Entering Class of 2021: Student Gallery

I love going to the gym regularly to lift and constantly challenging myself. I also like cooking various things and trying new recipes, but you’ll find me enjoying a nice steak at least once a week! Lastly, I love exploring bars and restaurants in Philly and am always down to go out and have a fun night!

I spent my childhood in southern California and St. Louis, Missouri, so I consider both to be my hometowns. For fun, I enjoy running, reading, writing, and playing tennis, and I can often be found satisfying my (EXTREME) sweet tooth or exploring local coffee shops. I also love spending time with friends and cheering on Notre Dame football. Go Irish!

Hi! In my free time, I like to explore different restaurants, play video games, climb, and watch cooking channels on YouTube. I also love making food, so any new recipes will be greatly appreciated!

In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer, dancing, or brushing up on my mediocre flute/piano/saxophone/uke skills. I also love musical theatre, so it’s not uncommon to hear me belting out showtunes… especially in the shower! I destress through outdoor recreation and spending time with family/friends.

Hi my name is Alexandria! My favorite hobbies include yoga, baking, and thrift shopping. I am excited to meet you all!

I love pick up soccer games and cycling! My cat, Pumpkin, is my entire life (not sorry if I talk about her too much). Come visit me at the nu!

A proud cat mom of 2. I love crocheting and listening to jazz!

I love spending time with friends and seeking out new experiences. I am always down to listen to live music or try out a new restaurant! I also try to stay active and really enjoy hiking, working out, skiing, rowing, and polo.

Born and raised in Medellin, Colombia is my favorite place in the world. Thus I am very interested in public and global health. Outside of school I love adrenaline, reggaeton, traveling, and Halloween!

Born in India, raised in far too many cities to count. I find anything fun as long as I’m doing it with other people, but I especially love dancing, playing chess, hiking, and critiquing dishes on MasterChef even though I can’t cook to save my life. Passionate about childhood wellness and immigrant health!

Running is my passion – I ran track in high school and college, but now want to transition to ultramarathon training (go read Born to Run by Christopher McDougall if you haven’t!). I also love hiking (living in Utah over the last 5 years was a dream), exploring new places (好想念台灣!), and cooking/eating.

I worked as a CPA at Ernst & Young for 1.5 years before deciding to pursue medicine. I pretty much enjoy doing anything active like lifting, running/hiking, and playing sports with friends. My other main hobby is eating desserts, I would be surprised if anyone has a bigger sweet tooth than me!

In my free time, I enjoy singing, baking, cooking, and eating cheese! I also love the outdoors, especially hiking, but otherwise, am a couch potato.

Outside of medicine, I spend my time running, hiking, traveling, and taking care of my almost 2-year-old dog, Kip. I’m also an avid explorer of Philly’s parks and restaurant scene.

I love cooking and spend most Sundays watching F1!

On the weekends/evenings, you can find me on a volleyball court or a hiking trail! I also love trying new restaurants, going to concerts, and curating Spotify playlists for every mood.

I love working out, all things outdoorsy, Shanghainese dim sum but really any kind of Asian food, portrait photography, calligraphy, and the occasional amateur baking sesh (brown butter miso cookies – don’t knock it till you’ve tried it). Out of the many things to be excited about in med school, I’m by far most excited about meeting, learning from, and experiencing life with you all! Here’s to Class of 2025!

I don’t always have free time, but when I do, I prefer to spend it doing anything active, like working out, trying new fitness classes, playing any sport, running, or taking a long walk to explore the city. Always down for a spontaneous adventure or for the classic froyo run. Heads up, I have the max iCloud storage so my camera roll can sustain the ###,### photos I will take of you (sorry not sorry in advance).

During my free time, I love spending time with my two cutest cats and watching amines. I am super bad at sports and my walking limit is literally only five blocks. One of my most important goals in med school is to exercise more and not to faint in an OR.

I love to be active and spend time outside, but I also enjoy cooking and baking as indoor hobbies. I love meeting new people and spending time with people so I’ll participate in most activities if there are people involved!

