Class of 2027
Muhammad Asjid
Education: Aga Khan University
Hometown: Pakistan
Cherry Cherry Aye
Education: University of Medicine 1
Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar
Interests: traveling, cooking, making my favorite banana semolina cake, listening to music, and going to the gym
Asiya Batool
Education: Frontier Medical & Dental College
Hometown: Pakistan
Hunardeep Boparai
Education: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar
Hometown: India
Melissa Brace
Education: University of the West Indies
Hometown: Barbados
Feride Un Candan
Education: Istanbul University Medical School
Hometown: Istanbul/Turkey
Interests: Knitting and reading sci-fic novels
Mohamed Elghitany
Education: Ain Shams University
Hometown: Saudi Arabia
Mayank Gupta
Education: Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College
Hometown: Hinganghat (Maharashtra), India
Interests: Teaching, Mentoring, Swimming, Scuba Diving, Snorkeling, Table Tennis, Carrom, Cooking, Business Administration, Healthcare Management
Daniel Jacobs
Education: Florida Atlantic University
Hometown: USA
Ovanes Karslyan
Education: Yerevan State Medical University Named for Mkhitar Heratsi
Hometown: Georgia, Armenia
Interests: gym, swimming, hiking, traveling, taking leisurely walks while listening to music, coaching.
Muhammad Hashim Khan
Education: Shifa College of Medicine
Hometown: Islamabad, Pakistan
Interests: Soccer (Manchester-United/FIFA), Exploring new places and food cuisines, TV shows (S.W.A.T, Breaking Bad)
Fatima Khan
Education: Aga Khan University
Hometown: Pakistan
Kantash Kumar
Education: Dow Medical College
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Interests: reading books and watching Netflix
Aharon Kupfer
Education: Nova Southeastern University
Hometown: USA
Samridhi Lakhanpal
Education: Government Medical College
Hometown: Amritsar, India
Interests: dancing, exploring new cafe and traveling
Jacqueline Leff
Education: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: USA
Hao Li
Education: Capital Medical University
Hometown: Shanxi, China
Interests: Soccer, tennis, climbing, piano, hiking
Megi Lifa
Education: University of Medicine 1
Hometown: Albania
Nakul Mahajan
Education: Government Medical College Amritsar
Hometown: Amritsar, Punjab, India
Interests: Japanese cuisine and drinks, road trips, and table tennis.
Bhavsimran Malhi
Education: Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital
Hometown: Bathinda, Punjab
Interests: hiking, video games – favourite is hitman series, gardening, cooking
Madhusha Munasinghe
Education: University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda
Hometown: Colombo, Sri Lanka
Interests: Graphic storytelling/ Comics- Started my own comic series, Backpacking-hiking- camping, Scuba diving, Kick boxing, Legos, Medicine
Gabriela Barberan Parraga
Education: Universidad Católica Santiago de Guayaquil
Hometown: Ecuador
Zeel Patel
Education: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College
Hometown: Gujarat, India
Interests: Hiking, discovering new places through food and culture, working out, playing badminton and cricket.
Vyoma Patel
Education: Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College
Hometown: Patan, Gujarat
Interests: Tennis, Hiking, Garba (Folk Dance of Gujarat), Yoga
Rachel Pindek
Education: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Interests: Cooking, reading, snowboarding, gardening, spending time outdoors
Raphaela Martina Pineda
Education: UERMMMCI
Hometown: Philippines
Nicole Rakhmanova
Education: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Interests: traveling, dancing, swimming, thriller TV shows and movies
Archa Roy
Education: Government T.D. Medical College
Hometown: Kerala, India
Interests: Badminton, Traveling and exploring different cultures, food
Dilshad Sachedina
Education: Imperial College
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Interests: Hot yoga & watching presidential debates
Birimroz Sibia
Education: Kasturba Medical College Manipal Udupi
Hometown: Canada
Vipluv Singh
Education: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Hometown: India
Maha Tariq
Education: Sharif Medical College
Hometown: Quetta, Pakistan
Interests: I enjoy sightseeing and staying active by playing badminton. I love cooking and baking, often exploring new recipes and flavors.
