Residents

Hi everyone, I am so excited to be moving to Seattle!! I am a Colorado native and went to the University of Colorado Boulder where I studied Neuroscience and Spanish. In college, I worked in a dementia care unit as a CNA and volunteered in underserved clinics and classrooms. I loved the longitudinal relationships I created with the residents, patients, and students which inspired my interest in Family Medicine. In medical school, I got involved in leadership for public health initiatives, collaborated with a community organizer and local public health departments, participated in vaccine coalitions, and organized community health fairs. I became one of the chairs for the American Medical Association’s Minority Issues Committee, where I fell in love with the impact of health policy as a means to improve health outcomes and advocate for marginalized communities. My special interests in medicine include community health, health policy, full-spectrum reproductive care, and refugee/immigrant health care. In my free time, I enjoy lakeside hikes, listening to audiobooks, walking my cat, and planning surprise parties.

Hello! My name is Tate Atkinson (he/him) and I am excited to be joining the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency and to call the beautiful PNW my new home. I was born and raised in the Oklahoma City Metro and attended undergrad at the University of Central Oklahoma where I majored in Biology. My interest in health policy and the social determinants of health led me to obtain a Masters in Public Health at the University of Oklahoma. While there I worked for non-profit’s advocating for social policy change, the state department of health on pandemic relief, and helped lead our campuses student led clinic. I attended the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center for medical school. Here I continued my work in health policy and community health. My hopes are to combine my interests in primary care, public health, and health policy to nurture the health of my community. My clinical interests include full-spectrum family medicine, palliative care, and medical education. Outside of medicine I love hiking and climbing in the Cascades, spending time with friends and family, biking, playing board games, cooking a great meal, and having a slow morning with a cup of coffee and a book.

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Hey everyone! My name is Monisha Gonzales (she/her), and I’m from Bellingham, WA – a place I’m always happy to recommend for hikes, yummy food, and fun activities. I studied Biochemistry and Psychology at the University of Southern California before returning to Washington for medical school. I took a gap year working for AmeriCorps, supporting underrepresented community college students in STEM. I later attended the University of Washington School of Medicine, where I explored my passions for family medicine, mentorship, and community service. And now I’m beyond excited to stay on as a Double Dawg for residency! I was drawn to family medicine because of its focus on building long-term, generational relationships with patients and its wide scope of care. I’m especially passionate about behavioral health, pediatrics, and patient advocacy. I care deeply about helping people navigate the healthcare system and supporting them in taking charge of their health. I also love mentoring students at every stage of their careers and hope to continue that work throughout residency. Outside of medicine, you can find me baking sourdough bread, playing racket sports, singing karaoke, or out adventuring with my partner and our dog.

Howdy! My name is Blake. I’m from a small town in Wyoming, where I grew up helping on my family’s farm and ranch. I went to BYU for undergrad and studied physiology, business, and Portuguese before deciding on a career in medicine. I attended medical school at the University of Washington, where I had the privilege of learning alongside incredible peers, working with outstanding physicians, and gaining invaluable experience in both rural and urban communities. I’m excited to be sticking around to join the UW Family Medicine Residency and to continue exploring my interests in wellness and preventive care, sports medicine, and rural medicine. When I’m not working, you’ll find me outdoors—mountain biking, climbing, skiing, hiking, or camping.

My name is Maggie Lai, and I am thrilled to be joining the UW Family Medicine Residency community. I grew up in Taipei, Taiwan and immigrated to California at the age of fourteen, witnessing firsthand the challenges my family faced navigating an unfamiliar healthcare system and language barrier. While getting my degree in Human Biology at the University of Southern California, I became involved in community efforts to improve access to healthcare and screenings for immigrant and underserved populations. I attended medical school at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in Yakima, WA, where I engaged with the LGBTQIA+ community, APAMSA, and local school mentorships, while discovering my passion for family medicine. I am drawn to opportunities to build long-term relationships with patients and families from diverse backgrounds. My clinical interests include immigrant health, reproductive justice, gender-affirming care, and advocacy. In my spare time, you can find me watching Mariners games, exploring new restaurants, playing board games, and traveling to warm places.

