Name: Esteban AguayoHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaUndergrad: University of California, Los AngelesFuture Plans: Surgical residency and working with underserved communitiesWhat makes a good day in medicine great? Running through the halls of CHS to Ronald Reagan with Dr. Benharash to help put a patient on ECMO and then seeing them a couple of days later doing well, surrounded by their loved ones.
Name: Marisela AguilarHometown: Tucson, ArizonaUndergrad: University of ArizonaGraduate Institution & Degree: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health- MPHFuture Plans: Pediatrics with research and teachingWhat makes a good day in medicine great? Every time we are reminded of the privilege we have in standing by our patients and their families during some of their very best and worst moments.
Name: Amrita AyerHometown: Irvine, CaliforniaUndergrad: University of California, BerkeleyFuture Plans: I would like to apply into Internal Medicine with the hopes of becoming an educator, global health researcher, and clinician. And an advocate. Always an advocate. What makes a good day in medicine great? A day full of learning, listening, and coffee!
Name: Orly BellHometown: Highland Park, Illinois & Moshav Givat Hen, IsraelUndergrad: University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Institution & Degree: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health- MPHFuture Plans: Family Medicine or PediatricsWhat makes a good day in medicine great? Making a patient or family member smile! Advocating for my patient to help improve not only their health, but also the other factors that influence their health.
Name: Elaine ChanHometown: San Francisco, CaliforniaUndergrad: Scripps CollegeFuture Plans: Obstetrics and Gynecology What makes a good day in medicine great? Lightening a patient's misery, sitting with a patient until they feel ready, finding solutions to big and small problems, holding hands, sharing tears, cracking a smile.
Name: Angela ChenHometown: New York City, New YorkUndergrad: Yale UniversityFuture Plans: OphthalmologyWhat makes a good day in medicine great? I'm happiest when I can share stories, tender moments, and smiles with my patients. It's great to come up with a plan together with the patient that we both understand and are motivated to carry out.
Name: Phillip ChenHometown: San Francisco, CaliforniaUndergrad: University of California, BerkeleyFuture Plans: Internal Medicine; Hoping to work as a clinician and improve access to care for underserved communitiesWhat makes a good day in medicine great? When you can educate the patient on multiple options for their health and we mutually practice shared decision making on the steps for their care!
Name: Varina ClarkHometown: Mount Vernon, New YorkUndergrad: Brown UniversityFuture Plans: Medical Education, Advocacy & Global Health What makes a good day in medicine great? Sharing special moments with my patients
Name: Stephanie ClavijoHometown: Riverside, CaliforniaUndergrad: University of California, Los Angeles Graduate Insititution & Degree: UCLA Fielding School of Publich Health- MPHFuture Plans: Internal MedicineWhat makes a good day in medicine great? Knowing that I did everything in my power to not only provide the best care, but also engage the patient and their family in the care and learn more about who they are as a person.
Name: Mutya Mithi del RosarioHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaUndergrad: University of California, Los AngelesFuture Plans: General practice and medical education What makes a good day in medicine great? I love discharge days! After seeing my patients heal throughout the course of a hospitalization, I love seeing them walking around, smiling, surrounded by family and friends, ready to go home.
Name: Cassandra DeWittHometown: Fresno, CaliforniaUndergrad: Fresno StateGraduate Institution & Degree: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs- MPPFuture Plans: Emergency MedicineWhat makes a good day in medicine great? The patients. Being able to connect with a handful of people in a meaninful way every single day is what makes medicine great.
Name: Oscar G. EcheverríaHometown: East Hollywood, Los AngelesUndergrad: University of California, IrvineGraduate Institution & Degree: Harvard Kennedy School- MPPFuture Plans: Family Medicine. Serving underserved communities in Los Angeles and helping organize community in pursuit of health justice and political empowerment. What makes a good day in medicine great? Making a positive difference in my patients' lives, connecting my patients to resources they need, partnering with my patients to improve their and their family's health. Working with my patients to build a more just and healthy tomorrow.
Name: Kenneth FerenchakHometown: Youngstown, Ohio & Makaha, HawaiiUndergrad: The Ohio State UniversityGraduate Institution & Degree: University of Hawai'i at Manoa- MEdTFuture Plans: Pediatrics. I ultimately aim to combine my passions for pediatrics and education by working with the Wai‘anae community through research, policy, and advocacy. What makes a good day in medicine great? Making a kiddo smile, empowering a family, supporting a colleague, chipping away at a societal injustice, learning something about life, and eating lunch.
Name: Roberto Gonzalez HuertaHometown: Petaluma, CaliforniaUndergrad: University of California, BerkeleyFuture Plans: Internal Medicine. Working with underserved communities. What makes a good day in medicine great? Building a connection with patients, hearing their stories, and laughing together after hearing them tell a joke.
Name: Regina HusmanHometown: Los Angeles, CaliforniaUndergrad: California State University of FullertonFuture Plans: Vascular SurgeryWhat makes a good day in medicine great? Being able to improve not only a patients' health, but also quality of life.
Name: Betelhem KifleHometown: Addis Ababa, EthiopiaUndergrad: University of California, San Diego Future Plans: Internal Medicine residencyWhat makes a good day in medicine great? Working with a team that is collaborative, kind and enjoys a laugh. Patients that cheer you up with their upbeat attitude and life stories :)
Name: Abhinaya NarayananHometown: San Marino, CAUndergrad: University of California, BerkeleyGraduate Institution & Degree: Harvard Kennedy School- MPPFuture Plans: Family Medicine. Providing primary care to underserved communities and fighting to dismantle structures that oppress my patients. What makes a good day in medicine great? Building trust with my patients and their families. Connecting them to the resources they need to be healthy. Holding our systems accountable to advancing health equity and justice.
Name: Mariela NevárezHometown: Oxnard, CAUndergrad: UC BerkeleyFuture Plans: Obstetrics & GynecologyWhat makes a good day in medicine great? A great day in medicine is when our patients feel loved, connected and safe inside and outside of the hospital. On these days, we avoid deficit language and patients feel centered. And, on a great day we can challenge and imagine what it would look like to dismantle systems of power and oppression that affect our patients' health outcomes and wellbeing. Great days also mean that all team members feel valued. This great day is what every day in medicine should look like.
Name: Adam PeñaHometown: Chicago, IllinoisUndergrad: Univeristy of Illinois at ChicagoFuture Plans: UrologyWhat makes a good day in medicine great? Providing a patient relief and making a co-worker smile!
