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Class of 2028

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Samantha Armando, MD

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St George's University School of Medicine

Schaumburg, IL

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Respiratory care (Intubations)

Any sport, especially Chicago Cubs. Running. Playing with my puppy and my family

Oly has a great community centered program with a wide range of pathology and population.

Brennan Ayres, DO

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Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - NY

Urbandale, IA

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Racing for first place during weekly quizzes

Reading Sci-Fi/Fantasy, painting, heavy metal guitar, blues/jazz piano, biking, basketball, D&D, board games, card games, video games, watching film and TV, playing with my cat Leo

The kindness shown during my interview, the important role that Oly fulfills for the community here, a wonderful quality of life compared to NYC congestion, and its proximity to Chicagoland for my wife Kaitlyn who is a film director (and who's lovingly supported me along the way!)

Christopher Caputo, DO

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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at MWU

Lawrenceville, NJ

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Talking to myself

hanging with my son

It's close to my medical school and was a good place to rotate at.

Abtihaj Mulk, MD

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St. James School of Medicine Anguilla

Bridgeport, IL

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Intubation

football

Everyone in the residency is supportive and friendly.

Quinn Nguyen, MD

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Saba University School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

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Chest tube

Recreational sports, trying new beers, writing music

I get to work in a high-acuity ED and work alongside awesome co-residents. It's also nice to live near my friends and family.

Jacob Peschke, DO

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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at MWU

Woodstock, IL

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Intubation

BBQ, eating, essentially anything that involves food

Everyone's super nice and you get to see some wild stuff here

Shivani Saini, DO

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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at MWU

Houston, TX

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ultrasounding things

spending time with family and friends

I learn a lot from my patients and get the chance to treat an underserved community.

Scott Yamashita, DO

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Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at MWU

Oakland, CA

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Crash central line all the way

Dancing Tango, cooking for the wifey, golf when I can, sewing clothes during the winter.

Controlled chaos keeps me up

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