Spent my gap years working on a regenerative farm and then on a science podcast. You can find me making music, hiking, doing yoga, and dancing. I’m always seeking adventure and love meeting new people!

I love singing, specifically making and recording a cappella arrangements of my favorite songs! I also love eatery hopping and trying out new places (spicy food is my favorite!). I’ve recently gotten into biking so would love to explore parts of Philly with other people!

I love to get to know new people and explore new places! In my free time, I like to cook, bake, go on mini-adventures in the city, and play board/card games. I also love to hike, kayak, and do anything else outdoorsy!

I love to discover new creative outlets and have recently taken up wheel throwing pottery and DJing. If I am not wheel throwing pottery or creating a new Spotify playlist, you can catch me planning my next trip or researching Philly’s dumpling hot spots. Within the field of medicine, I get excited about innovations in healthcare delivery that disrupt status quo paradigms and work to provide more equitable care!

Whenever I have free time, I love to explore the outdoors – hiking, camping, and backpacking; there is something incredibly liberating about being in a place without cell service. I also enjoy following current events and global affairs through books, magazines, and podcasts. I have an obsession with tinkering and fixing things, from old motorcycles to electric guitars.

I enjoy almost every form of the visual arts including drawing, graphic design, animation, and knitting. I also like listening to podcasts (99% Invisible, Freakonomics, and Hiddden Brain), exploring local restaurants, and making boba.

I like to boulder, practice and coach gymnastics, and lift! I also like to write, cook, and play video games.

As an undergraduate, some of my favorite activities included playing ukulele in a folk band, swing dancing, and volunteering as an adaptive ski instructor for athletes with disabilities. Now, outside of medicine, I love swimming, baking, and cooking (especially anything with butternut squash). I am passionate about translational research and interested in both Oncology and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

I enjoy spending my free time outdoors doing all sorts of things, like running, biking, and hiking. As a southerner, my Saturdays in the fall are filled with watching college football. Family and friends always make these activities better and I love spending time with them.

Every morning, you can find me with a cup of tea and a bowl of fruit and yogurt because breakfast is my self-care ritual. I love cooking vegetarian food with and for friends, home workouts, graphic design, and reading memoirs, historical fiction, and books about medicine. I am also an aspiring plant mom and will happily give you some homegrown basil whenever you need it!

I love trying out different restaurants, playing team sports like soccer and ultimate, working out, or any activity with friends or family. I am not huge into watching sports but the Olympics always rile me up, gotta cheer for Team USA 🇺🇸. Outside of medicine, I love reading up on/needing about history of wars, particularly the Second World War, and America during the Cold War.

I love spending time with my friends and family, being outdoors (whether that’s going hiking or hanging at parks and gardens), reading, listening to music, and exploring new places. I’m also a fan of desserts (ice cream is my favorite!), my plants, board games, and sitcoms. I am passionate about improving healthcare access and education. So excited to meet you all!

I love being active, especially playing soccer, cycling (outdoors & indoors) and weight training. I’m a big foodie, both with cooking and trying new restaurants. I hope I’ll have time to read in med school – I am currently on the hunt for my favorite local bookstore in Philly, so if you have any recommendations, let me know!

As someone born and raised in Maryland, I am obviously obsessed with our flag but also experience the identity crisis of being labeled as a southerner and northerner at the same time; my solution is to listen to country music while skiing! I am passionate about advocacy, interested in healthcare policy, and an avid viewer of the CSPAN network. I’ve picked up biking, jogging, creating Spotify playlists, spending time with friends, and binging Netflix shows as my favorite forms of procrastination that I’m sure I can continue in Philly!

Whenever I am not working/researching, I am either playing pickup basketball/soccer, watching sitcoms, or discovering and making music.

I enjoy traveling, stumbling upon live music, green tea, and sunshine. My latest pet project has been experimenting with efficient plant-based instant pot cooking and I’d love to join beginner salsa lessons if anybody’s interested!

I love thrift/antique shopping, running, crossword puzzles and phone games. I am most interested in social medicine, particularly working with uninsured and undocumented migrant populations.

