Among UA medical students matching into the UA Internal Medicine Residency Program – Tucson Campus this year were John Dicken (on right in first image and left in second above) and Gilbert Ortega (in middle on right), pictured during Match Day proceedings March 17 in DuVal Auditorium. See more photos at the COM-T Flickr site at this link.
Nearly 50 new interns/residents in the University of Arizona Department of Medicine will begin their training as physicians come July 1, by dint of 2017 Match Day® results announced last Friday, March 17.
The largest group of residents across the UA College of Medicine – Tucson, they include 35 for the UA College of Medicine Internal Residency Program – Tucson Campus (28 categorical and seven preliminary), 10 for the Internal Medicine Residency Program – South Campus and four for the UA Dermatology Residency Program.
By far, the vast majority of incoming residents are from U.S. medical schools, including prestigious programs in the Midwest, South and on the East and West Coasts. Several also come from programs in Brazil, the Caribbean, Iran and Pakistan.
To see photos of incoming interns and residents for the Class of 2020 (and 2019 for dermatology residents), 
click here [PDF] or on the image at left.
Derm’s Biggest Match Ever
Dermatology division chief and residency program director James Sligh, MD, PhD, an associate professor, was proud of his incoming 2nd-years—dermatology residents typically complete their intern or preliminary year elsewhere—who matched into the program this year.
“In Dermatology, we matched for our largest entering class in the history of the program. Our four residents are graduates of the medicals schools at UCSD, Rush, Northwestern and Tulane. This new class of dermatology residents starts in 2018,” he said.
Of the four who matched into the program this year, one will actually start among this year's residents: Alex Glazer, MD – research fellow, National Society for Cutaneous Medicine (2016-17); internship, University of Chicago-Northshore, transitional (2016); med school: Rush Medical College, Chicago (2015).
With where they’ll do their intern year in 2017-18 and earn their medical degrees, the other three who'll start next year include:
- Tiffany Loh – intern year, Memorial Sloan Kettering, pre-lim (2018); med school: University of California, San Diego (2017)
- Adam Turnock – intern year, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, pre-lim (2018); med school, Tulane University, New Orleans (2017)
- Jelena Vasic – intern year, Weiss Memorial Hospital, Chicago, transitional (2018); med school: Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill. (2017).
Residents who matched into the program last year, have completed their internships and start this July as 2nd-year residents here are:
- Spencer Bertoch, MD – intern year, UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, pre-lim (2017); med school: UA College of Medicine – Tucson (2016)
- James Foshee, MD – intern year, Thomas Jefferson University, pre-lim (2017); med school: Thomas Jefferson University, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Philadelphia (2016).
These residents will do much of their work at the UA Cancer Center’s Peter and Paula Fasseas Cancer Clinic at 3838 N. Campbell Ave. There are currently eight residents in the UA Dermatology Residency Program.
Ten for South Campus
“We had a great Match,” Internal Medicine Residency Program Director for South Campus Eugene Trower, MD, MPH, a professor and gastroenterologist, said. “We quadrupled our previous number of U.S. allopathic students in the program. Onward and upward!”
Incoming residents at Banner – University Medical Center South and degrees they’ll earn include:
- James Bardwell – DO: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Blacksburg, Va. (2017)
- Fernando Blumenkron – MD: UA College of Medicine – Tucson (research specialist)
- Leena Danawala – MD: University of Missouri - Kansas City (2017)
- Spencer Jasper – MD: Ross University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, Dominica (2017)
- Christopher Jensen – MD: University of South Dakota, Vermillion (2017)
- Mateen Khokhar – DO: Midwestern University, Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale (2017)
- Gianna O’Hara – DO: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, Calif. (2017)
- Rozina Parbtani – MD: University of Medicine and Health Sciences - St. Kitts (2017)
- Marlena Szewczyk – MD: University of Missouri – Columbia (2017)
- Jonathan Waller – MD: St. George’s University, Grenada (2017)
A total of 30 residents are in the South Campus program.
