Class of 2020

 

Hometown: Grange, California

Favorite things to do outside the hospital:

Swimming, hiking, and tennis.

What led you to choose Family Medicine as a specialty?

Generality, and being able to experience all different fields and establish meaningful relationships with my patients.

Why did you choose El Paso to train for residency?

The Borderland is a great opportunity for a new culture and to help an underserved area.

Professional/Clinical Interests:

Global health and teaching.

Favorite quote/movie/TV show/book:

My favorite movie is Jurassic Park.

Random fact about yourself:

I love queso.

Plans after Residency:

To be able to purse global health.

 

Hometown:  North Hills, California.

Favorite things to do outside the hospital:

Reading books, watching movies by Pixar, sleeping, and playing ping pong.

What led you to choose Family Medicine as a specialty?

The ability to treat patients of all ages.

Why did you choose El Paso to train for residency?

Close to border with a glimpse of global health while still working in the US.

Professional/Clinical Interests:

Overseas medical missions.

Favorite quote/movie/TV show/book:

Favorite book series: Brian Jacques Redwall Series.

Random fact about yourself:

I enjoy baking cookies, and I formally played the flute.

Plans after Residency:

Outpatient care after paying my student loans off, mission work overseas.

 

Hometown: El Paso, Texas.

Favorite things to do outside the hospital:

Running long distances, and playing with my two Australian Shepherds.

What led you to choose Family Medicine as a specialty?

I fell in love with all of the specialties during medical school and did not want to be restricted to one particular gender or age group.

Why did you choose El Paso to train for residency?

This is my home town and my plan was always to come back and service the community that raised me.

Professional/Clinical Interests:

Geriatrics and women’s health.

Favorite quote/movie/TV show/book:

Favorite movie: Gone with the Wind and Jaws.

Random fact about yourself:

I hate scary movies and love avocados.

Plans after Residency:

I would love to stay in El Paso, Texas and pursue a career in academics.

 

Hometown: Bayelsa State, Nigeria.

Favorite things to do outside the hospital:

Traveling around the world, road trips, Broadway shows and musicals. I love a good novel, movies, hanging out with my family and friends, death defying park rides and singing.

What led you to choose Family Medicine as a specialty?

I enjoy caring for a diverse patient population and love the continuity of care. There is never a dull moment in family medicine. I like the challenge at addressing a range of pathologies. I hope to provide the holistic care to my patients.

Why did you choose El Paso to train for residency?

The friendliness of the people.

Professional/Clinical Interests:

Obesity medicine, diabetes, metabolic disorders and research.

Favorite quote/movie/TV show/book:

“Lives of a great men all remind us, we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time" - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Random fact about yourself:

I was a soloist for a chair and orchestra.

Plans after Residency:

Fellowship.

 

Hometown: Sahagun, Colombia.

Favorite things to do outside the hospital:

I really enjoy spending time with my family and friends. During the week I like to cook at home. On the weekends, I enjoy exploring the culinary scene that El Paso has to offer. I also enjoy hiking in the Franklin Mountains and Salsa dancing.

What led you to choose Family Medicine as a specialty?

I chose family medicine because it covers the true meaning of what I consider to be medicine.  I did it for the connection you create with your patients and the impact of your presence on their quality of life. This is the only branch of medicine that allows you to provide continuous and active family care, from the newborn to the elderly.

Why did you choose El Paso to train for residency?

I chose El Paso due to its geographical position, it offers a unique experience in primary care medicine training due to the exposure to an unlimited and infrequent pathologies. IT also allows me to continue to come into contact and have a positive transcultural impact on the region through my patients.

Professional/Clinical Interests:

I have a strong interest in sports medicine as well as hospital and palliative care.

Favorite quote/movie/TV show/book:

Quote: Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

Book: One hundred years of solitude.

Random fact about yourself:

I do not trust elevators.

Plans after Residency:

Fellowship.

 

Hometown: San Jose, California.

Favorite things to do outside the hospital:

Movies, board games, traveling, and spending time with my family and friends.

What led you to choose Family Medicine as a specialty?

I love outpatient care and preventative medicine. I enjoy getting to know my patients chronically and following up with their conditions.

Why did you choose El Paso to train for residency?

I really liked the faculty and residents at this program. The patients in El Paso are very kind, and I enjoy working with them to improve the quality of their lives.

Professional/Clinical Interests:

Outpatient surgical procedures, women’s health, dermatology management, preventative care, geriatrics, diabetes management, hospital and palliative care.

Favorite quote/movie/TV show/book:

“Believe in the me that believes in you”.

Random fact about yourself:

My middle name is Zeno and I speak fluent Japanese.

Plans after Residency:

Fellowship - I am interested in Hospice and Palliative Care.