I love running in forests, cycling on quiet hilly roads, drop-shotting on courts, reading in cafes, and spending time with friends anywhere and everywhere. Glial cells, limited-edition ice cream flavors, long hikes, hot-pressed sandwiches, and puns easily excite me. In addition to finally meeting all of you, I am looking forward to integrating my interests in neuroscience, teaching, writing creative nonfiction, and healthcare accessibility into my medical education.

I love running, yoga, and coffee. Outside of school, I enjoy trying new restaurants, exploring farmers markets, and reading science fiction novels. I am also a huge sports fans and love trying new sports.

I love to spend time outside–running, hiking, or walking my family’s dogs. I’m excited to explore Philly’s restaurants and coffee shops, and I’m training for the Philadelphia marathon in November! I also love to read, cook meals with friends, and travel.

I would have become a chef or food magazine editor in another life. Love to run, hike outside, and power walk to a coffee shop in my spare time. My favorite day of the week is Thursday because of the NYT crossword and favorite hour is, of course, happy hour.

In my free time I like to cook cooking and I’m looking to expand my recipe repertoire. I also really like exploring the city art scene (music, galleries) and thrifting, as well as nature hikes and especially around bodies of water! Within medicine, I am interested in mental health and challenging the historical and current constructs that inform how to conceive of health and wellness.

During my free time, you’ll most likely find me at the gym, cooking, watching soccer, or playing Fifa with friends. Teaching and public health are some of my biggest passions, and I hope to continue those during my time at PSOM. I look forward to meeting everyone!!

I enjoy being outdoors and playing recreational sports like basketball, tennis, table tennis, badminton, frisbee, and soccer. I also have a portable woodfire pizza oven and sometimes like the process of making the pizza more than eating it, so I’d be happy to share with all the pizza-lovers out there. Additionally, I am trying to learn the bass guitar, so if anyone wants to play music together, let me know!

Outside of school, I love traveling, trying different foods and exploring new places! I also enjoy reading, outdoor activities, binge-watching shows, and I have recently been into crocheting. Spending time with family and friends is important to me and I am happy to be close to some of them in Philly.

In my free time, I really enjoy creative activities like drawing, painting, journaling, and playing the piano. I love to go on long walks or hikes outdoors, usually while listening to a good podcast, and have recently picked up yoga, which keeps me mindful and grounded. I’m also a huge coffee lover and aspiring home cook, so I’m always looking to try new dishes and perfect different recipes.

A lifelong swimmer, I’m also an avid (trail) runner, cyclist, gym rat, and novice triathlete. I’m fond of camping, backpacking, and just being outside in general. I spent my gap years working in a neuroscience lab in Norway, scribing, tutoring, volunteering at the Cleveland Food Bank, and indulging my hobbies of writing/journaling and watching classic movies.

I consider myself a very social person: I jump at opportunities to meet and get to know people, and I’ve often done so when trying some activity for the first time or learning a new skill. I met some of my best friends while searching for lost arrows after an outdoor archery practice and bonded with others while studying French or German or cultivating and cooking with rare herbs. I love late-night talks about everything from Wittgenstein to the newest QI tools to sports and silly songs and am always, always willing to fence, golf, hike or stargaze with others.

I love watching movies (I definitely talk the whole time though), reading, taking walks, cooking, and spending time with my large family (including pets – especially pets). Sci-fi and horror are my favs, but recently I’ve also enjoyed non-fiction and drama as well. I think I like music, but hardly ever listen to it, so my taste is mostly informed by whatever my partner has been listening to.

My hobbies include making and remaking spaghetti carbonara until I can one day make them perfectly. Otherwise, I enjoy running, sight-seeing… and I have a bit of a passion for etymology– which I hope will make learning new medical vocabulary somewhat fun!

Outside of medicine, I enjoy playing guitar, drums, running, boxing, fishing, Rubik’s cubes, and cooking. Moreover, I am passionate about the intersection of business and healthcare to advocate for preventive medicine and relieve health disparities. I am very close with my family, and am very proud of my Nicaraguan culture!

