Student Profile: Kelsey Fisher
Aspiring neurologist Kelsey Fisher is gaining first-hand experience at NYITCOM, working with Adena Leder, D.O., director of the Parkinson’s program, on a project that focuses on an overlooked demographic diagnosed with the disease: young women.
Student Profile: Rejath Jose
NYITCOM student Rejath Jose’s research on orthostatic hypotension was the first outcome of the university’s Engineering in Medicine initiative to be published.
Student Profile: Noelle Batista
Noelle Batista says she puts 120 percent into everything she does. As an NYITCOM student, she excels in the classroom as an Academic Medicine Scholar, participating in real-world research as well as outside, guiding pre-med students as the mentorship coordinator for the Pre-Student Osteopathic Medical Association.
Student Profile: Hannah Boehler
As NYITCOM-Arkansas student Hannah Boehler began to consider a career in medicine, she was drawn to rural healthcare. “I want to practice family medicine in a small town in Arkansas that has limited medical resources. It’s a calling,” she says.
Alumni Profile: Nicole Maguire
As program director for emergency medicine residency at Community Medical Center at RWJBarnabas Health, Nicole Magure (D.O. ’03) is passing on the wealth of knowledge she gained as an NYITCOM student.
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Alumni Profile: Marsha Alexander
Marsha Alexander (D.O. ’02) talks to The Box about her experience attending medical school as a mother to running her own practice and working with veterans and victims of 9/11.
Student Profile: Mahmoud Elhagagy
A student in NYITCOM’s Émigré Physicians Program reflects on his journey to becoming an American physician.
Alumni Profile: Nancy Byatt
Through her company, Lifeline 4 Families, Nancy Byatt (D.O. ’03, M.B.A. ’03) is working on destigmatizing maternal mental health and helping mothers get the aid they need during and after their pregnancies.
Student Profile: Rachael Simmons
A mother of four and approaching 40, Rachael Simmons is pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor.
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Student Profile: Hira Ghani
Initially studying psychology as an undergraduate student, Hira Ghani was inspired to switch to osteopathic medicine, following in the footsteps of her uncle, NYITCOM alumnus Humayun “Hank” Chaudhry (D.O. ’91).
Student Profile: Daniel Wright
Daniel Wright followed several career paths before a life-changing experience inspired him to pursue medicine. A graduate of NYITCOM-Arkansas’s Master’s in Biomedical Sciences program, the 52-year-old is now studying to be a physician and plans to practice in the underserved region of the Mississippi Delta.
Alumni Profile: Wilbur Asheld
Wilbur Asheld (D.O. ’10) comes from a family of physicians. His father and brother, also a College of Osteopathic Medicine alumnus, have each played a positive role in his career. Learn more about his journey and why he chose New York Tech.