The Biggest of the Bunch
At nearly 100 across all three years, those physicians in training in the Internal Medicine Residency – Tucson Campus program make up the largest group of residents across the UA College of Medicine – Tucson. They are roughly twice the number of the next two largest programs, surgery and emergency medicine—which have about 50 residents each.
UA College of Medicine Internal Medicine Residency Program Director Laura Meinke, MD, an assistant professor and pulmonary and critical care physician, is very happy with this year’s incoming residents.
“We had a great recruitment season here and, with the help of our current residents and faculty, matched a wonderful class for whom we have very high expectations,” she said. “We look forward to welcoming them in July.”
They includes these categorical, three-year residents (with expected degrees they’ll earn this spring):
- Benjamin Amire-Brahimi – MD: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans (2017)
- Morgan Bailey – MD: University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio (2017)
- Rory Bouzigard – MD: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans (2017)
- Kevin Breen – MD/PhD: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City (2017)
- Devin Clark – MD: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, New Brunswick (2017)
- John Dicken – MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson (2017)
- Louis Eubank – MD: Tufts University School of Medicine, Medford, Mass. (2017)
- Andrew Forrestel – MD: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Gregory Gardener – MD: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City (2017)
- Samandip Hothi – MD: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle (2017)
- Robin Ann Joseph – MD: Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami (2017)
- Kshipra Joshi – DO: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale (2017)
- Jaclyn Leong – DO: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Lillington, N.C. (2017)
- Xibei Liu – MD: University of Nevada School of Medicine, Las Vegas (2017)
- Zain Mehdi – DO: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (2017)
- Joseph Moseley –MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix (2017)
- Nadia Nunes Cavalcante, MD – med school: Universidade Federal de Maranhao, Brazil
- Gilbert Ortega – MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson (2017)
- Alexander Peck – DO: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale (2017)
- Bryce Perkins – DO: A.T. Still University Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kirksville, Mo. (2017)
- Darien Emily Reed – MD, PhD: University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine (2017)
- Atlantis Russ, PhD – MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson (2017)
- Qurat Sipra, MBBS – med school: Quaid-E-Azam Medical College, Pakistan
- Nicole Smith, MD – med school: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
- Sade Solola – MD: Drexel University College of Medicine (2017)
- Ella Starobinska – MD: University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix (2017)
- Demetrios Stavrakis – MD: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine (2017)
- Ford Strimenos – DO: Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Parker, Colo. (2017)
In addition are the following preliminary residents whose internship in internal medicine is here, along with what degrees they’ll earn this spring (and where they go for residency training next year):
- Reza Alizadeh, MD – med school: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Ophthalmology, U of A)
- Alexis Cahn – DO: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Glendale (Anesthesiology, U of A)
- Cooper Cain – MD: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (Radiology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond)
- Brittany Morgan – MD: UA College of Medicine – Tucson (Radiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City)
- Danh Truong – MD: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC (Radiology, U of A)
- Victoria Tsang – MD: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk (Anesthesiology, U of A)
- Jared Wilson – MD: Ross University School of Medicine, Portsmouth, Dominica (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse)
In conclusion, UA Department of Medicine Vice Chair for Education Amy Sussman, MD, a nephrologist and associate professor, added: “We have terrific incoming classes at both campuses (thanks to everyone's recruitment efforts); I think it will undoubtedly be a productive and exciting year!”
ALSO SEE:
“See Where UA Med Students Will Do Their Residency Training per Match Day 2017” (photos, video, the Match list) | Posted March 17, 2017
“January Match Mix Shows Promise for Incoming Fellows in Advanced Internal Med Training” | Posted March 2, 2017
“New Physicians-in-Training Get Oriented at Marriott Event, June 30” | Posted July 14, 2016
“South Campus Internal Medicine Residents, Graduates Honored at Annual Dinner” | Posted June 11, 2016
"Graduating Tucson Campus Internal Medicine Residents Celebrate with Banquet, Awards" | Posted June 7, 2016
“Class of 2016-17 Interns to Arrive Later in June” | Posted June 3, 2016
"With Graduation, New Residents Begin Internal Medicine Training in July" | Posted May 17, 2016