2012 Residents
The 2012 residents will graduation in June of 2012.
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Karlyn Armbruster
Hometown: Virginia, Minnesota. College: The College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, Minnesota. Medical School: University of Minnesota, Duluth/ Twin Cities. My husband is Adam, he graduated with the class of 2011 here at VCFM. We have a daughter, Scarlett, born 2/14/11 who is the light of our lives!
Why Via Christi? #1: opportunities! VCFM offers thorough training in the basics such as pediatrics, medicine, obstetrics, and FM clinic. But where the program shines is in the depth of procedural training available: upper and lower endoscopies, c-sections, etc ... Wichita is a city that embraces Family Medicine, and therefore the residents work hand-in-hand with specialists. Opportunities to get numbers in the procedures residents are interested in is integrated into the program, not something you'll have to give up elective time or work strenuously to do. As residents progress through the program, they are encouraged to moonlight to further their independence and exposure to learning opportunities. Your desires are your only limit! #2: fellow residents! Although the program is demanding, the residents here impressed me as well-balanced, kind, motivated people during my interview process. Now I am privileged to work with these individuals.
Passions: My daughter, husband, and family! Being a mom is awesome. Also gardening, winemaking, traveling, reading, sleeping, grilling out, any outdoor activity ...
Favorite Quotes: "Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk." -- a classic "I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them." -- Pablo Picasso "Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product." -- Eleanor Roosevelt
After residency plan: Adam & I are in the process of signing a contract in a small town in Minnesota called Sleepy Eye. The population is about 4000 people, and we look forward to broad spectrum practice including surgical OB and endoscopy. We also look forward to being close to grandparents, aunts and uncles. Ideally I would like to do surgical OB, probably scopes. We both enjoy international work and hope to integrate yearly trips into the mix.
Home town: Virginia, Minnesota
Residency stats: As of 11/11/2011 - C-Sections: 51; Vaginal Deliveries: 100+; including, Forceps Deliveries: 4; Vacuum Assisted: 12; Continuity Deliveries: 27; Dilation/Currettage: 4; Circumcisions: 15+; Colonoscopies: 36; EGDs: 20;
Looking back: I am more than happy with the experience that I have had here. I believe this was a perfect fit for my needs. I am well prepared for broad spectrum practice.
Advice: The training opportunities at Via Christi are limitless. Both procedural and clinical education is unrivaled. I feel privileged to work with experienced physicians and other residents who are dedicated to the atmosphere of lifelong learning and excellent patient care. I will leave here knowing that I received the best training available in my field.
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Alison Raymond
Born and raised in Wichita, KS. Graduated from Goddard High School and Kansas State University. Headed to Kansas City after K-State to attend KU School of Medicine. It was there I met the most awesome guy ever, my husband Brad. I finished up my last two years of medical school at KU-Wichita. I feel blessed to have matched into such a wonderful residency program!! :)
Why Via Christi? THE PEOPLE! Everyone is bright, friendly and hard-working. Also chose VC for the broad spectrum training. Regardless of what my future practice looks like, I will be well-prepared and can tailor my practice to what I WANT it to be, rather than what I'm limited to do based on my training.
Passions: Faith, family, friends, cooking, running, mountains, outdoors
Home town: Wichita
Residency stats: Colposcopy- 7, LEEP- 3, Colonoscopy- 22, EGD- 18, Vaginal Deliveries- 101 (3 vacuum and 1 forceps), C-sections- 20, Circumcisions- 13, Arthrocentesis- 2, Thoracentesis- 3, Art line-3, Paracentesis- 1, D&C- 2 (as of the end of my second year)
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Bryan Stucky
I am a Kansas native, growing up in Garden City,KS. I attended Bethel College in North Newton, Kansas, where I met my wife, Danielle. I then went to KU medical school in Kansas City for 2 years before finishing my last 2 years at Wichita.
Why Via Christi? I chose Via Christi first because of the people. A place where everyone puts forth their best effort, is a great place to work. It is a great learning experience where you are encouraged by strong attending physicians, as well as strong fellow residents. Via Christi is a busy residency, and the benefit of this is a great number of experiences. This includes both clinical and procedural experiences. I feel there are very few residencies that can provide the level of procedural training available at Via Christi.
