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Hometown: Bossier City, LA
College: LSU 
Medical School: LSU Shreveport
Career Plans: Interested in Heme/Onc and Palliative Care!
Favorite Disney Character: Mulan
Favorite Thing About NOLA: All of the beautiful parks throughout the city and the large number of festivals held year-round!

Hometown: Camden, MS 
College: Xavier University 
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Career Plans: Outpatient Gen Peds 
Favorite Disney Character: Olaf
Favorite Thing About NOLA: My favorite things about New Orleans are the food and the culture! I keep a running list of restaurants to try, and it just keeps getting longer. I can easily plan a full day of activities with friends on my days off without ever needing to leave the city. It’s a big melting pot, full of so many warm personalities from diverse backgrounds. You never meet a stranger! 

Hometown:  Minden, LA
College: LSU
Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine 

Hometown: Hot Springs, AR
College: University of Central Arkansas
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Carrer Plans: General Pediatrics
Favorite Disney Character: Anna from Frozen

Hometown: Marrero, LA
College: LSU
Medical School: LSU Shreveport
Career Plans: Not 100% sure but I really like Neonatology
Favorite Disney Character: Quasimodo from the Hunchback of Notre Dame

Hometown: Columbus, OH
College: The Ohio State University
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Career Plans: Uncertain but thinking about general pediatrics
Favorite Disney Character: Grogu (Baby Yoda)

Hometown: San Juan, PR
College: Ursinus College
Medical School: Ponce School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Career Plans: Undecided
Favorite Disney Character: Timon & Pumba

Hometown: Chicago, IL
College: Tulane University
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Career Plans: Possibly critical care 
Favorite Disney Character: Pongo from 101 Dalmatians

Hometown: Collinsville, MS
College: Tougaloo College
Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Career Plans: Undecided, but I am interested in General Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine
Favorite Disney Character: Moana

Hometown: Covington, LA
College: Fordham University at Rose Hill
Medical School: LSU Health New Orleans
Career Plans: Open to all fields but thinking neonatology
Favorite Disney Character: Mirabel and Elena of Avalor

Hometown:  River Ridge, LA
College: University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Medical School: LSU Health New Orleans
Career Plans: It changes by the day, but I love hospital medicine, especially the ICU settings
Favorite Disney Character: Mary Poppins

Catherine Nguyen, D.O.

Hometown: Waggaman, LA
College: Xavier University
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Louisiana
Career Plans: Maybe Hospitalist, PICU, or Cardiology
Favorite Disney Character: Baymax or Mushu :)
Favorite Thing About NOLA: My favorite thing is being close to home and having a variety of foods to try!

Hometown: Chitwan, Nepal
Medical School: Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University
Career Plans: Undecided, but likely Emergency medicine or PICU
Favorite Disney Character: Tadashi Hamada from Big Hero 6

Amy Urbina Pacheco, M.D.

Hometown: New Orleans, LA
College: Tulane University 
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Career Plans: Child Neurology
Favorite Disney Character: Mirabel

Hometown: Opelika, AL
College: Auburn University
Medical School: University of Alabama Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine
Career Plans: General outpatient most likely
Favorite Disney Character: Flynn Rider
Favorite Thing About NOLA: My favorite thing about NOLA is the live oaks in the parks and all the cool architecture throughout the city. Trying a new restaurant every week has been great as well!

Hometown: Houston, TX
College: University of Houston
Medical School: University of Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
Career Plans: General Pediatrics
Favorite Disney Character: Dory!
Favorite Thing About NOLA: Walks at Audubon Park and the vast number of restaurants to try with friends!