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THE MATCH!!!2008

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Department of Pediatrics

• Pediatric Residency positions have been steadily increasing.

• 2382 total positions in the Match this year

• 96% filled• We filled our 2008-

2009 Intern Class with 16 fantastic new Gators!

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• Class of 2008-2009 Stats…– Six males– They speak 10 different languages

(including sign language!)– Lots of research and interest outside of

medicine

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The Intern Class of 2008…

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• Abdussalam Cheema• Allma Iqbal Medical College-

Pakistan– Previously HIPPA officer in Virginia– Owned and practiced in Family

Medical Center-Primary Care Practice in Pakistan

– Speaks Urdu and Punjabi– Hobbies include hiking, photography,

and web graphics– Shamaila’s cousin!!!

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• Elizabeth Davis• Nova Southeastern

University– Catch Grant project

volunteer– Volunteer for Friends

Forever HIV camp– Hobbies include reading,

swimming, and traveling

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• Alejandro “Alex” Flores• University of Maryland

– Diabetes camp counselor– Patient care coordinator for

StarTrack (HIV) program– Hobbies include political and

social issues, cooking, sports and travel

– Speaks Spanish

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• Andrew Galligan• Florida State University

– Enjoys sports ie: basketball, baseball, football and skydiving!

– Worked as a Boggy Creek counselor

– One of the founding members of the Jewish Medical Student Association at FSU

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• Elizabeth Griffin• University of Florida

– Has traveled several times to Nicaragua for medical mission trips

– Enjoys cooking, gardening, kayaking, fishing and hiking

– Active in the children’s ministry at her church

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• Virginia “Ginny” Holton• University of Virginia

– Biomedical research– Hobbies include volleyball,

sign language, reading and travel

– Active member in her church

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• Dallas McKay• Nova Southeastern

University– Treasurer for NSUCOM

Pediatrics club – Enjoys cooking including Thai,

Chinese and Italian food

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• Diane Mageau• Lake Erie College of

Osteopathic Medicine– Previously worked as a

Performance Improvement Manager in a hospital

– Vice president of pediatrics club

– Hobbies include kayaking, hiking, and painting

– Speaks Spanish

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• Melissa Micallef• Ross University

– Participated in Salybia Mission Project/Women’s Health Initiative

– Played softball in college– Hobbies include reading,

swimming and playing the flute

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• Alexandra Milloff• University of Maryland

– Received grant to perform research in a peds endocrinology lab at UCLA

– Enjoys reading (American and post-colonial literature) and writing short stories

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• Jessica Ross• Southern Illinois University

– Enjoys capoeira, dance, travel and photography

– Interested in mission work – has traveled to Ecuador on a mission trip

– Boys and Girls Club and Red Cross volunteer

– Active in her church

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– Sadiq Shaik

– Bangalore Medical College

• MPH at UAB• Involved in several research

projects• Fluent in Hindi, Urd, Kannada,

and Telugu• Hobbies include reading,

soccer, cricket and folk rock

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• Sarah Tatum• Florida State University

– Gold Humanism Honor Society member

– Participated in medical missions to Panama

– Secretary for FSUCares– Enjoys travel, running – has

completed 2 marathons (Disney and Chicago)

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• Bijoy Thattaliyath• Medical College, Calicut

– Research in ischemic cardiac failure with Dr Byrne – Cardiology

– Interests include photography, computers, aviation

– Speaks Hindi and Malayalam

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– Seth Usher– Sackler School of Medicine

• UF undergrad• Enjoys attending American

Political Item Collectors shows

• Hobbies also include jogging, traveling, and scuba diving

• Speaks Hebrew

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• Christie Yee• LSU – New Orleans

– Tar Wars volunteer– Traveled to Dominican

Republic for mission trip– Vice president of the Asian

Pacific AMSA and PIG– Hobbies include

photography and traveling

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• A big THANK YOU to…• Teri and Jay for arranging interview dinners and

drivers.• The housestaff selection committee (and Drs. Novak,

Black, etc)• All the faculty who took time to meet with the

applicants.• Imogene for coordinating all the interview stuff.• AND all the residents for attending dinners, interview

lunches, tours, and HSC meetings!!!

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