Passions: I love to spend time outdoors, including trips to Colorado for skiing, and mountain biking. I also enjoy hunting here in Kansas. I also spend quite a bit of time on my dirt bike both here and in Colorado.
After residency plan: I plan to return to my hometown, Garden City, Kansas, practicing full spectrum family medicine, including operative obsterics and endoscopy.
Home town: Garden City, KS
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Steven Ballard
I grew up in Kansas and went to Medical School at Oklahoma State in Tulsa. We came back home to KS to Via Christi for residency.
Why Via Christi? I picked VCFM for the broad training it provides to have the opportunity when I was done with residency to have the options to practice medicine in multiple different settings.
Passions: SPORTS-Love all of them except NASCAR.
After residency plan: My after medicine residency plan is still pretty broad. I am considering clinical medicine without patient scopes, hospitalist work and even an ideal situation including limited OB.
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Robert Ullom
Graduate of KU Med in 2009. Born and raised in south eastern Colorado.
Why Via Christi? I chose Via Christi for the strength of the program, it's work ethic, and the opportunities it provides. We do full spectrum Family Medicine plain and simple. We expect a lot out of our residents and this drives us to be competent physicians who excel in our field, both here at home in the United States and abroad.
Passions: I love to travel and experience other cultures. My most recent trip was to India, you can read about it at http://rullom.blogspot.com/2009/01/setup.html I also love the outdoors and am itching to get back on the slopes of Colorado. Computers, movies, gardening, ceramics, and zymurgy round out the majority of my random hobbies.
Favorite Books: I have many others, but one I'll list here is the following: -"The gift of Pain" by Dr. Paul Brand
Favorite Quotes: "Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become." -Unknown "Life is a STD with a 100% mortality rate." -Random med school quote "There'll be storms, abrupt dusks under leaden, too heavy clouds; there'll be hail, frozen tears, long journeys on quiet trains, but not every thunderbolt kills, not every death means an ending, not every speech missing means silence." -Zagajewski
After residency plan: I payed for medical school with the Kansas Medical Student loan (KMS) from the State of Kansas. In agreement with my contract I will practice somewhere in Kansas for four years, except for four counties specified by the state. After that I'm unsure, but I know that I want to practice full spectrum Family Medicine. I have had aspirations of applying to the VCFM International Fellowship program, but will need to decide officially on that and subsequently sort out the details. My dream... my ideal practice would be something similar to what a group of our residents have set up in Iowa ( http://www.vcfm.net/fellowships/international-medicine-fellowship/six-international-fellows-stick-together/ ), except in Kansas so that I could pay back my KMS debt.
Home town: Wiley, CO
Residency stats: Vaginal Deliveries: 76 C-sections: 42 C-scopes: 79 EGD: 22 Forcep Deliveries: 6 Intubations: 61 Circumcisions: 18
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John May
Born in Wichita and raised in nearby Colwich, Kansas. I attended Andale High School and then obtained my undergraduate degree at the University of Notre Dame. Thereafter, I attended the University of Kansas, School of Medicine.
Why Via Christi? During an extensive perusal of catalogs, websites and online forums, I realized more and more that all I wanted in a Family Medicine residency program was in my backyard. Via Christi offers what few programs can: in-depth and thorough training that can be modified to fit your future plans. No matter where your interests lie, one can find an active service and a willing, education-minded faculty to guide your learning and growth as a resident physician. My particular interests in Family Medicine include endoscopy, Pediatrics, and inpatient medicine. In my few months as a resident, I have already performed several scopes and managed innumerable hospital patients of all ages.
Passions: Collegiate athletics: naturally, I pay fanatical attention to the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and the KU Jayhawks. In that vein, I try to play golf or any other sport when the weather and schedule allow. I am also an avid music fan and am quick to find opportunities to attend concerts, no matter how far away. This past summer I flew to L.A. to attend the Coachella Music Festival, flew from there to attend a few shows in Chicago and returned to Kansas City in time to catch the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I also enjoy playing the piano, guitar, and drums and recently took up oil painting.
