Alumni

Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

I'm a native Sacramentan. I've been in Sacramento from Kindergarten all the way up until residency. I graduated from UC Davis with a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering and then completed my Masters in Public Health at UC Davis in 2017 before starting medical school at UC Davis. My path to medicine was inspired by my desire to serve my community and underserved populations. I was inspired to do family medicine due to the ability to have a long-term relationship with patients and care for all ranges as well as the power for advocacy. I hope to continue to serve underserved communities in the future and be involved in global health. In my free time, I enjoy reading, watching UFC/basketball, hiking, camping, and spending time with friends/family.

Medical School: Michigan State University, College of Medicine, Grand Rapids

Valerie Chen grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended UC Berkeley with a major in Public Health. After graduation, Valerie worked in healthcare consulting before continuing her career goals in medicine. While enrolled in post-baccalaureate studies at San Francisco State University, Valerie volunteered with San Francisco General Hospital, where she assisted families and provided community resources for their unmet social needs. This experience shaped her interests in primary care and its role in social determinants of health and health equity. She later moved to the Midwest for medical school at Michigan State University, where she continued her interests working with immigrant populations and promoting health education through the Engaged Partners Project, a community collaboration supporting refugee families with resettlement. Valerie chose family medicine for its incredible breadth of patient care; she also feels it provides a unique opportunity to understand the complex perspectives that guide patients' lives and health, especially in socioeconomically and culturally diverse communities. Outside of the hospital, Valerie enjoys cooking new Instant Pot recipes, camping, backpacking, and browsing books at the local library.

Medical School: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, College of Medicine

Hermione was born across the ocean in Myanmar and at the age of 4 moved with her family to the San Francisco bay area to start a new chapter in their lives. Her interests in science, service, and the environment led her to graduate from UC San Diego with a bachelor’s degree in Biology and a minor in Urban Studies and Planning. Her own experience as a first-generation immigrant combined with her work as a medical scribe and volunteer health advocate led to a growing passion for social advocacy and underserved medicine – a perfect pairing with the field of family medicine. At SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, NY she continued to nurture that passion, serving in various leadership and volunteer roles at the Anne Kastor Brooklyn Free Clinic while volunteering in various roles around the community. She is excited to join the Methodist family, where she hopes to leave a positive impact while pursuing her interests in community medicine, urgent care, chronic disease management, preventative medicine, and patient advocacy. In her spare time, she loves to read novels, do anything related to arts and crafts, spend time with her family and friends (including their pets!), lounge in the great indoors, and learn new recipes.

Medical School: St. George's University, School of Medicine

Tooba was raised in the bay area in Sunnyvale where she first became interested in the STEM field. She went on to pursue a Molecular Biology B.S. degree from UC Santa Cruz in 2014. She learned to sail there which she still enjoys today. She also first got involved in research by studying the effects of manganese on the prefrontal cortex in the behavior model of rats. With an eye for research, she further studied the effects of nicotine on abdominal aortic aneurysms at Stanford University. At that time, Tooba realized that she missed the interaction with patients from her times as a volunteer in undergrad. Since her impact felt more substantial and gratifying from working first hand with people, she went on to medical school at St. George's University. Dr Khan has joined the Methodist family after a surgical intern year at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. In her free time, she enjoys comedy, the outdoors, tapas and spending time with friends and family.

Medical School: St George's University School of Medicine

Annabelle grew up in rural San Diego where she discovered first-hand the impact physicians have on their local community. She graduated from UC San Diego and worked in the area for a few years. She then embarked on her dream adventure; backpacking across Europe. She completed medical school at St George's in Grenada. While there, she had the opportunity to work abroad in Chile to increase her Spanish skills. After scuba diving, hiking and exploring the island, she continued her clinical work in New Jersey and New York to experience the city life. She completed her residency in Wilmington North Carolina where she developed her passion for Women's Health, obstetrics and full spectrum family medicine. She is excited to get back to California to continue developing her obstetric skills. When she's not at work you can find her running, exploring new restaurants, or heading to the beach!

