Title: Terry Ahern
Hometown: Seattle, WA
High School: Seattle Preparatory School
Undergraduate School: University of Colorado, Boulder
College Major: History
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of USC
Interests / Hobbies: Rock climbing, skiing, cycling, wilderness medicine, reading, french bulldogs, apocalyptic movies
Previous Lives: Climbing guide, bartender, ski instructor, search & rescue
5 Year Plan: Become a dad, EM research, learn Spanish (finally!!), many trips to mountains

Title: Erik Anderson
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
High School: Edina High School
Undergraduate School: Boston College
College Major: Theology -- ethics
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Interests / Hobbies: Running, ball sports, reading, eating, biking to get places but not for exercise, Minnesota beers, anything that you can do outd
Previous Lives: Cleaner of jobsites, organizer of warehouses, wannabe endurance athlete, Andean enthusiast
5 Year Plan: Learn to be a doctor, be helpful, and run faster

Title: Brad Ching
Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
High School: Punahou (Obama!!)
Undergraduate School: USC
College Major: Biology, Bioethics
Medical School: NYU
Interests / Hobbies: Feeding people, hole-in-the-wall restaurants, triathlon training, trying to rock climb, campfires, general laziness
Previous Lives: Hostel jumping travel bum, prep cook, nature conservancy intern, El Dr. Chino
5 Year Plan: Have more passport stamps than years on this earth, win the amazing race, escape from Alcatraz, break 100 in bowling

Title: Matthew Kiefer
Hometown: New Milford, CT
High School: Canterbury School
Undergraduate School: Middlebury College
College Major: Economics
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Interests / Hobbies: Film, Politics, Surfing, Opinions, Judgment
Previous Lives: Clinical Researcher, Dot-commer, Investment Banker, Master of the Universe
5 Year Plan: Work hard, spend time with the people that I love

Title: Jessica Li
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
High School: St. Ignatius College Preparatory
Undergraduate School: Stanford University
College Major: Biological Sciences
Medical School: Johns Hopkins
Interests / Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, being in the sun, traveling, tennis, shopping, festivals, good food
Previous Lives: Beach bum, lab rat, ATM designer, world traveler
5 Year Plan: Enjoy residency, go on a real honeymoon, cook not microwave, be happy

Title: Virat Madia
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
High School: Maple Grove Senior High
Undergraduate School: University of Minnesota
College Major: Physiology / Political Science
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
Interests / Hobbies: Softball / Volleyball / Politics / Social Justice / Positive Energy
Previous Lives: U.S. Congressional Campaign Manager / Bartender / Sandwich Artist
5 Year Plan: Continue to be the happiest man alive / Be in the best physical and mental shape of my life / Play in the NAGAA Softball World Series / Get professional help for my addiction to Chipotle

Title: Dominick Maggio
Hometown: Aptos, CA
High School: Aptos High School
Undergraduate School: University of California, Berkeley
College Major: English (Oh Hemingway)
Medical School: State University of New York, Upstate
Interests / Hobbies: Me lady, elderly golden retrievers, road trips of all forms (targeting breweries and hot springs), backpacking (Sierra and Southwest are favorites), surfing, rock-climbing
Previous Lives: Stocker of pool towels, renter of videos, busser of tables, tender of bar
5 Year Plan: International, critical care, wilderness medicine? Start a family. Knock a few things off the bucket list: World cup 2014 Brazil, become a Josh Ritter groupie, Pacific Crest Trail, Argentinian steaks and Chilean wine from the source, raft the Grand Canyon, more Southwest US Exploration

Title: Cristina Martinez
Hometown: Fairfield, CA
High School: Justin Siena High School
Undergraduate School: Saint Mary’s College of California
College Major: Biology
Medical School: UCSF
Interests / Hobbies: International EM, running, backpacking, snowboarding, mountain biking, building furniture, scouring the world for the best coffee and beer, but most of all love to hang with friends and eat, oh how I love to eat!
Previous Lives: Cattle wrangler, EMT, photo printer, barista, waitress, hot dog stand grill master and world record holder for an entire 3 days with my Varsity Crew team (most meters rowed in 24 hrs)
5 Year Plan: Have a blast, become a real doctor and get at least 1 new stamp in my passport each year

Title: Edward Robertson
Hometown: Fontana, CA
High School: Fontana A.B. Miller High
Undergraduate School: University of California, Riverside
College Major: Biomedical Sciences
Medical School: USC
Interests / Hobbies: Sports, cooking, reading, running, music, Alpha Phi Alpha, collecting sneakers
Previous Lives: Elementary teacher, lab assistant, youth mentor, TA, Derek Luke’s body double
5 Year Plan: Finish residency, pursue a Sports Medicine fellowship, travel abroad, enjoy the Bay Area, play a 1-on-1 game w/ President Obama

Title: Dan Schnorr
Hometown: Sudbury, MA
High School: Lincoln-Sudbury Regional
Undergraduate School: University of Notre Dame
College Major: Philosophy
Medical School: Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons
Interests / Hobbies: Boston sports teams, Springsteen, syncretistic religions, good views
Previous Lives: Forrest firefighter, band manager, island hopper, medical student
5 Year Plan: Finish residency, learn guitar, explore the west, practice emergency medicine in an austere environment

Title: Diego Tucker
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
High School: St. Pius X High School
Undergraduate School: Rice University
College Major: Ecology / Evolutionary Biology
Medical School: Weill Cornell
Interests / Hobbies: Sydney nightlife, Crossfit, anything by Miyazaki
Previous Lives: New Mexican mariachi, Aussie milk delivery, Houston child herder, Big Apple spirit maven
5 Year Plan: Win an EGOT, play in tune, ski as much as humanly possible. Do doctor things.

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