Residents | Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency

Bad TV, craft beer, slow hikes, local bookstores, budget travel, powder days, science fiction, masters swimming, fancy coffee, and good sunsets with better people :)

Biddeford Pool! My grandma has been renting the same house there for Labor Day weekend for my entire (and basically my father’s entire) life. Southern Maine has always been a super cherished place for me, so it's amazing that I now get to call it home. 

Hematology/Oncology, Palliative Care, Hospitalist Medicine, Medical Education

I spent two gap years working at a clinical genomics company in Baltimore, MD. Think send-out genetic testing; we would take patient’s solid tumor samples, extract and sequence their tumor DNA, and then make recommendations for targeted therapies based on their mutations.  

I grew up lifeguarding at a local pool for my summer job; was truly both the best and worst of times. Pros included teaching kids how to swim, working with my friends, and being outside all day. Cons included sunburns, having to think about pool chemistry, and the occasional AFR (accidental fecal release).

Because it offers a close-knit community of people providing outstanding medical training in a place where I have access to so SO many of the hobbies/friends/family that I hold dear.

Plants, Knitting, Crocheting

I've gotten Emily Blunt before but unsure how true that really is.

Teacher, probably a kindergarten teacher.

I've only tried a few so far, but I'm definitely looking forward to checking out the food scene in Portland.

Portland!

Adolescent Medicine, but I'm definitely open to exploring during residency.

Currently Cape Cod

Going for walks along the water

I took two research gap years at Ohio State.

I worked at a YMCA daycare throughout high school and college. There were highs and lows but overall, I loved working with the kids!

I had a wonderful interview day and was absolutely sold the first time I visited Portland.

Travel, Yoga, Reading, Skiing, Hiking, River Rafting, Playing with my Dogs, Restaurants

I've been told Emma Stone before.

A botanist! I love plants and herbs, including herbal medicine!

So far, I have only been to Portland to visit during interview season and I really loved it! Check back with me next year because I will be sure to explore more!

Rural/underserved medicine, cancer survivorship, immigrant and refugee health

Moab, UT

I went straight through college to medical school! I did a cool study abroad called Semester at Sea in 2016 during college, where I took classes on a cruise ship and we visited 13 countries.

I cleaned private jets at the local airport in high school!

The access to the outdoors was a huge selling point for me! I wanted to be somewhere that I could escape to the mountains or beach or countryside after work. I also really emphasized in the interview process trying to catch a vibe for a program that has a strong community, friendships, and support alongside strong training. MHMMC felt like a great fit for me for all these reasons!

Running, yoga, DIY, artistic endeavors, and baking

Alanis Morissette

High School Science Teacher or Social Worker.

During med school I listened to the local Portland Radio station 98.9 WCLZ. Great tunes with the benefit of local news. They released the names of ten Maine chefs and restaurants named semifinalists in the 2024 James Beard Award. I’ve used it to create a bucket list of places that I haven’t tried yet: Atsuko Fujimoto of Norimoto Bakery, Celia Bruns of Artemisia Cafe, Ian Driscoll of Bar Futo, Valerie Goldman of The Honey Paw, and Jake Stevens of Leeward are a few on the list!

Kezar Lake

As a typical future Med-Peds physician, my interests are pluripotent. I’m currently leaning towards inpatient medicine, with interests in infectious disease, public health, complex care, and medical education. As a former track athlete, I’ve always had an interest in youth athletes, adaptive sports, adolescent medicine, nutrition, and preventative medicine as well.

Leaf peeping hikes, trail running, year round beach walks, and farmers markets.

The Fryeburg Fair is a must. The Maple House has maple cotton candy and I always come home with a handcrafted item from the craft barns

I took several gap years. I was an immunology wet lab scientist, a clinical trial coordinator, and an ER tech. I also worked at a yoga studio, got my 500hr YTT, and did some volunteering with youth in the Boston community.

Best Job - RI Beach lifeguard in the summers during college and competing in the Lifeguard Games. It's like the local Olympics where each beach competes in a series of physical skills tests (think beach sprints, mile run, swims, rowing, and tug of war) for the chance to win the title and trophy! Worst Job - I’m a microbiology nerd and loved the cognitive aspects of wet lab research…but maybe not the smells. In college I worked in a biochemistry lab studying penicillin binding proteins and e.coli cell division and our cultures were pretty stinky.

I spent a great deal of my childhood in Maine. It wasn’t just “vacation land” but a place where my siblings, cousins, and family friends engaged in imagination and play, connected with nature, and played endlessly outside without the distractions of technology. I was grateful for the opportunity to study medicine at UNECOM, surrounded by the beauty of Maine and its salt of the earth people. After rotating at Maine Medical Center, I found the environment to be incredibly collaborative and supportive, with mentors who are genuinely interested in your growth and wellbeing. Training at Maine Medical Center is a dream come true.