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Lindsey Furness — 2025

8/9/2021

I was born and raised in Michigan and graduated from the University of Michigan in 2021, with a bachelor’s and master’s in Biomedical Engineering. My past research was in medical…

Brianna Baldwin — 2025

8/9/2021

Hello! I’m Brianna, and I’m part of the incoming UVA SOM Class of 2025. I grew up in Virginia Beach and on the Navaho reservation when my mother was deployed.…

Rudrajit “Wrik” Sinha — 2024

8/25/2020

I grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, a suburb right outside of Portland. My introduction to medicine came during high school, when the ophthalmologist under whom I had started conducting wet…

Chukwugozie “Martin” Ejeh — 2024

8/25/2020

Hello, my name is Martin! I am from Bowie, Maryland, and I have four siblings (two brothers and two sisters). I initially gained interest in becoming a physician through my…

Sasheenie Moodley — 2024

8/25/2020

My name is Sasheenie. I was born and grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa. After finishing my undergrad (Global Development Studies) at UVa, I pursued my PhD at the University…

Dawson Brown — 2024

8/24/2020

I am originally from Belgrade, Montana, a small town close to Yellowstone National Park.  I went to undergrad at Christopher Newport University in Newport News, Virginia where I studied economics…

Kimberli Bowen — 2024

8/24/2020

Hi, my name is Kimberli. I was born in Kingston, Jamaica and moved to New York City with my mom at the age of 15. I did my undergraduate studies…

Joey Michel — 2023

8/24/2019

Born, raised, and educated in Charlottesville, Virginia, I am very excited to spend four more years seeing my hometown through the lens of a medical student.  I graduated in 2018…

Abby Halm — 2023

8/24/2019

A native to northern Virginia, I am excited to be at UVA for medical school after a 6-year hiatus from my home state. I was born and raised on a…