Hello everyone! My name is Jaret Nishikawa and I grew up in Fresno, California. I graduated from UCLA, where I worked as a sports medicine athletic trainer with the baseball and soccer teams. That experience sparked my passion for injury prevention, rehab, and showed me how staying active can play a vital role in long-term health. I attended medical school at Drexel University College of Medicine, where I served as student body President and had the privilege of representing and advocating for my peers. In that role, I learned the value of elevating the voices of others, building community, and driving change, lessons that I carry with me into my approach to medicine. I returned to California for my clinical years through Drexel’s Kaiser Bay Area affiliate hospitals, where I discovered that family medicine gave me the chance to combine my interest in continuity of care with my passion for advocacy. I’m drawn to the full-spectrum nature of family medicine and its emphasis on long-term relationships, preventive care, and meeting patients where they are. I hope to integrate sports medicine into my practice, helping individuals of all ages stay active, functional, and healthy. Outside of medicine, I love the outdoors whether I’m golfing, snowboarding, slacklining, hiking, or camping. I also enjoy spending time with my girlfriend and our Miniature Schnauzer, Monti. I’m incredibly excited to be joining the University of Washington Family Medicine community and look forward to growing alongside others who are passionate about primary care and community health.

Hello, PNW! While I was raised in Foxboro, Massachusetts and attended medical school at VCU in Richmond, VA, I fell in love with rural medicine and the unique west coast flavor of family medicine. The moving distance was long, but the decision to head west is not as surprising as it initially sounds…

Prior to medical school, I worked as a healthcare coordinator in a rural, western Massachusetts primary care group; this is where I started to realize the unique challenges and joys of rural medicine. Then, I was accepted into VCU and the wonderful fmSTAT program, which provides family medicine-interested students additional career advising and pro-FM guidance to counteract the prominent anti-FM (and anti-primary care) messaging plaguing medical education. I was lucky enough to be able to complete my FM and IM rotations in South Hill, VA and my inpatient FM AI in Front Royal, VA. Seeing the effect of inpatient-outpatient FMs on rural community health was powerful – and quite frankly, I haven’t looked back. When ERAS rolled around, and I kept hearing “Rural FM? Try the west coast!!” (even from a plastic surgeon, if you can believe it!), I had a feeling I’d end up with many of my friends in the PNW.

Lo and behold – Washington and the Chelan RTT!

Huge Fan Of: Community organizing, harm reduction, LGBTQAI+ care, neurodivergent care, my cats Space Heater and Little Green Man (LGM), comics, coffee, and bad art

Huge Hater Of: Charcoal as an art medium, empty pens, and MDROs (because they scare me)

Hello! My name is Andrew Suscha, and I’m excited to join the UWFMR team at the Northgate clinic. I grew up in the “Malibu of the Midwest” (Sheboygan, WI) and studied Biochemistry and Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where I helped organize two health equity symposiums, created the partnership division for Wisconsin HOSA, and conducted diabetic retinopathy research. I stayed at the University of Wisconsin for medical school as part of the Wisconsin Academy for Rural Medicine (WARM), which allowed me to rotate with community clinics across Eastern Wisconsin and gain firsthand experience delivering holistic, patient-centered care tailored to community-specific barriers. I’m passionate about health justice and believe Family Medicine is uniquely positioned to push back against systemic inequities through its blend of evidence-based medicine, community health, continuity of care, and empathy. My interests within Family Medicine include integrative medicine, health advocacy, LGBTQIA+ health, addiction medicine, and palliative care. Outside of medicine, I enjoy hiking with my partner (between her midwifery shifts) and our five-year-old Australian Shepherd, road trips to national parks, playing tennis and pickleball, and cooking. I’m excited to explore the Pacific Northwest and to grow as a physician as part of the UWFMR team!

