Hometown: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Undergraduate School: University of Michigan School of Kinesiology
Graduate School: University of Michigan School of Public Health Medical School: University of Michigan
Why I chose U-M Anesthesiology: I chose to stay at U-M because of the people and the culture. Being able to train at an institution whose leadership is nationally recognized for their contributions to the field while simultaneously (along with the staff) fostering a true sense of family and community was the most attractive thing to me. Although I've been at U-M for all of my training along each step, I've thoroughly considered branching out but have yet to find a place like this. Additionally, I felt that the commitment to enhancing diversity in the field, under the direct leadership of our accomplished chair, Dr. George A. Mashour, was both genuine and proactive — which was apparent with the appointment of Dr. Matt Wixson as associate chair for diversity, as well as the creation of RADAR (Raising Anesthesia Diversity & Anti-Racism).
Hobbies: Restoring old sneakers back to new, searching for/downloading music (I take pride in my vast 15-year-old iTunes library with >30k songs), concerts (some of my favorites I've been too: Nipsey Hussle, Majid Jordan, Kanye's MBDTF tour & Jeezy at SummerJam Detroit), cooking (especially traditional Caribbean dishes like fried plantains), soccer (played all my life and still play in local pick-up/IM leagues), skateboarding, reading (especially books related to economics), binge-watching shows and spontaneous weekend trips to Toronto.
Favorite Ann Arbor restaurant: Jamaican Jerk Pit or Fritas Batidos
Favorite thing about life in Ann Arbor: The restaurants/food scene, the summers, and the ease of access to everything you need within 20 minutes. Go Blue, baby!