UFCOM Digital Representatives 2020-2021 Class of 2021 Name: Sydney Look, Class of 2021 Hometown: Fort Myers, Florida High School: Bishop Verot High School Undergraduate Institution: Florida State University Undergraduate Major: Exercise Physiology UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Admissions Welcoming Committee, Pediatrics Interest Group, White Coat Company, Summer Research with UF Diabetes Institute on improving care for adults with type 1 diabetes through Project ECHO for T1D Intended Specialty: Pediatrics Email: [email protected] Name: Malcolm Kates, Class of 2021 Hometown: Beaufort, SC Undergraduate Institution: College of Charleston (CofC) Undergraduate Majors: International Studies & Biology Gap Year: National Institutes of Health (NIH) IRTA UFCOM Involvement and Interests: American Medical Association (AMA), Medical Student Interview Committee (MSIC), DR SALUD Medical Mission Trip, Local-Global Health Equity Track (LGHET), Medical Education, Ophthalmology Post-MS1 Summer Research: World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland Intended Specialty: Ophthalmology Email: [email protected] Name: Sarah Lopez, Class of 2021 Hometown: Alpharetta, Georgia Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan Undergraduate Major: Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience Gap years: During my 2 gap years, I worked in a neuroscience research lab at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. UF COM Involvement & Interests: Executive board member: Class Fundraising Chair, Admissions Welcoming Committee Intended specialty: Anesthesiology Email: [email protected] Name: Hannah Hayward, Class of 2021 Hometown: Bradfordville/Tallahassee, FL Undergraduate Institution: Duke University Undergraduate Majors: Psychology, English Gap Years: Developmental psychology research at Duke Health in Durham, NC (two years); healthcare technology consulting at The Advisory Board Company in Washington, DC (two years) UF COM Involvement & Interests: Project Haiti, Equal Access Clinic, Integrative Health and Medicine Interest Group, Admissions Welcoming Committee, American Medical Association, Local and Global Health Equity Track Intended Specialty: OBGYN Email: [email protected] Name: Nicole Miranda, Class of 2021 Hometown: Coral Springs, FL Undergraduate Institution: University of Central Florida Undergraduate Major: Psychology UF COM Involvement and Interests: Social Committee, Dermatology Interest Group, Medical Students For Choice, Admissions Welcoming Committee, Summer Research in Pediatric Dermatology Intended Specialty: Psychiatry Email: [email protected] Name: Michael O’Brien, Class of 2021 Hometown: Jacksonville, FL (Ponte Vedra Beach) High School: Bishop Kenny High School Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame Undergraduate Major/Minor: Science-Business (aka pre-med with business minor); Ethics minor Graduate Institution: Loyola University Chicago – Master’s in Medical Science Gap Year: Clinical Research Coordinator at Midwest Orthopedics @ Rush, Chicago, IL UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Clinical Operations Coordinator at the Equal Access Clinic @ Main Street, University of Florida Men’s Club Soccer, Admissions Welcoming Committee, Orthopedic Surgery Interest Group, IM sports, Summer Research in Intraoperative Cartilage Harvesting for reconstruction. Intended specialty: Orthopedic Surgery Email: [email protected] Class of 2022 Name: David King, Class of 2022 Hometown: Coconut Creek, Florida High School: Westminster Academy Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida Undergraduate Major: Health Science Previous Work Experience: Medical Scribe UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Admissions Welcoming Committee, Oncology Interest Group Email: [email protected] Name: Amanda Vozzola, Class of 2022 Hometown: Coral Springs, FL High School: Coral Springs Charter Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida Undergraduate Major: Neurobiological Sciences Gap year: Moved to Boston, MA to work as a scribe in an emergency room; volunteered for a hospice organization and Ronald McDonald House Charities UF COM Involvement & Interests: Admissions Welcoming Committee, American Medical Association Email: [email protected] Name: Troy Hamner, Class of 2022 Hometown: Maitland, FL High School: Edgewater High School Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida Undergraduate Majors: Applied Physiology and Kinesiology UF COM Involvement & Interests: Florida Representative for Christian Medical and Dental Association, Admissions Welcoming Committee Member, Member of American Medical Association, Interests: sports medicine Research: orthopedics and rehab Email: [email protected] Name: Jon Wiese, Class of 2022 Hometown: Longwood, FL (north of Orlando) High School: Trinity Prep Undergraduate Institution: University of