Hi! I’m Daniel (he/him). I am from Oregon City, Oregon and have lived for the last decade in Seattle. I am thrilled to continue my training at UWFMR. During medical school at the University of Washington, I was drawn to Family Medicine as it’s a field that focuses on longitudinal, comprehensive care for people of all ages and all backgrounds. My extracurricular interests during this time included research on unhealthy substance use and volunteering with a free mobile health clinic serving patients experiencing housing instability. My specific clinical interests include working with patients with unhealthy substance use and with LGBTQ+ folks, along with practicing full spectrum family medicine. I aim to collaborate together with patients to reach their health goals with a nonjudgmental, patient-centered approach. Outside of the clinic and the hospital, you will find me tending to my plants, spending time with family and friends, eating good food, traveling, or running around Green Lake or on the Burke-Gilman.

Hello everyone! I’m delighted and honored to be able to return to the beautiful Pacific Northwest for residency. I was born and raised in Spokane and eventually made my (first!) cross-country move to attend Mount Holyoke College. During college, I studied politics and English and spent several summers interning with Planned Parenthood Votes and the Washington Bus, where I got my first taste of the joy and power inherent in community activism. After graduation, I moved to Las Vegas, where I taught high school science and mentored transgender and gender-nonconforming youth. During medical school at UMass Chan, I was active in education and research devoted to queer health and co-led our Narratives in Medicine elective. I find myself drawn to family medicine due to its longstanding focus on relationships, community, and advocacy, and the specialty’s counterculture roots are particularly resonant for me. Some of my interests in medicine include gender-affirming care, addiction medicine, reproductive justice, harm reduction, and palliative care, and I look forward to discovering many more in residency! Outside of medicine, I enjoy trivia, tabletop RPGs, thrifting, weightlifting, live music and theatre, and hanging out with my cat; I’m also a buffet connoisseur, and welcome recommendations! .

Greetings! My name is Brenda Fleshman, and I am so excited and grateful to be a part of the UWFM Chelan RTT program. I grew up on a cattle ranch in eastern Washington, just outside of Othello. I received my undergraduate degree from the University of Washington with a major in Neuroscience. During my undergraduate years, I had the opportunity to shadow healthcare workers in rural areas across Washington. It was through this experience that I discovered my interest in medicine, and I was particularly drawn to the unique aspects of caring for people in rural underserved communities. These interests lead me to attend medical school at the University of Washington and participate in the Targeted Rural Underserved Track. This allowed me to learn longitudinally from providers and patients in Chelan, WA, and I am so excited to be continuing my training in Chelan in the next couple of years! My goal is to provide rural full-spectrum family medicine with interests in reproductive health, LGBTQ+ health, and addiction medicine. Outside of medicine I like to spend my time reading, listening to music, spending time with family, crafting, and exploring the outdoors.

Hi Everyone! My name is Megan Kerstein (she/her), and I’m so excited to join the UW Family Medicine Residency! I was raised in Chicago where my family still resides and attended undergrad at Washington University in St. Louis where I studied Anthropology: Global Health and the Environment. I completed a Masters in Medical Sciences at Boston University and then headed across the country to Seattle where I spent two years working in clinical research. While living in Seattle, I spent many days exploring all the beautiful parks, paddling on Lake Union in my inflatable kayak, and discovering new coffee shops every weekend. I headed back to the East Coast for medical school at Drexel University. Drexel has a clinical partnership with Kaiser in the San Francisco Bay Area, so I made yet another cross country move to Oakland, CA for my third and fourth years of medical school and completed all my clinical rotations in the Bay Area. I fell in love with family medicine for its emphasis on preventative health, being able to work closely with my community to listen to and advocate for their needs, and being able to treat patients of all ages. My interests within family medicine include gender-affirming care, trauma-informed care, and reproductive justice. Outside of medicine, you can find me hiking, backpacking in the mountains (my closet has become a mini REI with all my camping and hiking gear taking over), taking long walks to explore different neighborhoods, doing public transit and LGBTQ+ advocacy work, and sipping tea while reading a book next to my adorable cat, Atlas.

Hi everyone! My name is Laynee and I am so excited to join theUniversity of Washington community! I grew up in Seattle, WA and attended college at Claremont McKenna College where I majored in neuroscience and played soccer. After college, I worked in clinical research on autoimmune diseases, and am excited to continue scholarly activity throughout my career. I then attended medical school at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. During medical school, I realized my passion for full spectrum family medicine with a particular focus on preventative and lifestyle medicine. My special interests include women’s health, addiction medicine and palliative care. Outside of medicine, I enjoy spending time outside with family and friends, playing sports and spending time with my husband and our cat and dog!