Medical School: University of Iowa Roy J and Lucille A Carver College of Medicine

Nick was born and raised in and around Portland, Oregon. He graduated from Grinnell College with a BA in English & American Studies. Nick briefly pursued his interest in journalism at Trail Runner Magazine, but soon after transitioned to nonprofit work. He most recently served as harm reduction services manager at the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition where he worked to reduce healthcare barriers for individuals who use drugs and those experiencing housing insecurity. Nick completed his medical training at the University of Iowa and is excited to return to the west coast to continue working toward creating health equity through advocacy and education. Nick is a die-hard Portland Trail Blazers fan, a mediocre runner, and a reckless skier. He enjoys cooking and hiking with his wonderful wife, Young-Eun, as well as spending time with a book and his two ungrateful cats, Rococo and Cookie.

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine

Kevin is a Sacramento native and is excited to be back home to give back to his community. He attended UC Davis for his bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology while he volunteered with and served as a co-manager of The Willow Clinic. After graduating from UC Davis, he worked for a Sacramento-based software company while volunteering at the MIND Institute, working with children with Autism Spectrum disorder. He then went to UCLA to complete his medical degree where he contributed in research which investigated the disparities among different populations as related to Women’s health and gynecological cancer. As a first-generation college student, he is motivated to serve the underserved and provide culturally competent care. Outside of medicine, Kevin enjoys making art, sports, attending live music shows, and video games.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, College of Medicine

Angela grew up in San Diego and later attended UC San Diego, where she received her degree in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. She then pursued medical school at Kansas City University. Angela first had the opportunity to work with the underserved through the International Rescue Committee, where she helped refugees who had just resettled to adapt and succeed here in the US. Later in medical school, she coached local families about healthy diet and lifestyle choices. She also participated in health screenings for children at local schools who have limited access to medical care. Angela spent an additional year during medical school to complete the Anatomy Fellowship, during which she got the opportunity to teach first-year medical students and participate in research projects. In her free time, Angela enjoys spending time with her family and friends, finding new shows to binge watch, hiking and going to the gym, cooking Tasty video recipes and finding hole-in-the-wall restaurants.

Medical School: University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine

As a native of Truckee, CA, it is no surprise that Kelty is an avid outdoors person. Her favorite activities include skiing, mountain biking, backpacking, climbing, and gardening. While completing her MD at University of Nevada Reno, Kelty fell in love with family medicine. She particularly loves women’s health, lifestyle medicine, and the ability to see entire families. In addition to pursuing full spectrum family medicine training, Kelty is learning medical Spanish to ensure she is well equipped to serve in a rural community.

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Hayoung is a daughter of two courageous South Koreans who immigrated to America in 2004, a spoiled younger sister of a hydrogen energy engineer brother who buys her all the Korean food she wants, and a newlywed wife of an incredibly patient and loving husband. She lived the first ten years of her life on the southern coast of South Korea before moving across the world to Monterey Bay, California. She found her deep interest in medicine and community outreach in her early life through a personal illness as well as her global health experiences in Nicaragua and Mexico while attending UCLA. Fascinated by the wide breadth of training in primary care, Hayoung worked as a scribe at a family medicine clinic for a year before moving across the country to Philadelphia for medical school. As a medical student navigating her way through the pandemic, Hayoung further solidified her passion for serving marginalized populations as well as burnout prevention in medicine. While being quarantined, she founded a city-wide online tutoring program connecting college and graduate students to children of healthcare workers and low-income families in the Greater Philadelphia Area. She and her college friends also published a book titled "Diaries of a Medical Student" in the effort to create an open and safe environment for those in medicine to share their struggles and vulnerability with others. She is incredibly grateful to have successfully matched in Sacramento with her husband and to join such an admirable and mission-driven team at Methodist, where she hopes to find her niche and continue to grow as a person and physician. (She/her/hers)