CLASS OF 2028
Lexie Alexander, MD
Hometown: Manistee & Grand Haven, Michigan
Undergraduate Education: Michigan State University
Medical School Education: Central Michigan University
Interests Within Medicine: EMS, Wilderness, Mentorship & Medical Education
Interests Outside of Medicine: Spending time with my fiancé & pets, weightlifting/exercise, hiking, travel, food, attempting to keep my plants alive, reading when my brain has the bandwidth
My Favorite Quote: “I’m not great at the advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?” -Chandler Bing
Sophie Brown, D.O.
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan
Medical School Education: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Social EM, Medical Education
Interests Outside of Medicine: Gardening, trying new restaurants, reading, playing fetch with my dog, pretending I want to learn to cook (my husband cooks for me)
My Single Greatest Decision: Moving to Detroit
Gordon Calhoun, D.O.
Hometown: Denver, CO
Undergraduate Education: Montana State University- Bozeman, B.S. in Microbiology
Medical School Education: Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Street Medicine/Social EM, EMS, Wilderness Medicine
Interests Outside of Medicine: Skiing, Landscape/Wildlife Photography, Travel
Fun Fact About Me: I was the tallest person in my med school class of 160 students.
Danielle Calimente, MD
Hometown: Rochester, MI
Undergraduate Education: Wayne State University
Medical School Education: Central Michigan University College of Medicine Interests Within Medicine: Community Health, Social EM
Interests Outside of Medicine: Reading, hiking/running/swimming with my dogs, game nights, I also love to cook & make a mean homemade crunch wrap!
Fun Fact About Me: I wore exclusively the color orange for an entire year of my life- yes, there is photo evidence of this.
My Go-To Karaoke Song: Misery Business by Paramore because I am in my late twenties and still have teen angst.
Margaret Ciolino, DO
Hometown: Macomb, MI
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan
Medical School Education: Des Moines University
Interests Within Medicine: Social EM and Wilderness Medicine
Interests Outside of Medicine: College sports- especially football (Go Blue!), horror and true crime films/TV shows, visiting National Parks, finding the best croissant in every city I’m in
My Greatest Fear Is: Ladybugs- I can’t exactly explain why, but I’d rather find a spider in my home or crawling on me than a ladybug any day
Jacfar Hassan, MD
Hometown: St. Paul, MN
Undergraduate Education: University of Minnesota
Medical School Education: Wayne State School of Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Community medicine, medical education
Interests Outside of Medicine: basketball, soccer, traveling, cooking, reading
If I Were an Animal I’d be: a leopard
Emily Hill, MD
Hometown: Bay City, Michigan
Undergraduate Education: Saginaw Valley State University
Medical School Education: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Social EM, Trauma, EMS, Medical Education
Interests Outside of Medicine: “Hikes” with my dog that are actually just chill nature walks, reading, anything on the water, watching stand-up comedy
If I Weren’t in Medicine I’d be: An overly caffeinated, kooky, high school biology teacher with way too many diagrams on the walls of her classroom.
My Greatest Fear Is: SNAKES! During a trip to Florida, I sat on top of a golf cart for over an hour because there was a snake in the yard.
Austin Jones, D.O.
Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan
Medical School Education: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Wilderness/Austere Medicine, Sports Medicine, Critical Care, Global Health
Interests Outside of Medicine: Running, climbing, skiing, mountain biking, sailing, ceramics, golf, fly fishing, and Detroit sports.
Fun Fact About Me: I’ve traveled to six continents – need to find time for Antarctica
Orly Morgan, MD MPH
Hometown: Towns I’ve called home include Miami, Toronto, and New York City (both Manhattan and Brooklyn)
Undergraduate Education: Columbia University
Medical School Education: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Healthcare access, health equity, patient advocacy, community engagement, narrative medicine
Interests Outside of Medicine: Climbing rocks, watching movies, adventures, misadventures, finds joy in words, ampersands & skincare.
If I Had a Superpower It Would Be: The ability to finish my entire to-do list without getting sidetracked.
James Nguyen, DO
Hometown: Vietnam & Dallas, TX
Undergraduate Education: Texas A&M University
Medical School Education: Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Ultrasound, Medical Education
Interests Outside of Medicine: Soccer, pickleball, traveling, cooking
All Time Favorite (Food, TV Show, Movie): Harry Potter. I have been doing a yearly Harry Potter movie marathon for the past few years.
Maighdlin Patterson, MD
Nickname: Maggie
Hometown: always a hard question for me… if we are counting time and youth, then it’s a tie between York, PA & Zurich, Switzerland
Undergraduate Education: Alma College
Medical School Education: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: social EM, event medicine, ultrasound
Interests Outside of Medicine: national parks, crochet, baking, soccer
Fun Fact About Me: Tore both my ACLs in medical school
Kate Starr, DO
Hometown: Troy, MI
Undergraduate Education: Loyola University Chicago
Medical School Education: University of Pikeville
Interests Within Medicine: Search and Rescue, US, EMS, Sick people?
Interests Outside of Medicine: my dog, Rugby, DIY projects, attempting to Surf, in and outdoor rock climbing, coffee and cocktail making, looking at pottery
In My Past Life I: hope I was someone-with-a-large-backyard’s dog
Alexander Weber, MD
Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Undergraduate Education: University of Miami (go canes!)
Medical School Education: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Interests Within Medicine: Addiction Medicine, Toxicology
Interests Outside of Medicine: anything outdoors, lifting, binge-watching TV shows, dancing, cooking new vegan recipes, playing video games
My Favorite Quote: “Last week I told my doctor, ‘Every day I wake up, I look in the mirror, I want to throw up. What’s wrong with me?’ He said, ‘I don’t know, but your eyesight is perfect’” – Rodney Dangerfield
Katie Wilk, MD
Hometown: Grosse Pointe Park, MI
Undergraduate Education: Grand Valley State University
Medical School Education: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Flint Campus
Interests Within Medicine: Wilderness medicine, EMS, Social EM
Interests Outside of Medicine: My cats Norman and Stu, film (especially horror!), nu metal, houseplants, hiking, birds, spicy food, crocheting, being a menace on TouchTunes, spending time Up North™
Fun Fact About Me: I worked at Panera Bread for 5 years!