People
Nora Alexander, Class of 2024
Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington-Seattle
Interested in discussing: taking gap year(s); moving from West Coast; Gateway Curriculum; downtime in medical school; clinical research; dermatology; oncology; interprofessional student clinic; running; Forest Park.
Hometown: Shoreline, WA
Madison Ballman, Class of 2026
Undergraduate Institution: University of Virginia
Interested in discussing: taking a gap year(s); Gateway Curriculum; student interest groups (particularly AMWA and LGBTQmed).
Hometown: Potomac/Bethesda, MD
Jenna Bennett, Class of 2026
Undergraduate Institution: University of Alabama
Interested in discussing: life in St. Louis; Gateway Curriculum; medical school with a non-medical school partner.
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Ethan Blum, Class of 2026
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Interested in discussing: research; work-life balance; living in St. Louis.
Hometown: Summit, NJ
Jenna Brambora, Class of 2024
Undergraduate Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Interested in discussing: taking a gap year; life in St. Louis; Forest Park; work-life balance/wellness.
Hometown: Glen Ellyn, IL
Brett Buchman, Class of 2025
Undergraduate Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Interested in discussing: nontraditional gap years; medical school with a non-medical partner; how I use my downtime (e.g., sports with classmates, fitness, Forest Park; outdoors in St. Louis; Cardinals games).
Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC
Madeleine Busby, Class of 2025
Undergraduate Institution: Oregon State University
Interested in discussing: moving from the West Coast; downtime in medical school; Cardinal baseball; primary care.
Hometown: Bend, OR
David Catherall, Class of 2025
Undergraduate Institution: Saint Louis University
Interested in discussing: medicine as a second career; medical school with a partner; living outside the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis.
Hometown: St. Joseph, MO
Amdiel Clement, Class of 2025
Undergraduate Institution: Cornell University
Interested in discussing: Missouri Botanical Garden; gap year; transition to medical school; downtime in medical school.
Hometown: Boyds, MD
Karlee De Monnin, Class of 2024
Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington
Interested in discussing: Life in St. Louis; Forest Park; having a dog; wellness; transitioning to the Midwest; moving from far away; getting involved in student groups.
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Owen Douglas, Class of 2026
Undergraduate Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Interested in discussing: being a parent in medical school; specialty exploration.
Hometown: Cap Estate, Saint Lucia
Sam Fallon, Class of 2026
Undergraduate Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Interested in discussing: going to WUSM from WashU undergrad; getting involved in volunteering and more in medical school; interest in internal medicine.
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ.
Aravinda Ganapathy, Class of 2024
Undergraduate Institution: Saint Louis University
Interested in discussing: transitioning to medical school; research; Gateway Curriculum; St. Louis; orthopedics and radiology.
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Jared Garland, Class of 2024
Undergraduate Institution: Duke University
Interested in discussing: Life in St. Louis; medical school with a non-medical partner; downtime; sports/fitness/wellness; neurology.
Hometown: Hingham, MA
Jessica Goldberg, Class of 2025
Undergraduate Institution: Vanderbilt University
Interested in discussing: Gateway Curriculum; life in St. Louis; transitioning to medical school.
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Braxton Goodnight, Class of 2026
Undergraduate Institution: University of Georgia
Interested in discussing: transitioning to WashU from a large state school; interest in general surgery; downtime in St. Louis.
Hometown: Dacula, GA
Nick Griffith, Class of 2024
Undergraduate Institution: University of Illinois-Chicago
Interested in discussing: downtime in medical school; transition to medical school; Gateway Curriculum; medical school with a non-medical partner.
Hometown: Fisher, IL
Mitchell Grinwald, (Entering Class of 2021, MSTP)
Undergraduate Institution: Washington University in St. Louis
Interested in discussing: dual degrees; St. Louis; transitioning to medical school; research; choosing a lab; downtime in medical school.
Hometown: Pewaukee, WI