Favorite Books: 'Animal Farm' by George Orwell, 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding, 'The Mouse That Roared' by Leonard Wibberley, 'Divine Comedy' by Dante Alighieri, The Onion’s 'Our Dumb World', 'In Cold Blood' by Truman Capote, 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck
Favorite Quotes: "Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points." – Knute Rockne
After residency plan: I intend to work for a private practice group in West Wichita.
Home town: Colwich, KS
Residency stats: Vaginal deliveries: 90+; C-sections: 30+; Forceps deliveries: 3; Intubations: 32; Scopes: 68 colonoscopies and 34 EGDs; Circumcisions: 33; Arterial lines: 4; Lumbar punctures: 7 (Stats after two years of residency.)
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Andrew (Andy) Pope
I grew up in Hoxie, KS. I attended KU where I received two degrees, Biology and Business Administration. I worked at a bank as a loan officer for a year prior to medical school. During medical school, I met and married the woman of my dreams, Katherine. We currently have two dogs, a Golden Retriever and a Shih Tzu.
Why Via Christi? I chose Via Christi for several reasons, but the two biggest are the quality of the residents, and the breadth of training that will be available to me.
Passions: The Lord, golf, basketball, learning to play my guitar, walks with my wife and dogs, camping, traveling, float trips, reading, and movies.
After residency plan: I am trying to remain open to opportunities. With that said, we will probably stay in KS. I would like to either own my own practice or be part of a group with a few partners.
Home town: Hoxie, KS
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Drew Cheng
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.
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
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Lisa Gilbert
I was born at a young age in Springfield, Missouri and was raised in Kenya and Togo. Then I moved back to Springfield for college at Missouri State. I took a wonderful year off to volunteer at an AIDS orphanage in South Africa and decided after this experience on a career in medicine. I finished up college then went to Southwestern Medical School in Dallas.
Why Via Christi? I felt a sense of belonging and "homeness" at Via Christi. The program provided a diverse practical experience base with a strong education. The things I value are shared by so many of the attendings and other residents, a sense of mission to the underserved, a desire to develop solid medical skills and to continue in spiritual growth. I love that we are encouraged to moonlight to continue gaining experience in rural environments and how accessible our faculty are.
Passions: I like hiking/backpacking, writing, making music, making tea, making friends, and any combination of hiking, writing, music, tea and friends. I love learning about the history of the Church and of my faith.
Favorite Books: Children's books, fantasy/sci-fi, writings of the Church Fathers, uber girly classics like Little Women, Anne of Green Gables...
After residency plan: "It's a dangerous business, going out of your door. You step into the Road, and if you don't keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to." I am open to wherever the Lord and the four winds take me, but I plan to do the International Fellowship, then hope to do medical missions work overseas, write a children's novel called the "Eight Former Lives of Sir Thomas S Bronx" (about a stingy snooty old cat who gets ousted from his master's inheritance by a jealous buttler, then put on a rickety boat against his will, forced to suffer countless meals of mice and rats, until he amends his former ways and becomes a kind generous kitty), take a month long pilgrimage, hike the Appalachian trail, visit the Holy Land, oh and Greece, Italy, Egypt, China, Thailand, all of South America, ok so everywhere, study for a year at Augustine College, and make a slight difference in the lives of others, if the Lord wills.
Home town: Springfield, MO?
Residency stats: As of Sept 2011: 100 vaginal deliveries (9 vaccum or forceps), 41 C-sections, 18 circs, 1 D&C, 3 LPs, 1 chest tube, 4 thoracentesis, 5 art lines, 2 central lines, 35 intubations/LMA placements, many vent managements, 1 paracentesis, many abcess I&Ds, stiches etc. Oh, and 1112 clinic patients...on my way to 1650!
