Awuri Asuru

Awuri Asuru

Case Western Reserve University, MD, 2021
Case Western Reserve University, PhD, 2021

Michelle Bagwell

Michelle Bagwell

Washington University in St. Louis, MD, 2023
Washington University in St. Louis, MPH, 2023

I like to make my own candles from scratch. In medical school, my partner and I hiked the O and W circuit in Chile, Patagonia. I have an indoor garden of 30+ plants that I care for. Surprisingly, succulents and cacti do pretty well here in St. Louis! And...I got a dog this year, Bombon, and he's a 60-pound boy who is half Great Pyrenees and his other half is mix of a bunch of other dog breeds.

Annelise Bederman

Annelise Bederman

Emory University, MD, 2020
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, MS, 2014

I'm pretty good at staring contests (the trick is to pretend you are looking past the person).

David Bender

David Bender

Columbia University, MD, 2021

I enjoy the finer things in life: dry red wines, psychoanalytic conjecturing, pickleball, and Outback Steakhouse.

Tiffani Berkel

Tiffani Berkel

University of Illinois at Chicago, MD, 2020
University of Illinois at Chicago, PhD, 2020

I made it past the first cut on American Idol and have cosplayed (as Sailor Mercury and Yuna circa FFX-2) at the largest comicon in the world.

Kristen Brown

Kristen Brown

Baylor College of Medicine, MD, 2023

I visited 12 countries on 4 continents in the year before starting residency. I enjoy doing elaborate meal prep. In med school I fostered dachshunds!

Thao Nguyen Bui

Thao Nguyen Bui

Creighton University, MD, 2022

Proud Hufflepuff. Vietnamese Midwesterner. Food-motivated. Tone deaf but love singing to self. Nap-loving hypomaniac.

Michelle Cai

Michelle Cai

Washington University in St. Louis, MD, 2023

Musical fanatic, pet enthusiast, hobbyist seamstress and fashion devotee.

Jeffrey Carley

Jeffrey Carley

University of Iowa, MD, 2021

I love reality competition shows, Beyoncé, my 4-lb. yorkie named Louis, and traveling. My claim to fame is that I've visited all 50 U.S. states!

Annie Chang

Annie Chang

Drexel University, MD, 2021
Drexel University, MS, 2016