May Thet Hmu Tun
Education: University of Medicine 2, Yangon
Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar
Interests: Myanmar traditional dance, badminton, travelling, movies, murder mystery documentaries
Edmund Umebuani
Education: Oba Okunade Sijuade College of Health
Hometown: Nigeria
Siyu Wei
Education: Qiqihar Medical University
Hometown: Guangxi, China
Interests: animals, rock climbing, baking
Bettina Zou
Education: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Interests: traveling, tennis, cooking, aerial yoga, houseplants, pour-over coffee, trying new restaurants, skincare, film photography
Class of 2026
Hasan Alarouri
Education: Jordan University of Science and Technology.
Hometown: Amman, Jordan.
Interests: tennis, reading, and classic rock music.
Chaudry Muhammad Ali
Education: King Edward Medical University
Hometown: Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan
Interests: Soccer, Running, Anime and Manga, Netflix
Branden Beigert
Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hometown: USA
Tiffany Fang
Education: Shanghai medical college, Fudan university
Hometown: Fremont, CA
Interests: climbing and making coffee
Samir Ghimire
Education: Kathmandu Medical College
Home town: Kathmandu, Nepal
Interests: Watching Soccer, Listening to Classic Rock.
Ilya Giverts
Education: Sechenov University
Native city: Moscow, Russia
Interests: music, basketball, reading, traveling, tasting new cuisines
Hossam Ibrahim
Education: Mansoura Faculty of Medicine
Interests: Fishing, cooking, Working out, boxing
Stuart Joseph Jesin
Education: Tel Aviv University
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Interests: running, biking, exploring new neighbourhoods, playing guitar
Zarif Kazi
Education: NYITCOM
Home town: Taipei Taiwan
Interests: getting sushi with my cat
Sarah Meribout
Education: Université de Constantine
Hometown: Constantine, Algeria
Interests: Swimming, board games, history, keeping houseplants alive
Haseeb Moiz
Education: King’s College London GKT School of Medicine
Hometown: London, United Kingdom
Interests: Playing Tennis, Playing acoustic guitar, reading science-fiction, travelling
Wai Wai Mon
Education: University of Medicine 1 ( Myanmar)
Hometown: Yangon ( Myanmar)
Interest: traveling, watching movies, hanging out with family and friends
Saumya Nanda
Education: Lady Harding Medical College
Hometown: New Delhi
Interests: obsessively taking photos of sunsets, pets and coffee
Oluchi Isioma Ndulue
Education: Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Hometown: Onitsha
Interests: Playing Chess, Lawn Tennis, Reading novels
Momna Noor
Education: Foundation University Medical College
home town: Rawalpindi, Pakistan
interests: Reading, writing, collecting socks and then subsequently losing them
Valentine Chisom Nriagu
Education: Nnamdi Azikiwe University College of Health Sciences
Graduate School: East Tennessee State University, College of Public Health.
Hometown: Oraeri, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Interests: Classical and baroque music, singing, photography, basketball, and ping pong (table tennis).
K C Parabal
Education: Kathmandu Medical College
Hometown: Kathmandu
Interests: I love to travel and explore nature, meet people from different backgrounds and share experiences. I read Nepali literature a lot and often like to spill some ink on paper during my leisure, mostly poetry. I played soccer at the college level and apart from soccer, I follow basketball and cricket with great interest
Julio Jose Nunez Pena
Education: Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM).
Hometown: Santiago, Dominican Republic.
Interest: Sports (Basketball and baseball), fitness and dancing Latin music.
Rohan Pinto
Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Interests: opera, cinema, orchestra, traveling the world & exploring new cuisines, soccer, video games, small animal rescues
Ahmed Salem
Education: Cairo University School of Medicine
Home town: Port Said, Egypt
Interests: Entrepreneurship, Travelling and Discovering new countries and their historical places, cultures, and cuisines, Playing Squash and watching Tennis and lastly making new friends believing that each person is a wonderful book has its own amazing chapters and experiences.
Samar Pal Singh Sandhu
Education: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Amritsar.
Hometown: Patiala, Punjab.
Interests: Gardening, Cooking, Stand-up comedy, Board games, horse riding, and Sports.
