Intern Class 2021-2022
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INTERN CLASS 2021- 2022 Saher Ali Halei Benefield Anna Bitners Kyla Cordrey M.D., M.S. M.D., Ph.D. M.D. M.D. Hometown: New Smyrna Beach, FL Hometown: Latham, MD Medical School: University of North Carolina - Hometown: Seattle, WA Hometown: Summit, NJ Medical School: Penn State Chapel Hill Medical School: Albert Einstein Medical School: Johns Hopkins For Fun I: run, hike, read (mostly fiction and For Fun I: Gardening/taking journalism), bake, and sample the Baltimore food For Fun I: cook with my For Fun I: cook, run along the care of my fruit trees, cooking, scene with my husband significant other, explore the harbor, and play/coach field volleyball and tennis, taking naps Why did you choose Hopkins? Two of my favorite outdoors nearby (hiking, kayaking, hockey. mentors from medical school were Harriet Lane (especially in my hammock!) alums, so I knew firsthand the caliber of pediatrician etc.), and try out new restaurants. Why did you choose Why did I choose Hopkins: Hopkins produces. I loved how intentional the Why did you choose Hopkins: Hopkins? Combined pediatrics- program is about educating its residents, and training The incredible people, patient The emphasis on education and residents to be educators. I was excited by the anesthesiology program, friendly graduated autonomy throughout training, variety of population, focus on education, teaching. I loved the culture of the and down-to-earth people, being electives, and ample opportunities to develop career impressive history, clinical pediatric program here as a close to my family, and the interests outside of clinical medicine. What really exposure, and supportive medical student, and I wanted to sealed the deal, though, were the stellar interactions I opportunities to make advocacy had on interview day! The PDs, residents, and staff leadership! be part of a program that and service part of my training were all exceptionally warm and kind and I knew I was What excites you most about appreciated its residents and What excites me most joining a family and not just a training program. living in Baltimore: Getting to deeply cared for its patient What excites you most about living in about Baltimore: Food scene, Baltimore? I love being able to walk everywhere! My explore a new city filled with kind population. being by the water. Being in the husband and I live near Patterson Park and have easy people, great food, and easy What excites you most about DMV overall - culture, access to the park, waterfront, and very delicious access to the outdoors. living in Baltimore? dining, not to mention I can walk to work most days. community, close to everything This is also my first time living outside the South and E-mail: [email protected] B'more Licks ice cream, Hoehn's Email: [email protected] in a big city, and I was surprised at how genuinely kind donuts, and all the different everyone in Baltimore has been. I'm excited to neighborhoods in the city. explore this new community for the next few years! Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Rachel Darko Becca Dryer To l u l o p e Fatola Devki Gami M.D. M.D. M.D. M.D. Hometown: Silver Spring, MD Hometown: Minneapolis, MN Hometown: Toronto, Canada Hometown: York, PA Medical School: Meharry Medical Medical School: Emory Medical School: Meharry Medical Medical School: Temple College School of Medicine For Fun I: Run, read, play soccer, do College School of Medicine For Fun I: like to dance, try new For fun I: watch reality TV, listen to literally anything outdoors!, eat a lot For fun I: Love to try new vegan foods, watch 76ers games, podcasts, do yoga +/- peloton, and eat of ice cream, go to concerts & restaurants, binge-watch shows, watch Bollywood movies, do henna, brunch! sporting events watch hair, fashion and makeup craft, and host gatherings with my Why did you choose Hopkins: I Why did you choose Hopkins?: I youtubers, blog, and eat ice cream. friends chose Hopkins because I felt like I could remember at the end of my (virtual) Why did you choose Hopkins? I Why did you choose Hopkins? be myself around everyone. It is a truly interview day feeling like I really did an online virtual away rotation welcoming environment full of genuinely the opportunity to advocate for KNEW the program and the people. I here and met a lot of faculty kind-hearted and supportive people. I was so impressed with Hopkins' members, residents and got to listen children and their communities don't feel afraid to hide a particular part dedication to not only its patients, but in on rounds. I loved the learning through the Health Equity track, the of my personality, background, or environment, I felt it was very easy- genuineness of the people, the struggles. Here, I feel as though all also its residents. There is an emphasis on teaching by all