Notre Dame Undergraduate Major: Electrical Engineering Gap years: 1 year as a part time student and ophthalmic scribe, 1 year as a high school science teacher/ football, basketball, and lacrosse coach UF COM Involvement and Interests: Admissions Welcoming Committee, attending interest group meetings in just about all fields (I have no idea what I want to do yet), intramural sports Email: [email protected] Name: Tawanna Charlton, Class of 2022 Hometown: Tallahassee, FL High School: East Gadsden High School Undergraduate Institution: Florida State University Undergraduate Major: Biology Graduate School: Hampton University; M.S. Medical Science UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Non-traditional, First Generation Graduate, Admissions Welcoming Committee, Surgical Interest Group, Student National Medical Association, Urology Interest Group, Diversity liaison for ℅ 2022, interested in disparities. Research: Thrombosis/in-stent thrombosis in cancer patients Email: [email protected] Name: Emma Djabali, Class of 2022 Hometown: Marseille, France Undergraduate Institution: Fordham University, BS in General Science Graduate Institution: Georgetown University, MS in Physiology and Biophysics Gap Years: 6 years working in public health research and hospital administration UFCOM Involvement and Interests: MSRP (Summer Research), Admissions Welcoming Committee, Surgery Interest Group Email: [email protected] Name: Patrick Perche, Class of 2022 Hometown: Mount Dora, FL High School: Olympia High School Undergraduate Institution: University of South Florida Undergraduate Major: Cell and Molecular Biology UF COM Involvement and Interests: Admissions Welcoming Committee, American Medical Association, Surgical Subspecialty Interest Group Email: [email protected] Name: Hansol Kang, Class of 2022 Hometown: Gainesville, FL High School: Buchholz High School Undergraduate Institution: MIT Undergraduate Major: Chemistry, Biology UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Equal Access Clinic, Admissions Welcoming Committee, IM sports, Christian Medical Dental Association, leadership in IMIG, APAMSA IG. Health Disparities. EAC officer Research: Infectious disease and surgery Email: [email protected] Name: Taylor Merritt, Class of 2022 Hometown: Pensacola, FL Undergraduate Institution: Florida State University Undergraduate Major: Biology UF COM Involvement and Interests: Equal Access Clinic Site Officer, Admissions Welcoming Committee, Pediatrics Interest Group. Health disparities and preventative medicine. EAC officer. Research: Tdap and Influenza vaccination in pregnant women. Email: [email protected] Class of 2023 Name: Cathleen Mestre, Class of 2023 Hometown: Orlando, FL Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida Undergraduate Major: Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences UF COM Involvement and Interests: Equal Access Clinic's Women's Night Officer, OBGYN Interest Group, Medical Honors Program, UF Test and Trace/The Villages/PK Younge/East Gainesville COVID Testing, Admissions Welcoming Committee, Summer Research focused on social and developmental outcomes of children who experienced in-utero substance exposure Email: [email protected] Name: Ryanne Lehenaff, Class of 2023 Hometown: Mayfield, Pennsylvania (Just outside Scranton, PA) High School: Lakeland Jr.-Sr. High School Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida Undergraduate Major: Biology (Pre-Professional Track) Graduate Institution: University of Florida College of Medicine Graduate Degree: Masters of Medical Sciences Gap Year: UF Health Department of Medicine - Scribe/Head Scribe, Mobile Outreach Clinic – Care Coordinator/Site Officer, Alachua County Crisis Center - Phone Counsellor UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Admissions Welcoming Committee, Internal Medicine Interest Group - Co-President, Group Review Leader, Florida Clinics Collaborative – Communications Director Research: Masters - Subgingival Microbiome in Rheumatoid Arthritis, MSRP - Inflammatory Bowel Disease in College-Age Patients and Patient Perceptions of Telemedicine in IBD Email: [email protected] Name: Shae Margulies, Class of 2023 Hometown: Cooper City, Florida High School: Cooper City High School Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida Undergraduate Major: Microbiology and Cell Science UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Admissions Welcoming Committee, Dermatology Interest Group, Pediatric Interest Group, CHOMP Melanoma Email: [email protected] Name: Zino Kuhn, Class of 2023 Hometown: Jupiter, FL High School: Suncoast High School Undergraduate Institution: University of Florida Undergraduate Major: Interdisciplinary Studies of Biological and Medical Sciences UFCOM Involvement and Interests: Medical Honors Program (MHP), Admissions Welcoming Committee (AWC), Orthopaedic Surgery Interest Group