Hi everyone! Some of my favorite things to do include scrounging through vinyl crates, frequenting the unoffical Rail Park, and running along the Schuylkill. In my free time (what even is that), you can find me writing poetry, embroidering, obsessively curating my Spotify playlists, and going down YouTube rabbit holes. I’m passionate about violence prevention, anti-trafficking efforts, health equity, and I am truly excited to meet you all!

Growing up, I spent a lot of time in the pool, and have always loved being in the water. Aside from swimming, I also enjoy spending time outdoors, and try to make time to go biking, running, skiing, or hiking when I can. I love spending time with family and friends, and am looking forward to exploring Philadelphia, meeting new people, and trying to keep our mint and basil plants alive.

Hi everyone! I am a big fan of yoga, pickleball, orangetheory, and reading. Also, as an Akron, Ohio native I naturally love basketball and all things Lebron. I look forward to engaging with the Philadelphia community and exploring the city. Can’t wait to meet all of you!

Outside of medicine, I love to run, surf, horseback ride, and ski (basically anything adrenaline fueled). I also love traveling, reading, finding cool restaurants and museums, and just exploring cities/places in general.

I like crocheting blankets (the only pattern I can manage!) while watching the Great British Bake Off. I also love reading fiction & poetry, camping & hiking at national parks with my family, baking, and doing the Monday NYT crosswords. Basically a 22 year old grandma!

I love to cook! Always looking for new recipes or people to cook good food with 🙂

I recently graduated undergrad at Penn. Some of my favorite things to do in Philly are going for runs through the city and on the river bank, exploring new coffee shops, restaurants, and bars, and spending time in the parks.

I come from a big family with 5 siblings, and I’m the youngest of them all. I’m an avid lover of cooking and exploring new places to find good restaurants to try!

I love to travel, eat amazing food, and meet new people!

Some of my interests outside of academics include faith, dance, and music. I’m very excited to be starting school with everyone here!

I really enjoy being outside! In particular, I love hiking and birdwatching! I’m also trying to get better at cooking.

I love writing/performing sketch comedy, though I am a bit out of practice due to COVID! When indoor activities are safe, I enjoy going to theater performances, comedy clubs, and concerts. I also love trying new food/drinks, playing video games, and reading sci/fantasy novels.

I enjoy writing (though not about myself). You can usually find me playing the piano and guitar, especially jazz improv, and I’m always down to have a jam session with friends. I also love watching/playing sports, from football and basketball to F1 racing! My faith is also super important to me and impacts every area of my life!

I’m a dork about local politics, political organizing, and bike commuting and I’m excited to apply those interests here in Philly. For fun i enjoy cooking/baking, staying active through sports, listening to podcasts, and playing board games.

Playing music has always been my favorite way to relax after a rough day, especially when I can actually manage to avoid the noise complaints. I also love cooking and am slowly learning how to bake, one burnt muffin at a time. Aside from that, I’ve been a big fan of cheesy horror and gothic novels since I was a little kid so I tend to fall back on that old pastime from time to time.

I enjoy playing tennis, cooking with garlic, eating baked goods, cheering on the USWNT, and doing fancy things with my sisters. Outside of medicine, I’m interested in ancient philosophy and ethics. My favorite color is periwinkle!

In my free time I love to explore new restaurants in the city, hang out with friends, and play video games or board games. I grew up with a large number of animals so I’d love to meet anyone’s pet(s). Outside of medicine, I’m very interested in solving issues of disparity, especially those related to education.

I love singing, playing chess, and finding new places to eat delicious food! This past year, I have also grown to love visiting dog parks, snowboarding, and reading while enjoying an iced caffe latte. I have been told my most defining quality is my curiosity, and maybe partly because of that, I’m feeling really excited to explore a lot in medical school and learn from everyone!

I like to run, hike, try new food, travel, read, and play pick up ultimate and soccer.

I am an avid fan of weightlifting, playing pick-up basketball, and most other sports (and other athletic pursuits). I also perform stand-up comedy. In general, I’m an extrovert and love hanging out in cities with my friends!