Hi Everyone! My name is Muriel (she/her) and I am so excited to be joining UWFMR. I was born in Laval, Canada and grew up for the most part in the Boston Area. I went to college in Vermont at Middlebury College where I studied Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. After college I spent a year working as a barista (I love all things coffee, coffee shops, and latte art!). I continued my journey as a medical student at NYU Grossman School of Medicine where I was involved in projects about climate health and palliative care, served as a peer mentor and educator, and co-lead our Free Clinic. My passion for affordable healthcare access for all and health equity led me to pursue a Masters of Public Administration with a focus in Health Policy Analysis at NYU in-between my 3rd and 4th year of medical school. There I was able to learn more about health systems, the health insurance landscape, and how policy decisions impact the provision of care. Some of my areas of interest within family medicine include comprehensive reproductive healthcare, LGBTQIA+ health, addiction medicine, palliative care, integrative medicine, and musculoskeletal medicine. Outside of medicine I love to rock-climb, play volleyball, knit (I have about 3 projects going on right now), do trivia and game nights, and most importantly spend time with friends and loved ones (usually with food!).

I’m so excited to join the UW Family Medicine Residency as part of the Chelan rural training track! I was born in Sonoma County and grew up in an agricultural region of Northern California. I went to UC Davis on a water polo scholarship and majored in Genetics & Genomics. After college, I moved to Southeast Alaska in search of a new adventure. I ended up falling in love (first with the beauty & community of the area, and then with my now-husband) and have been based out of Alaska ever since. While in Haines, I worked as the education coordinator for a local museum, as a tasting room host at a distillery, and as the morning news host for our public radio station. I attended medical school as part of the University of Washington’s Alaska cohort and participated in the TRUST (targeted rural & underserved) program based in Soldotna, AK. I love listening to stories, people of all ages, and the ability to practice in different settings—all of which make family medicine the perfect fit for me! My family and I spent a month in Chelan during medical school and loved the beautiful setting, community, and outdoor opportunities. Paired with the academic backing of UW and the opportunity to practice broad-spectrum care at a community hospital and FQHC, we felt like this was the perfect residency for our family. My professional and academic interests include rural emergency care (including flight and disaster medicine), the doctor-patient relationship, genetics, One Health, and resource-limited palliative and hospice care. My husband Nathan and our two young boys can most often be found outside and are excited to explore more of Washington!

Hello! My name is Akash Sharma (he/him) and I am excited to be joining the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency. My family and I immigrated to British Columbia, Canada, where I first had the opportunity to call the Pacific Northwest my home. I am thrilled to continue my medical training in this beautiful region of the PNW. I majored in Biology at the University of British Columbia (Go Thunderbirds!) after which I had the chance to become an entrepreneur within the logistics and supply chain industry. I attended the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences for Medical School in Yakima, Washington. Here I discovered a passion for health care systems, particularly with improving the access and affordability of primary care to underserved regions. My hopes are to combine my experience and passion for entrepreneurship, logistics, novel technologies, and primary care to forge a career path that helps to empower better healthcare delivery systems. I am excited to connect with like-minded ambitious individuals whom I can learn and grow with. My clinical interests are full-spectrum care, health equity, health information technologies, and environmental medicine. Outside of medicine, I love nature and hiking, playing on sports teams, having a fun board game filled evening, cooking tasty meals for friends, and anything else that has to do with food or coffee!

Hello there, my name is Dominic Tapia! I was born and raised in rural Arizona, but I relocated to the Pacific Northwest nearly a decade ago. After college, I gained seven years of experience working in environmental public health before I entered the medical field and attended medical school at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. As a longtime hospice volunteer, I appreciate what death has taught me about living more fully. I am passionate about family medicine because it allows me to support people’s health and well-being so that they can live fuller lives too. My biggest marker of success is people feeling supported and well cared for. My special interests in medicine include hospice, mental health, queer health, and advocacy for marginalized communities. Outside of work I strive to maintain close relationships with my family, friends and dog, Obi. I also enjoy making art, reading books, and hanging outside at parks with a strong preference for sunshine.

