Current Residents
Here is a random sampling of residents from each class. If you want to see more residents from a particular class, click on the appropriate link. The year indicated is the year the resident will finish residency.
2009 Residents | 2010 Residents | 2011 Residents | 2012 Residents | Fellows
Dana Brewington - 2009 Resident
I grew up in rural Missouri and graduated from Lone Jack High School in 2000. I attended undergraduate and medical school at the University of Missouri in Kansas City before matching to the Family Medicine Program at Via Christi in 2006. My "high school sweetheart" Scott and I got married on January 27, 2007, during my first year of residency and he moved his Remodeling and Handyman business to Wichita. We live on the West side of town with my "pony" and our two dogs, Strider (my super-social chocolate lab mix) and Tuff (Scott's timid and spastic border collie).
Why Via Christi? Via Christi offered the most comprehensive Family Medicine training of anywhere else I looked. Also, the people were great and made Scott and me feel right at home!
Passions: I'm an American girl!! I was in cheerleading for 11 years; the last 4 as a UMKC Kangaroo! Go Roos! I come from a musical family and also play the piano and tenor saxophone. I enjoy jogging with my pet dog, Strider, and riding my "pony" (my 2006 Ford Mustang GT).
Favorite Books: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings series
Home town: Lone Jack, Missouri
For more 2009 Residents click here.
Alexis Carmer - 2010 Resident
Born in California and raised in Oklahoma, I came to Wichita after spending 8 years in Texas at Baylor University and Baylor College of Medicine. In my spare time I watch movies, read (fun) books, water my plants, play board games, hang out with international students, and visit my mom in Oklahoma.
Why Via Christi? Fun people, broad spectrum training, the friendly Midwest atmosphere, and the international emphasis. Also I was really impressed with the Via Christi graduates with whom I had worked during medical school.
Passions: Languages: I'm not fluent in anything else (yet), but I've dabbled in Spanish, German, ancient Greek, and Swahili. Anything creative: photography, construction, etc.
Favorite Books: The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter, Redeeming Love, Bruchko
Favorite Quotes: "If you've never done it before, don't do it" - Mom "Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead "Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness." - Paul
After residency plan: I plan to live somewhere in Africa and train others in medicine and public health.
Home town: Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
Residency stats: Vaginal deliveries: 115 (forcepts 10, vacuum 5); C-sections: 40; Amniocentesis : 1; Colonoscopies: 15; Arterial Lines: 3; Central lines: 3 (as of July 25, 2008)
For more 2010 Residents click here.
Josiah Brinkley - 2011 Resident
I am married, and my wife and I are expecting our first child soon. I am originally from Colorado, but I call Kansas home now.
Why Via Christi? I felt that Via Christi would give me the best training available. I felt Via Christi would best prepare me to do whatever I want to do in Family Medicine when I get done with residency.
Passions: Spending time with my wife, hunting with my dogs and buddies, road tripping, golfing, fishing, and camping.
Favorite Books: Ruthless Trust; Searching for God knows What; Black Elk Speaks
After residency plan: I plan to practice in Rural Kansas doing full spectrum family medicine, including scopes and OB with C-sections.
Home town: Grand Junction, CO
For more 2011 Residents click here.
Drew Cheng - 2012 Resident
I hail from Charleston, South Carolina, although I've been blessed to have been able to live in and experience a variety of different cities and states throughout my life from San Francisco Bay Area to Costa Rica to my birthplace of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. My college curriculum in California focused on Chemical Engineering; however, being a part of a singing group that performed in nursing homes both cemented my desire to work directly with people and led me to meet my wonderful wife Laura, who is currently a medical student at KU Wichita. I attended the Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine where I have come to appreciate the tremendous disparities in healthcare between different communities, ethnicities, and backgrounds. I hope to make a difference in shrinking such gaps through my learning and work at Via Christi.
Why Via Christi? My wife, who is also passionate about family medicine, and I are looking to eventually work in underserved and/or overseas communities. Therefore, we desired a residency program that not only gave its residents a firm, well-rounded foundation in all aspects of taking care of a family, but also promoted service of its communities. I was furthermore impressed by the quality of the residents as well as the warm camaraderie that existed among them. This is a family I want to be a part of!
Passions: Food is a great passion of mine - not necessarily gourmet, but just plain old good food. Also, I enjoy swing dancing, soccer, ping pong, badminton, bowling, and most of all, spending time with my family (which includes a Siberian cat that has been hypoallergenic for me).
Favorite Books: The Little Prince by Saint-Exupéry, The Brothers Karamazov, Barabbas, Knight's Cross: Life of Rommel, The Hunt for Red October
Favorite Quotes: From Kung-Fu Panda, at the end: Po: You wanna get something to eat? Shifu: [sighing] ... Yeah.
After residency plan: Practicing medicine in an underserved and/or international setting, going wherever God leads us.
Home town: Myrtle Beach, SC
For more 2012 Residents click here.
Kevin Raymer - International Fellow
Undergraduate studies: The University of Kansas, Medical School: The University of Kansas School of Medicine, Married: April 19, 2008 to the beautiful Katie Gee.
Why Via Christi? After visiting quite a few residency programs, I strongly felt the Via Christi would best prepare me to practice as a family medicine physician in an abroad setting. The additional training offered in the International Family Medicine Fellowship will also be invaluable when I serve overseas. In addition to the unparalleled training, the character of the staff and residents is second to none.
Passions: To serve others with what I've been blessed. Spending time with my wife and our family; wilbur, rosko (labradors), scrubs, and amaya (felines). Trailriding, water skiing, camping, hunting, "autoharping," reading, gardening, hop growin', lawn mowin', and the like. Re-watching the 2008 Orange Bowl and the 2008 National Basketball Championship games in the "Rock Chalk Man Cave" (my basement).
Favorite Books: Current fav: John Eldredge's "Walking with God"
Favorite Quotes: "It's our opinions that make us stupid." - Oswald Chambers
After residency plan: I will spend my first post-residency year as a fellow in the Intenational Family Medicine Fellowship. I will then find work in Wichita area until Katie is done with surgery residency. I will be looking to fulfill my loan commitment in an underserved community during that time. We will then likely move to Arizona to fulfill Katie's loan commitment in an underserved community. Once we get through all of that, we plan to overseas to serve as full-time missionaries as soon as our loan commitments are fulfilled. {The above is subject to much change as we learn to follow the will of God.}
Home town: Russell, KS
Residency stats: C-Sections: 77, vaginal deliveries: 132, forcep deliveries: about 6-8, vacuum deliveries: quite a few, colonoscopies: 31, EGDs: 20.