The new cohort includes trainees from Auburn University, Tulane University, University of South Alabama, and University of Alabama at Birmingham.
![Monica Abdul-Chani](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Abdul_Chani_Headshot-e468e503f60bc3f9521ab0a1c4cff864.jpg)
Monica Abdul-Chani
University of Alabama at Birmingham
College of Arts and Sciences | Psychology
Fun Fact: She competed at the Junior Olympics for swimming.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
College of Arts and Sciences | Psychology
Fun Fact: She competed at the Junior Olympics for swimming.
![Akshay Aluri](/ccts/media/widgetkit/thumbnail_AKSHAY_STUDENT_IMAGE_DISPLAY-ffdccdddff88eb8de2274ab1c2978e77.jpeg)
Akshay Aluri
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Medicine
Fun Fact: He can speak three languages and would like to learn three more by time he turns 30.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Medicine
Fun Fact: He can speak three languages and would like to learn three more by time he turns 30.
![John Bode](/ccts/media/widgetkit/thumbnail_Headshot_1_2021-66314fb17ecbcdfb9fc7a29bf19318ba.jpeg)
John Bode
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Anesthesiology
Fun Fact: He has survived a sky diving accident and brews his own beer.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Anesthesiology
Fun Fact: He has survived a sky diving accident and brews his own beer.
![Seth Bollenbecker](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Bollenbecker_Headshot-b0dd9b737b46cb0566398370184a82ff.jpg)
Seth Bollenbecker
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate School | Medicine
Fun Fact: My life-size picture is on a mural at a popular restaurant near my undergrad university.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate School | Medicine
Fun Fact: My life-size picture is on a mural at a popular restaurant near my undergrad university.
![Courtney Brock](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Brock_WhiteCoat2018-0a4d19deb0cd87e602717f7bab8dc254.jpg)
Courtney Brock
Tulane University
School of Medicine | Hematology and Oncology
Fun Fact: Her hobby is pottery, and she has a cat named Goose.
Tulane University
School of Medicine | Hematology and Oncology
Fun Fact: Her hobby is pottery, and she has a cat named Goose.
![Claudia Edell](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Edell_Headshot-53ae123f5d5d1584acdbc041084e83f0.jpeg)
Claudia Edell
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Medicine
Fun Fact: Her favorite sport is golf.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences | Medicine
Fun Fact: Her favorite sport is golf.
![Kayla Frey](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Frey_Headshot-5e41cd52a363d59d7285932a116319be.jpeg)
Kayla Frey
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Otolaryngology
Fun Fact: She loves to travel and has been to five continents and over 30 countries. She has lived in Costa Rica as a sea turtle conservation worker and in Poland as a Fulbright recipient.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Otolaryngology
Fun Fact: She loves to travel and has been to five continents and over 30 countries. She has lived in Costa Rica as a sea turtle conservation worker and in Poland as a Fulbright recipient.
![Keonte Graves](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Graves_Headshot-2e8940593030d8c78e973b27931984ac.jpg)
Keonte Graves
University of Alabama at Birmingham
College of Arts and Sciences | Biology
Fun Fact: He bungee jumped off of a bridge in Costa Rica once.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
College of Arts and Sciences | Biology
Fun Fact: He bungee jumped off of a bridge in Costa Rica once.
![Hope Gray](/ccts/media/widgetkit/IMG_0067-bff47d6f465de39ab09e38f1d5e97585.jpg)
Hope Gray
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Health Professions | Health Services Administration
Fun Fact: She loves singing solo or with a choir as a soprano and also plays the violin.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Health Professions | Health Services Administration
Fun Fact: She loves singing solo or with a choir as a soprano and also plays the violin.
![Katherine Hebert](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Katie-Hebert-6b41d3dc2b836ee8804d0939b109f165.jpeg)
Katherine Hebert
Tulane University
School of Science and Engineering | Bioinnovation
Fun Fact: She has an identical twin sister.
Tulane University
School of Science and Engineering | Bioinnovation
Fun Fact: She has an identical twin sister.
![Desalyn Johnson](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Johnson_Headshot-206296459694d30bede6e883ab644a79.jpg)
Desalyn Johnson
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Medicine
Fun Fact: She loves reading books and speaking Spanish.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Medicine
Fun Fact: She loves reading books and speaking Spanish.
![Kristen Smith](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Smith_K_Headshot-073911533e40922bbbd53a3cda4d517e.jpg)
Kristen Smith
Auburn University
College of Human Sciences | Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management
Fun Fact: Her ideal morning is watching the sunrise with a bagel sandwich and a cup of coffee.
Auburn University
College of Human Sciences | Nutrition, Dietetics, and Hospitality Management
Fun Fact: Her ideal morning is watching the sunrise with a bagel sandwich and a cup of coffee.
![Sydney Weir](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Weir_Headshot-5ee5dcb21d76b17215a65c2ee6784841.jpg)
Sydney Weir
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Dermatology
Fun Fact: She loves to travel, and her most recent adventure involved swimming between two glaciers and chasing northern lights in Iceland.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
School of Medicine | Dermatology
Fun Fact: She loves to travel, and her most recent adventure involved swimming between two glaciers and chasing northern lights in Iceland.
![Griffin Wright](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Wright_G_Headshot-d485b70389f0e439203f6823f1c0439d.jpg)
Griffin Wright
University of South Alabama
College of Medicine | Physiology and Cell Biology
Fun Fact: In his free time he enjoys wood working and playing soccer.
University of South Alabama
College of Medicine | Physiology and Cell Biology
Fun Fact: In his free time he enjoys wood working and playing soccer.
![Maryl Wright](/ccts/media/widgetkit/Wright_M_Headshot-9e1482f31355a19bd149aa492594aba6.jpg)
Maryl Wright
Tulane University
School of Medicine | Hematology and Oncology, Medicine
Fun Fact: When she was a kid she collected the 50 state commemorative quarters.
Tulane University
School of Medicine | Hematology and Oncology, Medicine
Fun Fact: When she was a kid she collected the 50 state commemorative quarters.