Hi! I’m Madison. I grew up in Claremont, California, and studied political science & communications at UT Austin as an undergraduate. There, I was part of a cycling team called Texas 4000 for Cancer, an experience which introduced me to healthcare and led me to view medicine as the best conduit for realizing my goal of a career grounded in connection, community, and service. After graduation, I spent a couple of years in Austin feeding my passion for urban agriculture with various urban farming & food access ventures while also learning about the healthcare industry as part of a health technology start-up advising team. I completed medical school at the University of Chicago, where I was involved in extracurricular activities related to medical humanities, healthcare delivery, and medical education. Learning the art of medicine on Chicago’s South Side underscored my desire to practice medicine through a lens of social change and to provide patient-centered, whole-person care. I am so excited to grow into my doctoring identity at UW, where I know I’ll be supported in developing my clinical interests in behavioral health, public health, and procedural care. Outside of the hospital, you’ll find me hiking, reading, gardening, and questing to find the best coffee shops in town!

Hi there! My name is Heami Yi (she/her), and I am absolutely thrilled to be joining UW’s family medicine residency. I was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado and grew up with the joys and challenges of a Korean American experience, including witnessing the difficulties my immigrant parents came across when facing the health care system. I attended the University of Colorado Denver where I earned my degree in Public Health and developed a strong interest in community health and social justice. During this time, I found mentors and avenues that would allow me to grow my passion for reproductive health and justice, particularly in contraception and abortion accessibility. I became a student at the University of Colorado School of Medicine during the height of the pandemic which underscored for me how existing health disparities impacting marginalized communities could be exacerbated by a global emergency. I found ways to engage and advocate for these communities by volunteering at a student-run free clinic for underserved patients, leading our school’s APAMSA and MSFC chapters, and taking part in a campus group dedicated to addressing black maternal and infant mortality in the Denver area. I am so excited to become a family physician because I get to make long-lasting, meaningful relationships with patients, families, and entire communities. My clinical interests include full-spectrum reproductive care, climate change in medicine, community health, and adolescent medicine. On my days off, you can catch me investigating Seattle’s bustling food and drink scene, enjoying the beautiful outdoors of the Pacific Northwest, and napping with the TV on.

Hi everyone! My name is Sanna Alas (she/her), and I am a second generation Syrian-Chechen-American born and raised in Southern California. I went to college not too far from home at UCLA where I studied Comparative Literature and Human Biology. My love of finding connections between seemingly disparate fields lead me across the ocean to the University of Cambridge where I completed an MPhil in the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine. Along the way, I had the privilege to support environmental justice and community gardening efforts in South Los Angeles and explore untold stories as a videographer with UCLA’s Healthy Campus Initiative— experiences which ultimately lead me to the practice of medicine.  I completed my medical training at Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in NYC and decided to pursue Family Medicine because of its ability to transcend generational, disciplinary, and institutional divides to provide care and advocate for the underserved. I am now thrilled to be starting my next chapter in the Harborview Family Medicine track at the University of Washington and am grateful for the opportunity to learn from the community here in Seattle. My clinical interests include adolescent medicine, global health, environmental and climate justice, reproductive health and obstetrics, immigrant/refugee health, culinary medicine, and the medical humanities. Outside the classroom/clinic, you can find me behind the pottery wheel making wobbly (but spirited) pots, coaxing veggies (mostly tomatoes) out of any available soil, and accompanying my sister on a perpetual quest for the ultimate snack.

I am so excited to join the UWFMR team! I was born in Maracay, Venezuela, but I have been blessed to call many places home, including Kansas and Arkansas. I’ve spent most of my life in Rogers, Arkansas, with my two younger brothers, a Yorkie named Brownie, and my parents. I attended the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, where I studied Chemistry, and later attended the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. During medical school, I continued to develop my passion for serving underserved communities through LULAC and LMSA, where I learned about social determinants of health and how I could begin to address those as a student. Now I aim to develop into a physician who tackles the barriers in communication and culture that vulnerable patient populations encounter within the PNW. I’m excited to build my advocacy and mentorship skills while serving my community one step at a time. In my spare time outside of work, I enjoy reading – especially historical fiction and dystopian novels – and roller skating.

