Class of 2024
Esther Adeyemi
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Education:
St. George’s University, 2021, MD
Drexel University, 2016 MS
University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff 2010, BS
Areas of Interest: Global health and social EM
Outside of the Department: Traveling, whenever and wherever I can. Dancing to Afrobeats in the privacy of my home. Spending time with my loved ones, mostly via FaceTime. Podcasts, documentaries, reading historical fiction, and anime! Basically anything that helps me learn about the random in an interesting way (the anime is just for fun though).
Brandon Cornwell
Hometown: Portland, OR
Education:
Western University of Health Sciences, Oregon campus, DO, 2021
University of Idaho, BS, 2016
Areas of Interest: Critical Care, EKGs, Medical Education, Pediatrics
Outside of the Department: Spending time with my girlfriend, watching football (go Packers!), cooking, snowboarding, board games, exploring MI and the Midwest
Jacob Dirkman
Hometown: Wausau, Wisconsin
Education:
Des Moines University, DO, 2021;
Columbus State University, 2016, BS
Areas of Interest: Medical Education, Pain Management, Trauma, Critical Care, Wilderness Medicine
Outside of the Department: Distance running, traveling, hiking/camping, downhill skiing, podcasts, vinyl record collecting, exploring Detroit’s restaurants, cheering on the Green Bay Packers, and drinking Wisconsin old fashions.
Kelly Giuliani

Bryant Hansen
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Education:
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 2012 BS
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2021 MD
Areas of Interest: Ultrasound
Outside of the Department: I enjoy anything that involves repeatedly hitting and chasing a small ball around. While not performing this sacred art I also enjoy days on a lake, beach, couch, and a few drinks. I am socially obligated to inform you that I am in fact a pilot* (*who doesn’t actually have a license, so am I really?).
Urvashi Katiyar
Hometown: Windsor, ON, Canada
Education:
Western Michigan School of Medicine- General Surgery Internship, 2021;
Wayne State University School of Medicine – MD, 2020 ;
University of Windsor – BSc, 2016.
Areas of Interest: Trauma and Resuscitative Medicine, Critical Care, Medical Education, Healthcare Policy.
Outside of the Department: I love nature, art, and food centric travel, to do anything creative including painting, pottery, baking, and to read (especially fantasy and psychological thrillers). But more often than not, I can be found sharing laughter with my friends and family.
Manpreet Kaur
Hometown: Sterling Heights, Michigan
Education:
Wayne State University, 2017 (B.S.)
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2021 (M.D.)
Areas of Interest: Medical Education
Outside of the Department: painting, watching cartoons, kayaking, traveling, and spending time with my husband/rest of my family <3
Lauren Ripley

Katie Stromsland

Loyola University Chicago SSOM, MD;
Millikin University, BS
Aaron Szpytman
Hometown: Dearborn, MI
Education:
Wayne State University School of Medicine, 2021 (M.D.)
Wayne State University, 2017 (B.S.)
Areas of Interest: Pain Management, Addiction Medicine, Ultrasound
Outside of the Department: Growing bonsai trees (I will let you know in 20 years if I’m good at this), documenting my travels through videomaking, Rubik’s cubing, woodworking, cooking.
Magdalene Teba
Hometown: Bamenda, Cameroon
Education:
Saba University School of Medicine, 2021, MD/MSc;
Lakehead University, 2013, MPH;
Texas Woman’s University ,2005, BSc.
Areas of Interest: Global Health
Outside of the Department: Spending time with my kiddo, Latin Dancing (Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba), squash, hiking, travelling/ exploring, running, binging on Netflix, cinema,listening to opera (all hail the great Andrea Bocceli), skiing… LIVING
Kris Torossian
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Education:
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, 2021, MD
University of Michigan, 2017, BS
Area of interest: EMS, Critical care
Outside of the department: Love the winter, especially for skiing. Playing video games and hanging out with my better half and our two corgis (Moxxi and Winston) the rest of the time.