to win your fantasy football league
More than meets the eye: I make a mean shrimp alfredo! And have accumulated 40 stitches in my lifetime.
Birthplace: Saunderstown, RI
Undergrad: Wake Forest University
Med School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Dream travel location: Alaska, Patagonia, the Dolomites!
Hobbies: Everything outside! Hiking, skiing, trail running, surfing, exploring with my dog Maverick, cooking, gardening
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Be a farmer! And own a bookstore/cafe/ brewery/dog park in a mountain town.
Ask me about... Social EM, low resource medicine, global health, latest hiking adventures, my dog
More than meets the eye: Before medical school, I thru-hiked the Appalachian Trail
Birthplace: Charlotte, NC, USA
Undergrad: Kenyon College
Med School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dream travel location: Greece or the Galapagos Islands
Hobbies: Survivor, swimming, rec sports that I am mediocre at, rock climbing/bouldering, skiing, fish tacos
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a Pixar writer or animator
Ask me about... being new to Colorado, being new to skiing, couples matching, PEM, LGBTQ+ stuff, sharks
More than meets the eye: I swam competitively for 15 years and in college I once raced in the same event as Katie Ledecky
Birthplace: Holland, MI
Undergrad: University of Michigan
Med School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Dream travel location: Anywhere in Spain
Hobbies: Cooking then eating, Running, Cycling, Triathlons, Crafting
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a college professor with a PhD in Sociology
Ask me about... healthcare for those experiencing homelessness, social EM, food recipes, and anything about cooking
More than meets the eye: I lived and taught English in China!
Birthplace: Redlands, CA
Undergrad: University of California Los Angeles
Med School: University of California Riverside SOM
Dream travel location: Maldives
Hobbies: Couch potatoing with my wife and dog, watching Star Wars and Korean Dramas. Running, cycling, swimming, triathlons, trail runs, snowboarding. Making espresso or pour-over coffee. Photography on my iPhone, sometimes a DSLR or drone. Playing Settlers of Catan (record is 6 games in one day) and other board games. Concerts, traveling, and trying new foods while wearing fun sneakers.
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Work at a start-up in healthcare design or innovation
Ask me about... Ultrasound, healthcare management, first physician in family, JEDI, mentorship, why DHREM, training a Goldendoodle
More than meets the eye: In a 6 month period I completed a marathon, century ride, Ironman 70.3, and a 33-mile ultra, all of which were followed with eating a whole pizza
Birthplace: Fremont, CA, USA
Undergrad: UCLA
Med School: California Northstate University
Dream travel location: Vietnam
Hobbies: World of Wacraft, lifting weights, skincare
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a herpetologist
Ask me about... social EM, nutrition, DIY mattresses
More than meets the eye: My parents named me after a now-defunct trucking company
Birthplace: Denver, CO
Undergrad: University of Colorado Denver
Med School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Dream travel location: Northern Italy or the Czech Republic
Hobbies: Powerlifting, Running, Hiking, Coffee, Film, Literature, Collecting Vinyl
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Veterinarian, Fitness Coach or Literature & Film Professor
Ask me about... Harm Reduction & Street Medicine, Combining Fitness & Medicine, Podcasting, Specialty Coffee, Movies, Music & Stand-Up Comedy
More than meets the eye: During my first two years of college, I played football at CSU-Pueblo and was part of the 2014 Division II National Championship team
Birthplace: Livingston, NJ
Undergrad: Boston University
Med School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dream travel location: Bali!
Hobbies: Reading, skiing, hiking, running, pelotoning... and spending time with family and friends
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: Open up a bakery in my home town!
Ask me about... Medical education, Spanish interpreting, trauma research, where to find the best breakfast burrito in Denver
More than meets the eye: My whole family is from a small town in Galicia, Spain, but I grew up in Northern NJ speaking English, Spanish, Gallego, and Portuguese at home
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Undergrad: St. Mary's College of Maryland
Med School: University of Maryland
Dream travel location: The Alps in Switzerland
Hobbies: Snowboarding, baking, exploring coffee shops, making wishlists on airBnB
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: run a refuge for stray and abandoned cats
Ask me about... my cats (see above), reality TV, couples matching EM-EM, LGBTQ+ advocacy, women's health
More than meets the eye: my first job was restocking the soda fridge at my parents restaurant when I was a kid (I got paid a quarter an hour)
Birthplace: Downers Grove, IL, USA
Undergrad: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Med School: Chicago Medical School
Dream travel location: Cappadocia, Turkey
Hobbies: Bollywood, bhangra dancing, spikeball, baking, coffee shop exploring, reality TV
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: be a pastry chef
Ask me about... Couple’s matching, Muslim women in medicine, anything Bollywood related
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
Undergrad: University of Colorado at Boulder
Med School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Dream travel location: Anywhere with epic fly fishing and limited humans
Hobbies: Trying to convince my wife to let us adopt more pets, fishing (but not keeping the fish as pets), hiking, perfecting the (large) amount of coffee it takes find the right proportion of heart palpitations to mental acuity, and chasing said coffee with a horrifying amount of bubly.
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would be a: continue my ventures as a firefighter paramedic in a rural community!
Ask me about... EMS, EMS research, LGBTQIA+ flag football (DGLFFL) in Denver
More than meets the eye: I once won an SAEM competition called IGNITE! for a slam poetry piece I wrote about the human side of being a paramedic. It will for sure be a one hit wonder (no additional skills or creativity remain whatsoever).
Birthplace: Boulder, CO, US
Undergrad: University of Colorado Boulder
Med School: Oregon Health & Science University
Dream travel location: Space, duh.
Hobbies: Ski-mountaineering, running, hot dog enthusiast, Star Wars, telling my poorly behaved dog he’s a good boy.
If I couldn't be an EM doc, I would: follow the guidance of the aptitude test I took in high school and become a stunt double.
Ask me about... Addiction medicine, narrative medicine, partners in medicine
More than meets the eye: My parents are white river kayakers and my siblings and I are named after rivers (dodged a bullet—my brother’s name is Stanislaus).