Hi, my name is Trevor Carver and I was born and raised in Boulder, Colorado. I was fortunate enough to stay in Boulder for undergrad where I studied Integrative Physiology at the University of Colorado. During my time there, I was also a member of the University of Colorado Football Team. Although we had tough years while I was there, the future is bright for Buffs Football! After undergrad I spent a few years in Colorado performing research with the University of Colorado Sports Medicine and Performance Center before starting medical school at Rocky Vista University in Parker, Colorado. During medical school I found my interests in medicine are broad which has led me to seek a career as a rural family medicine physician. I also have a special interest in sports medicine which I hope to make part of my practice in the future. Outside of academics, I am an avid outdoorsman partaking in sports such as skiing, fly fishing, mountain biking, camping, hiking, etc. If it’s outdoors, you’ll likely find me there! I am excited for the opportunity to train at the University of Washington and look forward to the years ahead within the rural training track.

My name is Natalie (she/her) and I am so excited to join the UWFMR community! I grew up in The Valley of the Sun (AKA Phoenix, Arizona) and completed a major in Human Biology at Pitzer College at The Claremont Colleges. After graduation, I spent a few years working as a science teacher, abroad in Galicia, Spain as a Fulbright Scholar, and stateside in Atlanta, Georgia. I continued on to the Medical College of Wisconsin, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where I was involved in inclusive sex education advocacy work, on leadership for White Coats 4 Black Lives and Wilderness Medical Society, and within the medical humanities department, as a storyteller and visual artist. My short time teaching affirmed my interest in accessible and inclusive health education, as well as working with and learning from young people. I’m also excited about the intersection of art and medicine, particularly creating zines and other illustrated resources for patients and fellow learners. My special interests within family medicine include adolescent medicine, addiction medicine, LGBTQ+ health, and health equity. Outside of clinic, I might be found playing soccer, baking bread, making art, bicycling with my partner and our sweet dog (E.T. style), or swimming in big lakes!

As someone who grew up in Kent, WA and earned both my undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Washington, I am excited to continue my residency training here. I am Tlingit and dedicated to Indigenous healthcare justice. As an Indian Health Service scholar and lifelong teacher, my goal is to make primary care more equitable, accessible, and community-engaged. Before medical school, I served in the Peace Corps (Morocco) and learned how to speak terrible Arabic. Some of my favorite things to do include filmmaking and photography, video games, and traveling and exploring new places with my partner. In addition, I am passionate about water sovereignty.

Hi, y’all! My name is Aishwarya Iyer (she/her) and I’m so excited to be joining UW Family Medicine. I am a child of immigrants and grew up in many places, from California to Illinois to Massachusetts, before settling in Texas. I’m thrilled to call the PNW home these next few years! I majored in Biology at the University of Texas at Dallas and did medical school at UT Southwestern, where I discovered a passion for public health conducting community-based participatory research on preferences for contraceptive care among patients seeking abortion. Between my third and fourth years of med school, I spent two years living and learning in Atlanta, where I graduated with a Master of Public Health from Emory University and had the opportunity to do qualitative, policy-focused research on the impact of the Global Gag Rule in Malawi. Both of these experiences really cemented my interest in making scholarly work an ongoing part of my career. I found myself gravitating towards family medicine based on my desire to see medicine through a public health and social justice lens, form lasting relationships with my patients, and provide holistic, patient-centered care. I also have many areas of interest (another reason I chose family medicine!), including reproductive health, abortion care, palliative care, advocacy, narrative medicine, research, and mentorship. Outside of medicine, I find joy in exploring new neighborhoods and visiting local coffee shops (so excited to explore this part of Seattle!), being a foodie, working out, existing by bodies of water, and reading novels.

