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Aimee Shock, MD ‘17 Traces Passion for Global Health to Experiences at AUC

September 30, 2020

Ever since Aimee Shock, MD ‘17 spent a month in Zimbabwe during medical school, she’s made it a priority to infuse global health perspectives into her approach to patient care. Today, she has the opportunity to do just that as an internal medicine resident participating in the Global Health track at MedStar Health in Baltimore, through an affiliation with Georgetown University Hospital.

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From Nurse Practitioner to Physician-in-Training: One Nontraditional Student Is Making Her Lifelong Dream a Reality

September 29, 2020

With more than 20 years of nursing experience under her belt, it’s safe to say that Lalita Alexander knows her way around a hospital better than most medical students.

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Constantine Kanakis, MD '19 Named to The Pathologist Magazine's Power List 2020

August 17, 2020

A pathology and laboratory medicine resident at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, Dr. Kanakis has been actively engaged in the pathology community and has received numerous awards for his work.

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Silvia Pereira-Smith, MD ’12 on Increasing Access to Healthcare and Dissolving Language Barriers

Developmental behavioral pediatrician Dr. Silvia Pereira-Smith has stepped up to meet an urgent need within her profession: improving access to care for an increasingly diverse patient population.

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Pediatric Resident Auriel Mouzon, MD ’17 Advocates for Diversity in Medicine while Helping Patients Through the Pandemic

Like many physicians and healthcare professionals, Dr. Auriel Mouzon wasn’t sure what to expect when the COVID-19 pandemic surged into Flint, Michigan, where she is a PGY-3 pediatric resident at Hurley Medical Center.

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Melody Santos, MD ’20 Earns First-Choice Internal Medicine/Psychiatry Residency

Dr. Santos, a 2020 AUC graduate, will begin her Internal Medicine/Psychiatry residency at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, North Carolina this summer.

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Monica Rivero Helps Alleviate Hunger for Those Affected by COVID-19 Lockdowns in Colombia

Rivero is leading the Red Flag Project to buy and deliver groceries to families in need in Colombia through crowd-sourced donations.

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Tayo Akadiri, MD ’20 Earns Anesthesiology Residency at University of Central Florida

Having started medical school with dreams of becoming a surgeon, Tayo Akadiri couldn’t wait to set foot in the operating room when it came time for clinical rotations. But his favorite part about his surgery clerkship ended up being the week he spent focused on anesthesiology.

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Medical School Students Mobilize to Help Healthcare Heroes on the Front Lines of COVID-19

For fourth-year medical student Sara Stewart, COVID-19 has been a scary wakeup call — and a push to jump into action to help the doctors, nurses, and healthcare workers behind the layers of protective equipment who form the backbone of the coronavirus fight.

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A First-Choice Match for Carol Monis, MD ’20 Means Heading Home to California

After years of living abroad, Dr. Monis will bring her global perspective to residency at Riverside Community Hospital in Riverside, California.

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