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Kristin Thornton
Grew up on a farm in Gravity, IA with 3 younger siblings. Bedford High School - Bedford, IA MidAmerica Nazarene University - Olathe, KS Kirskville College of Osteopathic Medicine/A.T. Still University - Kirksville, MO
Why Via Christi? I'm the oldest of four and am the first in my family to go into medicine. My desire to learn medicine stems from my interest in Chemistry in high school (nerd alert! LOL) and my desire to help people. I didn't want to be stuck in a lab all of my life and Medicine has been a great way to use my love of a challenge with my desire to help others. Via Christi Family Medicine was my first choice for residency as it has the best combination to prepare a doc for rural or overseas work. Family Practice is a great choice since we get to see all people of any age and at varying times in their life. From the newborn to the grade school, high school and even young adults in college. As well as the adults who may be carrying their own first child or expecting a new grandchild and may be battling several chronic conditions. I've been truly blessed to be a part of Via Christi Family Medicine Residency!
Passions: International medicine Helping others Volleyball Games: especially cards and Blokus!
Favorite Books: Favorite Authors: Dee Henderson, Francine Rivers Twilight Series
Favorite Quotes: "I can do ALL things through CHRIST who gives me strength." Phil 4:13
After residency plan: To pay off loans as a doctor in rural Iowa, then use medicine to serve overseas.
Home town: Bedford, IA
Residency stats: Vaginal deliveries: 100 C-Sections: 17 Forceps delivery: 3 Vacuum delivery: 5 Colonoscopy: 18 EGD: 2 Endometrial biopsy: 2 Circumcision: 9 Intubation: 8 LMA: 2 ICU patients: >50 Clinic patients seen in 1st year: 343 Clinic patients seen in 2nd year: >500 and counting...
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Marta Hantke
Born and raised in Newberg, Oregon (near Portland), volunteered at a free medical clinic for a year in Milwaukee, WI, moved back to Portland to check out health care for veterans before meeting patients who would make the commitment to medicine worthwhile! I got my Masters in Public Health, started medical school, and then got to come to the centerfold city for residency! (That is an affectionate term because every map I have places Wichita buried in the spine of the map!)
Why Via Christi? So many reasons! The opportunity to do international rotations during residency, the opportunity to do the International Medicine Fellowship, the opportunity to be involved in a program where so many residents are Christians and value God's presence in their lives, the tremendous amount of OB training, the opportunity to do so many procedures, and the opportunity to be treated as competent from day one!
Passions: Hanging out with friends, watching movies, Thursday Women's Prayer Nights.
Favorite Books: Jesus, M.D.; Miracle at Tenweck: The Life of Dr. Ernie Steury
Favorite Quotes: "Anything you can conceive, and in that you believe, you can achieve!"
After residency plan: I would love to do the International Medicine Fellowship offered here - 2 months of tropical medicine, 5 months in Africa, and 5 months in Wichita as junior faculty and doing rotations in Ortho, Burn, Anesthesiology, Dental, Trauma...
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Brian Stith
Born in Dodge City, KS, but later moved to and graduated from high school in Manhattan, KS. After high school I went to Kansas State University where I graduated with a degree in microbiology and then I went to medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. Before medical school I worked at the National Cancer Institute and was an EKG tech.
Why Via Christi? Because the attendings and residents were the types of physicians that I wanted to be like in my future practice. Also, due to the friendly atmosphere and great didactic training
Passions: Faith, Spending time with family, Music (guitar, piano), I like to make it to KSU football or basketball games, Golf, Attempting to play basketball, Going to the gym when there is time
Favorite Quotes: "There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." Albert Einstein
After residency plan: I would like to settle down into a small town in Kansas or Nebraska.
Home town: Manhattan, KS
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Marcus Weiser
Born and raised in Grinnell, KS. Played 4 years of basketball at Bethany College for undergrad where I met my wife Meghan. We have two children, Lillie and Gavin. Attended KCUMB for medical school.
Why Via Christi? I wanted the best broad-spectrum training I could find to prepare me to practice full-scope family medicine. "Full-scope" is a term other programs used, but to me the term means: lots of OB including performing of c-sections, lots of endoscopy, great all-around procedural training, high-volume inpatient medicine including day-to-day ICU patient management, strong didactics, etc. I looked at many family medicine residencies and found that very few programs have it all - Via Christi does. Plus, we have noon basketball twice a week - I was SOLD!
Passions: Passions: Faith and Family. Hobbies/Interests: Basketball, Golf, anything outdoors, Traveling, Playing Wii with my kids, ESPN, Grilling, Politics . . . ok that's enough.