Sabina Sayeed
Education: Duke-NUS Medical School
Home town: Singapore, Singapore
Interests: photography, reading fiction, indoor gardening, yoga and barre, hiking, and watching baking shows
Soroush Shakeri
Education: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Hometown: Bojnord, Iran
Interests: Sports, art and culture
Nava Raj Sharma
Education: Manipal College of Medical Sciences
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Interests: Soccer, Painting, Photography
Ahmad Al Shihabi
Education: Faculty of Medicine at Damascus University
Home town: Damascus, Syria
Interests: Hiking in national parks, gaming, reading, table tennis
Tharun Shyam
Education: Bangalore Medical College
Hometown: Bangalore, India
Interests: sports, history, wildlife, card magic and sleight of hand.
Palvi Singla
Education: Med school: Government Medical College, Amritsar
Hometown: Punjab, India
Interests: Korean dramas, Sitcoms, Coffee, Travelling, Art.
Vahagn Tamazyan
Education: Yerevan State Medical University
Hometown: Yerevan, Armenia
Interests: Travelling, movies, detective stories, history
Lam Ming Tuen
Med School: The University of Hong Kong
Hometown: Hong Kong
Hobbies/Interests: History, Classical Music, Languages
Yan Naing Tun
Education: University of Medicine 2 (Myanmar)
Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar
Interests: Table Tennis, Playing Guitar, Culinary Exploration, Travel, Financial Market Investment, Tech Enthusiast
Mounika Vadiyala
Education: Osmania Medical College
Hometown : Hyderabad, India
Interests: Cooking, baking and exploring new cuisines, acrylic painting, board games, travel and adventure activities, F.R.I.E.N.D.S, Harry Potter.
Shanado G. Williams
Education: St. George’s School of Medicine
Hometown: Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.A
Interest in: African American Literature, Slow dance, Yard Work, Country Music, Rap & Hip-Hop, Nature Vybz, and traveling.
Alina Zatsepina
Education: I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Interests: traveling, Pilates, K-dramas, BTS, Harry Potter
Class of 2025
Syed Mujtaba Baqir, MBBS
Education: Aga Khan University Medical College
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Interests: dance (traditional Pakistani/Indian), singing, comic impressions, soccer
Marlon Rivera Boadla, MD
Education: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
Hometown: San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Interests: basketball, coffee, wildlife and nature, cooking, weightlifting
Dilichukwu Chudy-Onwugaje, MD
Education: Windsor University School of Medicine
Hometown: Umuoji, Nigeria
Interests: soccer, cooking, fitness
Hakob Harutyunyan, MD
Education: Yerevan State Medical University Named for Mkhitar Heratsi
Hometown: Yerevan, Armenia
Interests: Running, soccer, classical music (particularly J.S.Bach), volunteering, mentoring, and coaching
Kundan Jana, MBBS, MBBS
Education: Andhra Medical College
Hometown: Visakhapatnam, India
Interests: Writing essays, chess, carrom, shuttle badminton, cooking and trying new cuisines, Harry Potter, Formula One racing, -omics research
Sajog Kansakar, MBBS
Education: Manipal College of Medical Sciences
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Interests: Guitar (David Gilmore, John Mayer), movies (Christopher Nolan, David Fincher, Denis Villeneuve), reading (short stories, poems)
Jasveen Kaur, MBBS
Education: Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences & Research
Hometown: Amritsar, India
Interests: Playing Indian instrumental music, singing, swimming, water sports, snorkeling, river rafting, table tennis, volunteering at medical camps
Syed Matthew Kodilinye, MBBS
Education: University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jamaica
Hometown: Barbados
Interests: Gym, fragrances, audiobooks, podcasts, graphic design/art, travel, online chess
Assile Koubeissy, DO, MBS
Education: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad: Rutgers School of Graduate Studies
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Interests: Podcasts, nonfiction books, documentaries, baking cakes
Kamlesh Kumar, MBBS, MBBS
Education: Isra University Faculty of Medicine and Allied Medical Sciences
Hometown: Shahdadpur, Sindh, Pakistan
Interests: cooking, exploring new cuisines, movies, music, travel, running
Meng Hsun Lee, MD
Education: National Cheng Kung University College of Medicine
Hometown: Tainan, Taiwan
Interests: Photography, snorkeling, table tennis, baseball
Zayar Lin, MBBS
Education: University of Medicine 1 (Myanmar)
Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar
Interests: soccer (Liverpool FC), bowling, video games (FIFA, Fortnite, Valorant), hiking
Joseph Mehrabi, MD
Education: Sackler School of Medicine – New York State American Branch
Hometown: Warren, Ohio
Interests: hiking, weightlifting, basketball, tennis, electronic music, mystery and fantasy novels (Agatha Christie, Andrzej Sapkowski, George R.R. Martin, J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, and JRR Tolkien).
