PGY-2
Postgraduate Year 2
Yeshel Chokshi
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hometown: Cary, NC
Hobbies: Likes to build computers and play video games. I play a variety of percussion instruments and love learning new percussion instruments.
Interesting Fact(s): I choreograph, teach and compete in an Indian Dance form called Bhangra
Joshua Peltz
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Hometown: Norfolk, VA
Hobbies: Video games, running, cooking, lifting, and hiking.
Interesting Fact(s): I’m a former Navy Medical Officer for Marine Attack Squadron 542
Lanre Adabale
Medical School: University of Lagos College of Medicine
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Hobbies: Playing and watching soccer, traveling and meeting new people. I love learning about new cultures and places. Cooking and eating international dishes.
Interesting Fact(s): My last name is so unique that anyone with the same last name is related to me.
Christin Wilkinson
Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Hometown: Nassau, Bahamas
Hobbies: Exercising, watching trivia game shows. I’ve watched every cooking show on Netflix and Hulu.
Interesting Fact(s): I recently lost over 60 lb.
Arthur Dilibe
Medical School: Windsor University School of Medicine
Hometown: Denton, TX
Hobbies: Working out, cooking, traveling, writing, podcasting, binging on YouTube videos.
Interesting Fact(s): I play the Conga drum. I also have a flair for interior design and architecture.
Osejie Fidelis Oriaifo
Medical School: Saba University School of Medicine
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
Hobbies: I love animals. I have had multiple pets, from a monkey to a turtle. I currently own multiple fish and an Axolotl. I love to run and cook healthy meals.
Interesting Fact(s): I make my own yogurt and have mastered the art of yogurt recipes.
Ahmed Hebishy
Medical School: College of Human Medicine at Benha University
Hometown: Benha, Egypt
Hobbies: Medicine, History & Wildlife. I enjoy reading, running, swimming, watching movies, playing with my kids and exploring new places and food.
Interesting Fact(s): I know all my ancestors’ names back to prophet Mohammed (1444 years)
Usman Saqib
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at ECU
Hometown: Cary, NC
Hobbies: In my free time, I enjoy playing ultimate frisbee and rock climbing.
Interesting Fact(s): I also used to do wedding videography before medical school!
Ahmed Sami Hammami
Medical School: Faculté de Médecine Monastir
Hometown: Monastir, Tunisia
Hobbies: I was born and raised in a small city by the coast in Tunisia where I enjoyed sailing, kitesurfing, and paddling.
Interesting Fact(s): What I love the most is traveling and immersing myself into new cultures
Smit Rajput
Medical School: University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital
Hometown: New Delhi, India
Hobbies: I love history, especially geo-political world history and history of medicine
Interesting Fact(s): I stitch beautiful handbags
Sukhvir Singh
Medical School: Tbilisi State Medical University Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Tbilisi, Georgia
Hobbies: I am a huge fan of watching, discussing, and playing basketball. I like hiking, traveling.
Interesting Fact(s): I have recently developed an interest in Vikings.
Stephanie Giselle Ibarra Lepe
Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Hobbies: Running, drawing/painting, watching Netflix, hiking, singing loudly in my car with the windows rolled down.
Interesting Fact(s): I have a family of over 350 members (all close relatives).
Sinda Hidri
Medical School: Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Tunis
Hometown: Tunis, Tunisia
Hobbies: Traveling, listening to music, cooking (although, I am not a good cook).
Interesting Fact(s): I can take a nap at any moment & time of the day.
Husam El Sharu
Medical School: Mu’tah University Faculty of Medicine
Hometown: Amman, Jordan
Hobbies: I like attending classical music concerts. I read poetry.
Interesting Fact(s): At home I used to have a lot of pets including many fish, birds, and at once 9 cats at the same time
Lakshmi Subramanian
Medical School: K.J. Somaiya Medical College
Hometown: Mumbai, India
Hobbies: I am a certified open water scuba diver. I love swimming and anything related to water.
Interesting Fact(s): I love traveling and have been to over 30 countries. I am also a trained dancer.
Sashwath Srikanth
Medical School: S.R.M. Medical College Hospital Research Centre
Hometown: La Paz, Bolivia
Hobbies: Drumming – making drum courses and uploading it on Instagram. Hanging out with my friends and family. Hiking hills. Watching sports with the boys.
Interesting Fact(s): My dad and I have the same birthday; my mom and my sister have the same birthday.
Ongeri Joseph Ayako
Med School: ECU-Brody School of Medicine
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Hobbies: Gardening, DIY projects, ancient history, traveling
Interesting Fact: I have a passion for DIY home improvement projects. I once replaced the flooring in my house within a day of learning to do it online.