Favorite Quotes: "Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought." - John Paul II
After residency plan: Full-scope family medicine in rural midwest.
Residency stats: As of 12/31/2011: 143 Vaginal Deliveries, 5 Forceps, 8 Vacuum, 7 VBAC, 76 C-Sections (as primary surgeon), 84 Colonoscopies, 48 EGD's, 27 Circumcisions.
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McGarrett Groth
Well, if you really want to know about me and are spending time looking at my profile you must really be bored! Ok, now that we have that cleared up, on to the good stuff. I was born and raised in a small town in northeast Kansas called Hiawatha. Well not actually born there, but for sake of the arguement I won\'t claim being born in Nebraska! Sorry Fagot! ;) For those of you that don\'t know where that it, look at a map! Just kidding! It is about 18 miles from the Nebraska border and 45 miles from Missouri. As for my true birth story just ask me as it is a good one! A true miracle for sure! Well some poeple might think of it as a punishment because I survived and know they have to put up with me! I went to college at KSU and will always be a Wildcat! After that I went to medical school Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. (That\'s not a mouthful at all...) For my third and fourth year rotations I came down to Via Christi here in Wichita and liked it enough to stay.
Why Via Christi? I chose Via Christi for many reasons. As I mentioned above, I did my third and fourth year rotations down here and had nothing but great things to say about my experiences here. For one, I enjoyed the hands on experience we get especially when it comes to OB. We are primaries on c-sections on day one and I guess I was a glutten for punishment and like getting thrown into the fire! Also, I really have to say that we have a great group of residents, faculty, and community attendings that we rotate with. Everyone is easy to get along with and are eager to teach and help each other out. I felt as though I \"fit in\" here and that is what I think the right residency program is all about. When you know it is the right place for you, you know. I like the promotion of the full spectrum training for family physicians that is emphasized at Via Christi. My ultimate goal is to stay in the rural midwest and practace full scope primary care. Another draw to the program is the Sports Medicine fellowship as my other interest in medicine has always been orthopedics. Oh yeah, study group helped too! (If you have questions what this entails, just ask.)
Passions: Outside of the obvious passion of medicine, at the top of my list is friends and family. I believe that is what truly makes my life great is the wonderful supportive friends and my caring family. I especially love to spend time with my niece and nephew which are the most amazing little kiddos you will ever meet! Yeah, that\'s a challenge! (Ok, I may be just a bit biased, but they are pretty awesome!) When I am not working, I like to play sports. Basketball is the one I play most of the time now and I suppose some may say I am a bit wild and out of control on the court. I suppose that that isn\'t too far of a stretch! (Ask Dr GM Stephens for details.) I also like to play baseball, softball and football. I also enjoy riding my motorcycle when the weather is nice out. There is just something relaxing about hitting the open road without any particular destination and taking in all the sights and sounds along the way all while basking in the open breeze. Unfrotunately I am not cool enough to join the scooter gang... uh-hum... (Not to mention any names or anything, Gilbert, Fagot, M Penny....) I also like to tool on cars and motorcycles when I get the chance. I guess that stems from being raised on a farm when I was younger. I love to listen to music and watch movies when I get the chance. I am also trying to learn the guitar, but just not quite talented enough to make the resident band.. But I am trying! :P
Favorite Quotes: Git \'R Dun! Ok, I couldn\'t think of anything else, but isn\'t that an appropriate quote coming from a rural KS boy?! Who doesn\'t like Larry the Cable Guy?!
After residency plan: After residency I would like to do the Sports Medicine Fellowship. I have always been interested in orthopedics and this way I will get my ortho fix all while still being a part of my other passion of family medicine. Ideally I would like to go back to a small to medium sized town that has a small college and do full spectrum medicine and be the team doctor for the college on the side.
Home town: Hiawatha, KS
Residency stats: 30 SVD 1 Vacuum 8 C/S *one month of OB
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Sarah Mandigo
I was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, but raised in other less populated parts of Wisconsin, most recently in a village of 400 people. College and medical school years at the University of Wisconsin - Madison brought a drastic broadening of my horizons and included the study of Spanish, 7.5 months in the Dominican Republic, and 6 weeks in rural Bangladesh.