Fatemeh Mohammadrezaei, MD
Education: Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS) School of Medicine
Hometown: Khoy, Western Azerbaijan, Iran
Interests: Pencil portrait drawing, languages , photography, exercise
Fizza Mohsin, MBBS
Education: King Edward Medical College
Hometown: Milton, Ontario
Interests: Interior design, fiction novels, book club, cycling, baking cupcakes
Ayesha Mubashir, MBBS
Education: Dow Medical College
Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan
Interests: Skincare, cross-stitching silhouettes, dystopian fiction (Handmaid’s tale, Animal Farm, 1984), murder mystery documentaries, TV shows, meditation, healthy cooking/baking
Azka Naeem, MBBS
Education: King Edward Medical College
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Interests: photography, baking, badminton, novels (detective/suspense)
Aung Oo, MBBS
Education: University of Medicine 1 (Myanmar)
Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar
Interests: Traveling, running, badminton, movies
Carla Barberan Parraga, MD
Education: Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Interests: organic/sustainable cooking, baking banana bread, gardening, travel
Ayshah Qureshi, MBBS
Education: Fatima Jinnah Medical University
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Interests: Gardening, DIY home improvement projects, event planning and decor, fostering kittens, travel
Asbah Rahman, MD
Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Interests: Squash, soccer, cycling, travel, rock climbing, chess
Aastha Randhawa, MBBS
Education: Manipal College of Medical Sciences
Hometown: Delhi, India
Hobbies: Track, soccer, fitness, cookin
Fatima Sajid, MBBS
Education: King Edward Medical College
Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan
Interests: Travel, eating out
Prem Shankar, MBBS
Education: Dow Medical College
Hometown: Larkana, Pakistan
Interests: photography, cooking Indian food, learning different languages (especially Spanish), squash/street badminton/street cricket
Harpriya Singh, MBBS
Education: Government Medical College Amritsar
Hometown: San Jose, California
Interests: Books by Indian authors, creating new dishes by fusing Indian flavors with other cuisines, crime shows
Calvin Ta, MD
Education: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Hometown: Macau
Interests: Backpacking, hiking, exploring new places to eat
Jude Tabba, MD
Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hometown: Canton, Massachusetts
Interests: Running, Drawing, Reading, Gardening, Cooking
Kripa Tiwari, MBBS
Education: Kathmandu Medical College
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Interests: Hiking, skating, cooking, dancing
Jeffy Varghese, MBBS
Education: Father Muller Medical College at Rajiv Gandhi Univ of Health Sciences
Hometown: Kerala, India
Interests: Making ‘Trash Art’ and handmade gifts, exploring the outdoors, travel, gardening, ballroom dancing, kickboxing, basketball, reading, baking, cooking
Rita Moncayo Wilches, MD
Education: Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
Hometown: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Interests: Reading (history, literature), hiking
Soe Winn, MBBS
Education: University of Medicine 1 (Myanmar)
Hometown: Yangon, Myanmar
Interests: Reading, tech, animal rescue/adoption documentaries
Xiaolong Wu, MD
Education: Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Interests: cooking, dance (ballroom, ballet), yoga
Matania Yehounatan, MD
Education: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Hometown: Far Rockaway, New York
Interests: cooking (including sushi, hummus, and matbucha salad), biking, baseball (the New York Mets)
Laraib Zahid, MBBS
Education: Rawalpindi Medical College
Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Interests: painting and art, creating backdrops/theatrical props/makeup/costumes, fitness and nutrition, healthy cooking, crime documentaries and thrillers