Hometown: Queens, NY
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Playing soccer, cooking and eating new foods, traveling to new places
Why SUNY/Kings County: I chose SUNY/Kings County for the amazing people and unparalleled training. I wanted to be trained to handle any situation while also engaging with and serving this vibrant community of Brooklyn.
Hometown: Arlington, MA
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Aerial silks, baking, running, art museums, meditation, yoga, house & techno music, and spoiling my cat Sancho. I have dislocated my pinky toe twice.
Why SUNY/Kings County: I wanted a program where I would genuinely serve the surrounding community and be challenged to become the best EM doctor I could be!
Hometown: Kennesaw, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I enjoy hiking with my dog and husband, reading, basic home improvement projects, and trying new restaurants in my spare time.
Why SUNY/Kings County: I chose SUNY/ Kings County for the impeccable quality of the training and the opportunity to be at a county hospital.
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Eating lots of local foods while traveling/backpacking, spending money I don't have (mostly by going out to eat), long days at the beach, wine, cooking big meals and hosting, getting in over my head during DIY projects/crafts, reading books near bodies of water, bubble baths, snowboarding, believing "this is our year" for New York Mets, long walks in Prospect Park & of course dogs. I'm a huge sucker for live music in chill settings.
Why SUNY/Kings County: I was looking for a program to best prepare me for the type of doctor I aspire to be. A program that cares deeply about the community it serves, values its residents as individuals, and is dedicated to the teaching and happiness of the residents. I am honored to join a legendary program that will prepare me to be a clinical monster, and push me to be the best version of myself. Also, it's New York or Nowhere.
Hometown: Yorktown Heights, NY
Medical School: Touro COM Harlem
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I have a tattoo of Pikachu, my hair was salmon colored when typing this and I dressed as giant pair of pants for halloween this past year. I enjoy going to local drag shows, baking, gymnastics and making my own cold brew.
Why SUNY/Kings County: I’m a New York or nowhere kinda person, but beyond that, being trained at King's means I will get to see everything that an emergency room has to offer to become a real Clinical Monster. My public health background taught me how important prevention is, so I also wanted to work somewhere that puts an emphasis on social justice and patient advocacy in medicine.
Hometown: Nogales, Arizona
Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Adventure, Games, Friends, Comedy, Conversation, Thought
Why SUNY/Kings County: Simply to be a great clinician! The challenging county program offers rigorous training and exposure to a diverse patient population, supported by humble, intelligent role models. The warmth and supportive atmosphere I experienced during my interview, along with the opportunity to live and train in Brooklyn, confirmed that this is the perfect place for me to grow as an EM physician.
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Medical School: Chicago Medical School at Roselind Franklin University of Medicine
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Hiking/camping, snowboarding, working out, sports, sleeping
Why SUNY/Kings County: Elite training that prepares you for anything, being a part of the clinical monsters, and you're in Brooklyn.
Hometown: Passaic, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I love hiking and camping; I run and train BJJ; and I'm a big reader. As the youngest of five, I'm a big family girl.
Why SUNY/Kings County: I want to train in the epicenter of emergency medicine. Kings County has a diverse patient population and an even more varied pathology. I know that becoming a Clinical Monster will prepare me to confidently face anything as I progress in my career.
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: Touro COM Middletown
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Singing, cooking, traveling, weightlifting. I was featured on the news twice!
Why SUNY/Kings County: When picking a program I wanted to be somewhere that felt like home. I also wanted to be somewhere that would expose me to as much as possible during training. As a first generation Haitian-American born and raised in Brooklyn, I knew that Kings County would be that place. I’m excited to be able to give back to the community that raised me.
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Hosting dinner, soccer, backpacking, playing piano, going out to eat, craft beer, hanging in the park, drinking coffee, reading, slow mornings. I was a whitewater canoe trip leader in North Carolina for teenagers the summer between first and second years of medical school. I will probably never go whitewater canoeing again, but it was certainly a summer full of lasting memories!
Why SUNY/Kings County: I want to be a physician that my peers can turn to when the going gets tough. I felt confident that training at SUNY/Kings would make me into that doctor. I wanted a program that cares about its community and is active in addressing social determinants of health. Lastly, I was super excited to make Brooklyn home.
Hometown: Ankara, Turkey and Stockholm, Sweden
Medical School: Karolinska Institutet
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Lifting heavy stuff, eating good food, video games and board games, playing table tennis and basketball. I speak three languages fluently; Turkish as my mother tongue, Swedish as my father tongue, and English thanks to the internet.
Why SUNY/Kings County: Renowned, true county program with academic opportunities, in the best borough of the greatest city on earth. Looking forward to become a true Clinical Monster™!
Hometown: Bridgewater, NJ
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Exploring, working out, David Attenborough documentaries, cooking but not baking, The Atlantic/New Yorker articles, brunch, anything active and NOT relaxing. I know all the world capitals!
Why SUNY/Kings County: My personal goal is to learn the skills to be invaluable in any situation. That has meant hustling in a resource-limited village hospital in Botswana, braving the winter camping for a wilderness medicine course, and coming to Kings County for EM residency. Now only will I grow into a capable and confident physician here, but I also get to enjoy this journey in the best city in the world.
Hometown: Bethesda, MD
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Baking, eating, and anything sports-related, but my first love is ice hockey. I also love movies, skiing, and exploring with my dog.
Why SUNY/Kings County: It was the program that felt the most right for me. I am excited about the opportunity to work with a diverse population in need at a program that values health equity and social EM. When talking with the different attendings and residents, I wanted to continue my training in the challenging and supportive environment they described.
Hometown: Thessaloniki, Greece
Medical School: NYITCOM
Hobbies/Fun Facts: Painting, illustration, embroidery, reading, cooking, running & biking.
Why SUNY/Kings County: With the program’s focus on serving Brooklyn through community-facing care, and its dedication to training academically-oriented physicians through a robust educational infrastructure, SUNY Downstate/ Kings County offers the socially-responsible and progressive emergency medicine training that I have been working toward.
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I spend most of my free time outside — rock climbing, backpacking, shooting nature photos, sleeping in my van in cool places, etc. Besides that, I bake a lot and enjoy writing, making music, and playing video games.
Why SUNY/Kings County: I followed the sacred five B's: Baller docs who can handle anything, Big need in a diverse community, county-Backed, Bagels and Brooklyn.
Hometown: Mountain House, CA
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Hobbies/Fun Facts: I fly planes. I'll eat anything deemed edible by another human being at least once. If I'm not looking for a new restaurant to try I'm probably roaming around trying to find a good spot to soak in views of the city. Every now and then I'll be camping up in the mountains to enjoy the peace and quiet.
Why SUNY/Kings County: Learning to become a clinical monster while serving as the medical safety net for some of Brooklyn's most underserved patients? Sign me up! Also the vibes here during the interview day were definitely the best.