The Emory DOM RYSE team is happy to announce the 2024 RYSE Virtual Visiting Mini-Clerkship cohort! The clerkship aims to expose medical students from groups underrepresented in medicine, including but not limited to underrepresented minorities and individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds, to Emory’s internal medicine residency program and various careers in internal medicine. The program includes various components including mentorship sessions, virtual exposure to clinical sites at Emory, opportunities to meet with various faculty and residency leaders in the IM residency program, and a stipend.
The first block of the program takes place August 19–30 and the second takes place September 23–October 4. Check out the 2024 cohort below!
RYSE Block I Scholars:
Kenechi Ijemere
- Name: Pronounced as “Ken-ee-chee Eye-gem-ere” and prefers to be called Kenechi
- Pronouns: He/him/his
- College: Emory University
- Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
- Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama
- Medical Interests: Allergy/Immunology
- Hobbies: Gaming and reading
Loretta Ngoe
- Name: Last name pronounced as “N-goy (like boy)” and prefers to be called Loretta
- Pronouns: She/her/hers
- College: Georgia State University
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Hometown: Douglasville, Georgia
- Medical Interests: Hematology/Oncology, GI, health disparities, medical humanities
- Hobbies/Interests: Cameroonian cooking, baking, watching sci-fi TV shows, singing, group fitness
- Fun fact: “I once met the late activist and politician, John Lewis!”
Abigail Taye
- Name: Name pronounced as “Ab-ee” and prefers to be called Abi
- Pronouns: She/her/hers
- College: Georgetown University
- Medical School: NYU Grossman School of Medicine
- Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Medical Interests: Currently undifferentiated, but considering hospitalist, intensivist, or cardiologist!
- Hobbies/Interests: Singing, yoga, lifting, reading, watching movies, thrifting.
- Fun fact: “I was vegan for many years and have made a mean plant-based substitute for just about everything under the sun. I once singlehandedly cooked a vegan Thanksgiving meal.”
Kristin Telford
- Name: Name pronounced as “Kris-10 Telf-ur-d” and prefers to be called Kristin
- Pronouns: She/her/hers
- College: Georgetown University
- Medical School: Florida International University
- Hometown: Lilburn, Georgia
- Medical Interests: Currently undifferentiated, but considering hospitalist, intensivist, or cardiologist!
- Hobbies/Interests: Nature walks and Gator Sports
Jarah Whitehead
- Name: Named pronounced like “Sarah but with a J” and prefers to be called Jarah
- Pronouns: She/her/hers
- College: The Georgia Institute of Technology
- Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
- Hometown: Kennesaw, Georgia
- Medical Interests: Interested in Critical Care or Cardiology but still open-minded!
- Hobbies/Interests: Baking, running 5Ks, and going to the gym!
- Fun Fact: “I love to bake! My specialty is a red velvet cake!”
RYSE Block II Scholars:
Jiana Baker
- Name: Named pronounced as “G-on-ah” and prefers to be called Jiana
- Pronouns: She/her/hers
- College: University of Connecticut
- Medical School: Florida International University
- Hometown: Windsor, Connecticut
- Medical Interests: Hospital Medicine, Cardiology, Sports Cardiology
- Hobbies/Interests: Gardening, exercising (primarily weight lifting), taking my dog to the park, watching television
- Fun Fact: “I have competed against several of the Team USA Olympic Track & Field gold medalists in national competitions.”
Destine Ede
- Name: Pronounced as “Destin” and prefers to be called Destine
- Pronouns: He/him/his
- College: Emory University
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Hometown: Powder Springs, Georgia
- Medical Interests: Cardiology
- Hobbies/Interests: Working out, Playing basketball, watching basketball and football, listening to music!
Brandi Muldrow
- Name: Prefers to be called Brandi
- Pronouns: She/her/hers
- College: Emory University
- Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Hometown: Peachtree City, Georgia
- Medical Interests: Internal Medicine, Hematology/Oncology.
- Hobbies/Interests: “I like visiting different spas and bathhouses; I enjoy gardening even though I’m not good at it, and I enjoy singing.”
- Fun Fact: “My husband and I met when we were young. He told me when we were 12 that he was going to marry me.”
Jelani Regan
- Name: Pronounced “Jah-la-knee” and prefers to be called Jelani
- Pronouns: He/him/his
- College: Maryville University of St. Louis
- Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
- Hometown: Woodstock, Georgia
- Medical Interests: Nephrology
- Hobbies/Interests: Volleyball, roller skating, running, and sewing
- Fun fact: “I was born on a full moon.”
Beatriz Ryan-Lora
- Name: Prefers to be called Bea (said bee)
- Pronouns: She/her/hers
- College: Brown University
- Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word School of Medicine
- Hometown: New York, New York
- Medical Interests: Internal Medicine/Hospitalist
- Hobbies/Interests: Being a plant mom, a child mom (two), cooking, and travel.
- Fun Fact: “I experienced an earthquake on the same day I visited and learned that the Roman Colosseum was destroyed by an earthquake.”
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