Hello! Nick LeMire here, and I am thrilled to be joining the UW community. I grew up in the better half of Michigan, the beautiful Upper Peninsula, and stayed to study at Northern Michigan University to obtain my undergrad degree in physiology. During my time there, I immersed myself in the humanities and was able to co-create a group aimed to dismantle gender stereotypes and toxic masculinity. Alongside this, I got acquainted with the health care system working as a care aide. I became aware of each individual role and gained an early understanding of how to care for our patients and their families as a team. From here, I went on to medical school at Michigan State University and was a part of their Rural Physician Program, which gave me the rich experience of serving a number of rural towns in the U.P. This, along with my global health experiences, helped me understand the skill set required to meet the needs of underserved and rural populations. Most importantly, I saw what a Family Medicine Physician can become and the impact they can have on a small community. I am grateful for being able to continue my rural journey toward becoming a full-spectrum Family Medicine Physician with the Chelan RTT family. My current interests within medicine include community medicine, lifestyle medicine, addiction medicine, global health, and advocacy. Outside of medicine, I enjoy hiking, camping, rock climbing, and learning the art of homesteading with my partner Alexis and our two cats, Peaches & Mango. Can’t wait to explore the PNW!

Hi everyone! I’m Khanh Luong (she/they), and I was born in the bustling city of Saigon where I spent much of my time at my family’s pho restaurant. I moved to North Carolina during high school, and my family’s interactions as immigrants with the US healthcare system largely influenced my decision to study medicine with a focus on family and community health. While at Davidson College (where Steph Curry studied sociology), I had an incredible opportunity to research abortion care in my birth city. This experience returning to Vietnam, as well as spending time volunteering in Ecuador and Honduras, opened my eyes to the state of health and healthcare disparities around the world. During my time at UNC for medical school, I had the immense privilege of taking care of underserved patients across rural and urban settings. Coming to UW for residency, I plan to further my passions for full-spectrum family medicine, global primary care, refugee/immigrant health, integrative medicine, improving cultural and language-concordant care, and diversifying the medical workforce. Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful partner, cat, and loved ones. I look forward to exploring the incredible nature of the PNW, running, and sharing home cooked meals with new friends.

Hello!! My name is Kevin McCawley and I am so very grateful to find myself among the brilliant and welcoming community of UW’s Family Medicine Residency Program. Unsurprisingly, as one goes through medical training, the question of, “Why medicine?” comes up rather frequently. Despite the repetition, this dang question still catches me off guard. Medicine, I feel, is almost too intertwined of a concept (with art, nature, community, science, inequity, and justice, among other things) to possibly tease out as a singular concept. In my eyes, there is a bit of “medicine” in each facet of our lives. And so my answer to “why medicine” isn’t particularly succinct or sharply defined, but is rather a summation of my desire to listen and engage, to celebrate and comfort, to provide safety, create art and enact change within my community.  I’m training at the University of Washington to become an everywhere-and-anywhere doctor. I plan to practice both locally in the PNW and globally in places where medical care is needed even more greatly: environs like refugee camps and equatorially as climate change elicits new health problems for those who have contributed to it least. I’m also fervently interested in the future of primary care. I hope to contribute to research and policy that heralds AI into the world of medicine, and that promotes skilled providers like NPs and PAs to increase the reach of primary, preventative healthcare for patients everywhere. 

Cheers, until we meet!

Hello! My name is Emily, but you can call me EJ. I grew up in the suburbs of Detroit and studied neuroscience at the University of Michigan. After undergrad, I worked as a case manager for families experiencing homelessness due to intimate partner violence and became passionate about providing empathetic care to trauma survivors. In my medical training at Central Michigan University, I led the Street Medicine program and coordinated free mobile healthcare for those living on the streets and in shelters and collaborated with the local health department and federally qualified health centers to provide wraparound, community-engaged care. My interest in community medicine and violence prevention also led me to initiate research related to sexual coercion and intimate partner homicide. Some of my clinical interests include public health, trauma and adverse childhood experiences, weight inclusive care, and reproductive justice. Outside of the hospital, you’ll find me painting while watching Bob Ross, searching for the best karaoke spot in town, and hiking. I couldn’t be more excited to start my journey in Seattle and explore the beautiful Pacific Northwest!