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Meet Our Students

Get a glimpse into our students’ lives.

Each of our students chooses their unique path. Learn about the work they are doing.

Zhanlin Chen, Class of 2026

Zhanlin Chen, Class of 2026

Zhanlin Chen, a first-year medical student at Feinberg, has been awarded the 2023 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a prestigious scholarship granted to immigrants or children of immigrants.

Meet Zhanlin
Precious Akanyirige, Class of 2023

Precious Akanyirige, Class of 2023

Precious Akanyirige, a fourth-year student in the MD/MPH degree program, has been awarded the 2023 Excellence in Public Health Award, given by the U.S. Public Health Service.

Meet Precious
Samuel Reyes, Class of 2025

Samuel Reyes, Class of 2025

California native Samuel Reyes is currently a medical student at Feinberg, but moving to the Midwest for medical school hadn’t been his plan.

Meet Samuel
Chorine Adewale, Class of 2025

Chorine Adewale, Class of 2025

Chorine Adewale, a second-year medical student, says she has long been interested in social determinants of health.

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Sam Blizzard, Class of 2025

Sam Blizzard, Class of 2025

After attending the University of Cincinnati for undergraduate studies, Sam Blizzard set his sights on Feinberg, hoping to use his skills to improve healthcare at the community and global levels.

Meet Sam
Madeline Owen, Class of 2025

Madeline Owen, Class of 2025

While growing up, Madeline Owen remembers visiting Chicago frequently for Irish dance competitions and deep-dish pizza. Little did she know that one day she would call Chicago home to pursue her medical education career.

Meet Madeline
Sunny Abdelmageed, Class of 2024

Sunny Abdelmageed, Class of 2024

Sunny Abdelmageed, a third-year medical student, has always been interested in the brain and has conducted research related to neurosurgery and pediatrics. 

Meet Sunny
Jonathan Huang, Class of 2024

Jonathan Huang, Class of 2024

Jonathan Huang, a third-year medical student, has been fascinated with machine learning (ML) since he was an undergraduate at Brown University. 

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Daniel Latyshev, Class of 2025

Daniel Latyshev, Class of 2025

Daniel Latyshev, a second-year medical student, has deep ties to Ukraine.

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Cheryl Mensah, Class of 2025

Cheryl Mensah, Class of 2025

Originally from Virginia, Mensah graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a major in biology. 

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Rohan Chalasani, Class of 2024

Rohan Chalasani, Class of 2024

Rohan recently won the Mack Lipkin, Sr. Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) at the society’s annual meeting.

Meet Rohan
Elizabeth Adams, Class of 2024

Elizabeth Adams, Class of 2024

For Elizabeth, donning her white coat for the first time felt like the culmination of one journey and the beginning of another

Meet Elizabeth
Michael Chidweme, Class of 2024

Michael Chidweme, Class of 2024

COVID-19 had a big impact on Michael Chidueme’s first couple weeks on campus, but it also changed how he thinks about his future profession.

Meet Michael
Kayla Giger, Class of 2024

Kayla Giger, Class of 2024

Kayla shares her thoughts about her first week of medical school and working with Feinberg’s Education Centered Medical Home clinics.

Meet Kayla
Erick Masais, Class of 2024

Erick Masais, Class of 2024

Erick reflects on his first week at Feinberg and shares what he’s looking forward to over the next four years.

Meet Erick
Mike Boctor, Class of 2023

Mike Boctor, Class of 2023

Mike combined his passions for film and medicine by directing an award-winning short film about the healing process for survivors of sexual assault.
Meet Mike
Tazim Merchant, Class of 2023

Tazim Merchant, Class of 2023

Tazim helped establish a volunteer effort at Feinberg that supports healthcare workers, older community members and working parents in Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Emma Office, Class of 2023

Emma Office, Class of 2023

Emma helped organize a successful phone call outreach program for older adults at risk of experiencing social isolation during the pandemic.

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Nathan Shlobin, Class of 2023

Nathan Shlobin, Class of 2023

Nathan graduated from Northwestern University, double majoring in biology with a concentration in developmental and molecular neurobiology, in psychology, and minoring in global health.

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Maxwell Edmonds, MSTP

Maxwell Edmonds, MSTP

Maxwell, a student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), recently defended his doctoral thesis on generating testicular organoids.

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