I enjoy doing outdoorsy activities, solving crossword puzzles, and watching movies with friends in my free time, and I’m an avid sports fan (Big Blue and Heat Nation baby) who’s always ready to play pickup. I also love to sing and listen to music – Illenium, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran, Drake, and Arijit Singh are some of my favorite artists. I’m looking forward to exploring Philly and meeting everyone in the coming weeks!

I love getting to know new people, going on long-distance bike rides, and baking/cake decorating! I am almost always down to go out into nature for a hike/walk, to appreciate some new music/food, or to just talk about life (hit me up any time – seriously)! My Christian faith, my family, and my friends are also of utmost importance to me, and I hope to pursue justice through the intersection of medicine, psychiatry, and law.

I enjoy running, binge-watching TV shows, playing with my cat, and going to the beach. I like to spend time with friends by exploring new restaurants in the city or going to the local bars to watch a drag show.

Some of my favorite things in life are brie cheese, pasta, and Trader Joe’s. I grew up playing in orchestras and being part of dance teams, so the arts are really important to me. In my free time, I like going to orchestra concerts, visiting art museums, watching films, and trying new restaurants.

I’m really interested in nutritional science and pollinator conservation, so love combining these two passions through various farming initiatives. In my free time, I enjoy gardening, reading, and making different kinds of fermented foods.

In my free time I try to be around horses as much as possible. I’ve been an avid rider my entire life and was even a working student for an Olympic equestrian before I started college.

I’m fond of baking; it’s a nostalgic activity for me, especially when I’m making breads from my childhood. In addition, I like to visit different cafes and museums, and I’m trying to get into pilates and yoga. I’m excited to meet everyone!

I love to spend time with my family, exercise at the gym, and go on long walks. I like to try out new foods, experience new cultures, and I also have a creative side which I usually express through my drawings. Aside from these activities, I love going to amusement parks and concerts, but I also enjoy being in silence with a book in one hand and coffee in the other!

Hi everyone! I love to bake, spend time outdoors with friends, and I’m super passionate about martial arts – I competed in Taekwondo throughout college. I am currently trying (and mostly failing) to pick up running, but I also love trying new sports in general. I have a kitten whose sole purpose in life is to knock things over, so I also spend a lot of my free time chasing after her.

I love anything related to the outdoors: skiing, hiking, and cycling. I also love to watch basketball, soccer and football. Excited to be classmates with all of you!

In my free time, I enjoy dancing, watching anime, experimenting with different ways to cook instant noodles, and writing bad poetry. Prior to Penn, I spent 2 years doing global health research in China and working in healthcare consulting, so I’m very interested in the intersection of medicine, public policy, and business!

Hi I’m Michael – I grew up in Texas but spent the last 5 years in England doing my PhD. I like barbecue and live music and I know more than I should about fruit flies.

I enjoy biking, chess, lap swimming, and doing some side programming projects!

I love trying new places to eat, watching movies/TV, spending time outdoors, and having spontaneous adventures with friends. My Christian faith and my family (especially my niece and nephews) are central to everything that I do. I can’t wait to meet you all and get to know you over these coming years!

I’m a huge basketball fan, and I also absolutely love tennis and running. In my free time I try to be in nature as much as I can whether it be camping/hiking/just hanging with the people in my life. I also love exploring the cities I am in to the fullest extent and grinding out games of Catan. I really like getting to know people more, and I make sure to take time out to spend with the people I care about most no matter what.

Outside of medicine, I love being outdoors, watching TV, reading, and spending time with friends and family!

I really love to talk about and listen to new music, so if you have any recommendations let me know! I also recently adopted a cat and clearly cannot stop talking about him, so feel free to come over and meet him!

I enjoy playing tennis, basketball, ping pong, and occasionally going to the gym (hopefully I can start going more consistently). When I’m feeling less productive, I binge watch a lot of Netflix and Disney+. I also love music, both listening and playing piano and guitar, and I hope to continue to find time throughout med school.

In my free time, I enjoy playing tennis, biking, cooking/baking, and going out to eat and drink with friends. I am looking forward to meeting my classmates and exploring Philly with them!