members of the going and non-confrontational. The supportive culture, and the amazing parts of me are nurtured and valued. residents here were very friendly and patient care team, a focus on clinical training What excites you most living in willing to further answer questions leadership early on in residency, and What excites you most about Baltimore? In addition to being close and would check in on me to family and friends in the area, I LOVE endless opportunities available. throughout the interview cycle! living in Baltimore? being close seafood and am happy to get back into What excites you most about What excites you most about to the water! also being only an the food scene here with all of my new living in Baltimore? The food scene living in Baltimore: The food hour away from home so my family friends! (everyone talks about it), judging for options, Being a part of a culturally and I can appreciate Baltimore Email: [email protected] myself Bmore's best ice cream, diverse city, Being able to take public together! exploring local running trails, and transportation or walk places! Email: [email protected] being on the water! Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Megan Gates Jillian Heckman Laura Henderson Kaysha Henry M.D., M.S. M.D. M.D. M.D., M.P.H Hometown: Ashburn, VA Hometown: Lancaster, PA Hometown: Concord, MA Hometown: Antigua, West Indies and Medical School: Drexel Med School: Drexel Chicago, Illinois Medical school: Texas Tech For Fun I: I love to spend time with my family and family and look for For fun: love running, cooking and Medical School: University of Illinois reasons to plan celebrations for my loved ones, which typically include For fun I: Avid baseball and College of Medicine a charcuterie board! I enjoy trying new places and foods, and you can eating food of all kinds, playing hockey fan, playing intramural typically find me at a Farmer's market most Saturday mornings. I love a board games, and reading books For Fun I: paint, do creative writing (mainly sports, taking care of my good exercise spin class and have been enjoying safely getting back into (especially sci-fi, fantasy, and history) poems), and watch historical documentaries labradoodle, Griffin, and group fitness classes. Why did you choose Hopkins? or fictional shows/movies. I really love Why did you choose Hopkins? I choose Hopkins because I desired Masterpiece Classics on PBS! tortoiseshell cat, Roux, hoping to The strong focus on education was a training environment that would challenge and support me, expose very important to me - I am Why did you choose Hopkins? I one day make the perfect gumbo me to cutting-edge medical practice and complex medical conditions interested in Medical Education and absolutely enjoyed my virtual interview day while staying grounded in the principle of caring for the local from scratch also wanted to be in a program that and felt the warmth and camaraderie community. On my interview day, during virtual rounds, I saw a breadth between the current residents even through Email: [email protected] of cases in just 30 minutes: from an international child seeking care for prioritized resident learning. a rare metabolic disorder to asthma in the local child complicated by Between that, the sense of the virtual environment. I was fully sold by household smoking and smoking cessation support for the family. I was community and camaraderie, and the program when I sat through the global inspired by how children come from all over the world to receive their the opportunities available in health second look day and learned about care from Hopkins, but how the physicians never abandoned the needs Baltimore for my spouse (who is not the amazing projects current attending of the children in their own neighborhood. I realized that Hopkins in a medical field), it just seemed faculty were working on and the diverse would lay an excellent foundation for whatever path my career decided right! locations I could potentially go to for global to take me, whether community general pediatrics to subspecialized What excites me about health experiences. I was even more care. I knew I would be surrounded by brilliant and hardworking Baltimore: I love the sense of impressed by how humble and approachable individuals just trying to deliver the best care to their patients and do the right thing for the families and communities they serve. To be a part community - people are very all the faculty were throughout the entire of this team is truly a humbling experience. friendly and involved. There is also application process, making it clear that this What excites you most about living in Baltimore? The lots of great food to try and was the right place for me to train in waterfront! I love being able to see the docks and sailboats and be able activities and neighborhoods to pediatrics and global health.