UA at South Campus Residency - Class of 2025
Where are you from?
La Habra, California
What are your personal interests/hobbies?
I enjoy camping, hiking, and barbecuing any chance I get.
What are your professional interests?
Sports medicine, medical education, and wilderness medicine
Why did you choose UA EM?
The residents and faculty really displayed the close-knit community that I was looking for in a program. After talking to Dr. Stoneking, I knew that this was a program I wanted to be a part of. I love that the program provides a mix of community and academic medicine as well as the opportunity to serve an underserved patient population.
Favorite activity in Tucson, or what attracted you to Tucson besides the residency program?
Growing up, I spent my summers with my family in Southeastern Arizona, so I know there is plenty to see and experience. My wife and I have always loved the sunsets and natural beauty of the Arizona desert. Another thing that attracted me to Tucson is my excitement of showing my two boys all of what I loved here growing up: exploring the beautiful areas, historic sites, and retelling my grandpa’s stories shared during our hikes and camping trips.
What are your non-medical goals during residency?
My non-medical goals during residency include improving my Spanish, spending as much time as possible with my wife and two boys, and staying healthy by exercising regularly.
Where are you from?
Columbus, Ohio.
What are your personal interests/hobbies?
House plants, local coffee, running, playing with my dog, hiking, gardening, going to farmers markets, baking, traveling.
What are your professional interests?
Social EM, underserved care, and health equity. Also an ultrasound nerd.
Why did you choose UA EM?
The people at UA genuinely felt like a family. Dr. Stoneking is super supportive of residents and faculty members are dedicated to resident education and success. I was excited about the opportunity to learn medical Spanish during my training, and to work with an underserved patient population. The opportunity for social EM and boarder medicine at UA South was a huge draw for me.
Favorite activity in Tucson, or what attracted you to Tucson besides the residency program?
Escaping Ohio winters, and all the good food.
What are your non-medical goals during residency?
Grow my cactus collection.
Where are you from?
Hudson, Ohio (South of Cleveland)
What are your personal interests/hobbies?
So many! Backpacking, hiking, biking -gravel/road, mycology, birding, gardening (we’ll see how that goes), cooking, fermentation, and baking.
What are your professional interests?
Administration/Operations, Wilderness medicine, reducing corporate influence in medicine.
Why did you choose UA EM?
So many reasons! I loved the residents during our virtual interview day, which was a great start. My conversations with Dr. Stoneking were wonderful. The opportunities to participate in tracks to focus my learning held a lot of appeal, and the chance to gain experience with medical Spanish will serve me well later on. I knew I wanted to be able to experience multiple clinical settings during residency, which in my opinion is one of the strongest aspects of our residency. The dual resources of both the university and Banner should make it possible to pursue all of my goals during residency - especially the ones I haven’t thought of yet!
Favorite activity in Tucson, or what attracted you to Tucson besides the residency program?
The proximity of mountains in Tucson is better than that of Cleveland, Ohio:) I love the opportunities to: bike most of the year; explore new ecosystems; improve my climbing; enjoy the incredible food scene; see the sun more than half the year; live in a reasonably-priced city.
What are your non-medical goals during residency?
Gain mild-moderate proficiency in Spanish, make new best friends, keep my previous best friends now that we live far apart, maintain moderate-high physical and mental health, see beautiful things in nature!
Where are you from?
Wenatchee, Washington
What are your personal interests/hobbies?
Like a lot of us in the EM world, I enjoy getting outside on my bicycle and playing in the snow, particularly when there is a bakery treat or cup of coffee at the endpoint. I’m also an unapologetic country music fan, and never say no to an ambitious cooking project with friends.
What are your professional interests?
Addiction Medicine, Palliative Care, Medical Education.
Why did you choose UA EM?
So many reasons- I was really drawn to the hybrid community/academic model and was so impressed with the leadership on interview day. It’s also a personal and professional goal of mine to be comfortable speaking Spanish with patients, so longitudinal language curriculum was a huge draw. The welcoming, cohesive group of residents really made me feel at home here.
Favorite activity in Tucson, or what attracted you to Tucson besides the residency program?
My significant other is from Tucson, so I was early convert to the beauty of this desert. There is a lot to love about 350 days of sunshine, endless trails to explore and the magic of a monsoon. Maybe it’s the Sonoran sunset talking, but I’m convinced that the margaritas here are some of the best in the world.
What are your non-medical goals during residency?
Ski Mount Lemmon! But in all seriousness, I’m committed to speaking more Spanish, learning to grow a desert garden and spending some time at the pottery wheel.
Where are you from?
Spent most of my life in the Portland Oregon area, but the last four years I have called Tucson home!
What are your personal interests/hobbies?
Like most EM people, I really love outdoor activities like hiking, camping, and riding motorcycles/dirt bikes. Since starting medical school I have really gotten into baking and cake decorating. On most days I really enjoy reading and spending time with my husband, kids, and dog (Rocky).
What are your professional interests?
I have a passion for working with underserved communities first and foremost. Recently Social EM has become a strong interest of mine as well as addiction medicine. I have so many interests beyond that and am so excited to find my niche!
Why did you choose UA EM?
So many reasons!! First and foremost, the people, especially Dr. Stoneking! South Campus has more of a close-knit family feel, that I am drawn to. All of the residents that I worked with on rotations were amazing and so kind and helpful! Everyone is so down-to-earth and so willing to help and support you. I love the patient population and the blend of academics with a community hospital is perfect for me, my background, and my future career goals!
Favorite activity in Tucson, or what attracted you to Tucson besides the residency program?
I love the weather here! Year-round warm weather, awesome storms during the summer monsoons. The hiking is great and you really can't beat the lack of traffic!
What are your non-medical goals during residency?
-Spend as much quality time with my family as I can! I want to finally be able to utilize my time off to plan fun trips and experience new things with them!
-Continue to do the things I enjoy even when I get busy!
-Make more cupcakes!
Where are you from?
Prescott, Arizona
What are your personal interests/hobbies?
All things bicycle. I have my own "semi-professional" bike workshop where I love to refurbish bikes (it's a shed). I'm most drawn to mountain biking and on a free day, you can find me on the trails. I enjoy hiking, pickleball, and snowboarding, and I'm a sports enthusiast.
What are your professional interests?
Rural Medicine, Sports Medicine, and EMS.
Why did you choose UA EM?
Walking into the doc box at UA is like jumping into a family reunion. A bunch of friendly faces excited to see you, supportive, positive, and fun. It felt like family! The small program feels with endless learning opportunities servicing both community style and academic style medicine was a major draw. It was an easy decision for me, made easier by the fact that my wife, Lauren, works for the University as an athletic trainer for the women's volleyball team.
Favorite activity in Tucson, or what attracted you to Tucson besides the residency program?
Abundant and premium single-track mountain biking is arguably my favorite aspect of Tucson however, I am a wildcat through and through and I love U of A. I will have completed my undergrad, med school, and now residency educations at UA.
What are your non-medical goals during residency?
Become a father and become the best father I can be. Improve my mountain biking skills. Start off-roading/rock crawling as a hobby. Become a homeowner and remodel it.