If I’m feeling adventurous, I like to go outdoors and rock climb, hike, and bike. If I feel like staying in, I like to cook fancy food and enjoy playing video games with family and friends. Outside of medicine, I am passionate about ice hockey (played for over a decade), eating delicious food, and making the world a better place.

I really enjoy cooking and baking for friends and family. I have also been doing karate/tae kwon do for the past ~10 years which helps give me a good workout to offset my previous hobby.

For fun I love baking, crafting, and dancing. I am also passionate about art historical theory and naps!

If waking up at 7 AM on a Sunday to watch 20 cars go in circles around a track for two hours sounds like fun, I’m your guy! When I’m not watching Formula 1, I love trying out new recipes, exploring new trails, driving on twisty roads, or finding a game of pickup basketball

In my free time, I’m a huge sports fan. I especially love to play basketball and also am a passionate NBA and NFL fan. I’m also a big foodie and love trying out new restaurants. Another thing I’m definitely big on is spending time relaxing with both my friends and family.

I’m originally from Williamstown, MA, but spent the past couple of years living in England and Boston. I love to run, hike, and anything else outdoors!

Exploring cities by foot, trying new coffee shops in search of the perfect latte, running, dancing, meditating, playing Catan and ping pong ’til late hours, investing, learning about the latest advancements in biotech, and most of all, spending time with family and friends – some of the many things that bring me joy and keep me going every single day!

I love spending my free time with my family and friends. In general, I enjoy playing tennis and other sports / games, watching lighthearted movies, working through puzzles, learning new things, and just hanging out with others.

Ridiculously long walks, studio ghibli music on the ukulele, cafe hopping, live jazz, mango, watermelon, conversations on faith/life, and bananagrams are some of my favorite things! I love entering into and holding stories through relationships and reading.

I played golf competitively for the past 14 years, and I look forward to continuing to hit the links and enjoy the great outdoors in Philly. I also enjoy trying out new restaurants and coffee shops!

Despite my love for hiking, biking, and lifting weights, I would happily enjoy spending my free time watching a good Tarantino film or playing a competitive board game (Risk, anyone?). Although I’m not the greatest cook, I’m a foodie at heart who’s always looking for the best restaurants in every city and country I visit.

Some of my favorite hobbies are cooking, rock climbing, and biking! I have with a podcast with a good friend of mine from college and enjoy speaking to cool people in engineering and science through that. I also love playing basketball and volleyball!

Calling me a “skater boy” would give me too much credit, but I do enjoy a nice visit to the skatepark. If that drop-in looks too steep, I’d be happy to switch over to a game of Ultimate Frisbee, Spikeball, or tennis — just don’t get your hopes up when you pick me on your team. I am also a proud 3-time binge-watcher of Stranger Things, and when I’m not busy with awaiting its fourth season, I try to read a little bit about entrepreneurship/biomedical research or engage in a healthy political debate.

I love doing anything outside, whether it’s running, hiking, going for walks, or exploring Philly (and usually getting lost)! I also enjoy working out, getting to know new people, spending time with friends, and making people endure my bad jokes. Outside of medicine, I’m really interested in math, computer science, physics, and pretending that I’m good at any of those things.

Boxing, biking, lifting – I love most forms of working out other than running (bad knees!) and am willing to try everything. A yinzer at heart, I love watching the Steelers. Nothing makes me happier than a nice blue sky and a day spent outdoors, so I’m excited to hopefully leave behind Pittsburgh’s abysmal weather.

I enjoy the outdoors, my cat, and scrolling through TikTok.

When not hanging out with my dog Latke (pictured above), I enjoy cooking, hiking, swimming, and generally spending time with my partner.

Hi everyone! I love outdoor activities including hiking, camping, biking, and recently skiing. I also enjoy playing music, watching crappy reality TV, and exploring new cities and parts of town. I’m so excited to get to know y’all!

I love exploring new activities and seeking out new experiences! In my free time, I enjoy traveling/sightseeing, spending time with friends, watching “Friends,” hiking/kayaking, playing board games, and exploring my creativity (making art/music). Can’t wait to check out all that Philly has to offer!