Why Via Christi? Via Christi was THE program that stood head and shoulders above all of the other programs that I encountered in the pre-interview season and on the interview trail. It's tremendous attraction for me was its strength in obstetrics, including C-section training, international family medicine fellowship opportunity, and the large number of kindred spirits that I encountered in Via Christi's residents and faculty.
Passions: the Trinity, loving God and loving people, a job well-done, reading, hiking, biking, and canoeing
After residency plan: To work full-time in overseas medical missions, caring for the underserved and teaching nationals
Home town: Alma Center, WI
Residency stats: As of 10/1/2011, C-sections 48, normal spontaneous vaginal deliveries 107, continuity OB deliveries 27, vacuum-assisted deliveries 9, forceps-assisted delivery 1, perineal repairs 39, circumcisions 13, OB ultrasounds 12, colposcopy 8, LEEP 4, lumbar puncture 2, intubations/LMA placement 21, paracentesis 2, thoracentesis 5, EGD 14, colonoscopy 12, D&C 7, arterial line 1, central line 1, ICU patient encounters on medicine - approximately 150, hospital continuity visits 68.
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Katy Liu
Originally from Taiwan, my family moved to Ames, Iowa, when I was in sixth grade, so I went to Iowa State University for undergrad and then University of Iowa for medical school. I love the Midwest thunderstorms and the simplicity of the plains.
Why Via Christi? An Internal Medicine resident at the University of Iowa strongly recommended the Family Medicine Residency Program at Via Christi because he knew I wanted a hands-on, strong, and well-rounded training for possible future rural or international practice. When I visited Via Christi, the staff and residents were not only friendly, but they conveyed the spiritual support within the residency, as well as the active outreach effort in living their faith in patient care. In a world where the truth and the salvation of Christ are so desperately needed but deemed politically incorrect, how the medical and spiritual worlds merge at Via Christi really attracted me.
Passions: Singing- who needs an iPod when you can sing all day? Traveling- Just to show you still can have fun during residency, I took a month off to visit Taiwan last October; I visited New England area in May 2011 with Sarah Mandigo; and I went to Kapsowar Kenya for a international rotation month in October, 2011 with Marta Hantke! Kids- I'm compelled to smile when I see one, and kind of compelled to hold and hug them, if their parents permit. I'm also an amateur reader and photographer learning to walk in others' shoes.
Favorite Books: Knowing God by J.I. Packer; Pursuit of God and Root of the Righteous by A.W. Tozer; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis; The Holy Spirit by Billy Graham; How to Pray by R.A. Torrey; Revolution in World Missions by K.P.Yohannan. Tale of Two Cities, The Count of Monte Cristo, Chronicles of Narnia, Lord of the Rings, Sherlock Holmes series, Arsene Lupin series, Agatha Christie series, Chinese martial arts novels by Jin Yong, and comic books such as Detective Conan and One Piece (maybe I shouldn't admit to this, but they are really good).
Favorite Quotes: "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." -Mahatma Gandhi. "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." - 1 John 1:9, the Bible. "For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline." - 2 Timothy 1:7
After residency plan: My heart has always been set on going back to Taiwan eventually to serve in the rural areas. If I were to stay in the States for a few years, I see myself working on Indian reservations or rural areas.
Residency stats: I wonder if I have a tendency to ward off procedures, since things tend to cancel when I'm on, but as of 12/27/2011: Colonoscopy-9, EGD -7, Vaginal Deliveries -89 (4 vaccum), C-sections- 17, Circumcisions-15+, Continuity Deliveries-29, Intubations 14 (not counting unsuccessful attempts), Endometrial biospy-2, Stress treadmill-1, Colposcopy - 3, LEEP-2, Lumbar puncture-2, paracentesis-1, thoracentesis-2, I&D-numerous.
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David Lee
Graduate of Ben Gurion University of The Negev. David is a hard-working resident who epitomizes what we seek in our potential residents - he is very hard-working, he remains teachable, and is very compassionate, and has a servant's heart for others.
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