I love being outside, whether through hiking, running, reading in a park, or just a long walk!

I love being outdoors – I especially like long walks, runs, and hikes. I also really enjoy exploring new music and discovering up-and-coming artists. I’m passionate about digital equity and the impact that technology has on our health.

In my free time, I enjoy cooking, baking, being active (whether dancing or working out), traveling/exploring, reading, and watching a bunch of different TV shows/movies. My faith in God is an integral aspect of who I am and inspires me to seek joy and peace in each and every day. I’m also very passionate about working with underserved and disadvantaged communities as well as encouraging URM students to pursue careers in STEM.

In my free time, I love spending time with family and friends, playing board games, trying new recipes, and painting and drawing. At PSOM, I look forward to continuing to explore my interests in cell and tissue engineering, nutrition, and social determinants of health. I am so excited to meet you all!

Netflix has described my taste in documentaries as ” Controversial”, “Investigative”, “Provocative”; coincidentally, this also summarizes my family’s opinion of me. I’m passionate about gastronomy, decolonization studies, and make-up tutorials. I’m always willing to give any new and extreme workout a shot, if only to justify my eating habits.

I’m into running, reading non-fiction, and going to bars! I love exploring new restaurants. I also love all dogs, but I especially love my golden retriever named Bishop. 🙂

In my free time, I enjoy canvas painting, swimming, reading, and fresh fruit. In addition to medicine, I am passionate about health-tech, engineering medical devices, and bioethics.

I love exploring new places with new people and am always available for a good old-fashioned nerd out. Come join me climbing, singing, dancing, boardgaming or (h/b)iking. Excited to meet you all!

I love theatre/the arts (especially musicals!), reading, doing puzzles, being outdoors, doing yoga, playing Animal Crossing and listening to podcasts. I also love exploring new places and am looking forward to see all that Philly has to offer! Within medicine, I am interested in public health, policy, medical education, medical humanities, and pursuing a primary care specialty.

I’m always down for an adventure and I love staying active, whether it’s swimming, kayaking, SUP, or hiking! Counteracting any possible fitness ~gains~ I would hope to make is my penchant for exploring new restaurants and eating any sweet in sight. I’m also an amateur cook, an avid music and stand-up comedy fan, and a frequent Netflix binger!

As you can tell by the hair and ginormous Adam’s apple, I play acoustic/electric guitar (and most anything with strings on it) and sing in an uncomfortably low range. I was a college radio DJ for 4 years and currently enjoy caring for an oversized record collection and dragging friends and loved ones to art museums. I also love constantly quoting I Think You Should Leave, friendly games of Hungry Hungry Hippos, and walking around Ikea.

I like to spend my free time reading (particularly epic fantasy!) but also doing taekwondo and practicing calligraphy. I’ve also been exploring the many applications of garlic salt while attempting to cook!

I grew up in Mozambique and soccer became almost synonymous of happiness (whether playing or watching). I recently started liking basketball and want to add cooking to that list. I also enjoy comedy, dancing, spending time with friends and visiting new places.

This past year has come with a big change-up to my roster of hobbies: I’ve started to dabble a bit in volleyball, hiking, and YouTube dance tutorials. Reading and crosswords are also big constants in my life. I guess all in all I just try to be available to my surroundings and see what comes with that!

I love playing with my dog (who sadly is back home in New Jersey), painting, lifting weights, playing games, and watching movies! Currently trying to learn how to cook; if you have any good recipes, send ’em my way!

Alongside my passion for medicine, I derive great satisfaction from learning new, perspective-altering information. Outside of school, I enjoy reading; playing and listening to music; swimming; and spending time with people from all walks of life.

I love cycling, soccer, cooking, tennis, squash and pretty much doing anything active. Can’t wait to explore Philly these next few years.

Hi everyone! My name is Zhiye and this is my puppy Coco. In my spare time I love spending time with my family, and playing music such as piano and Guqin, a Chinese traditional instrument.