Mallika Mundkur, M.D. (2009-2012), Editor-in-Chief
Mallika Mundkur is presently completing her year as Chief Medical Resident. She grew up in Massachusetts, where she completed undergraduate studies at Harvard College with a major in Biochemistry, and attended medical school at the University of Massachusetts. In 2009 she came to Birmingham, Alabama for her training in Internal Medicine and has greatly enjoyed her time at UAB. With the help of her editorial team and advisors, Mallika started the residency Alumni Communication Committee and residency newsletter as a pilot in 2012 as a mechanism to improve communication between the Program and its former residents.Sam McElwee, M.D. (2010-2013), Executive Editor
Samuel McElwee hails from Gadsden, Alabama and is the first physician in his family. He attended the University of Alabama and graduated Cum Laude with a degree in chemistry. He went on to receive his medical doctorate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and subsequently joined the Internal Medicine residency program in June of 2010. He will be staying on as one of the Chief Residents for the 2013 academic year and joined the Alumni Communication Committee because it represented a unique chance to connect residents of the past to current residents.
Amanda Vick, M.D. (2010-2013), Executive Editor
Amanda Vick was born and raised in Mississippi. She attended Mississippi State University where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Microbiology. She earned her medical doctorate from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS and moved to Birmingham for Internal Medicine Residency. She will serve as a chief medical resident at UAB for the 2013-2014 academic year. She is planning a career in academic general medicine and is excited about working with alumnae, both past and present. Robby Bosshardt, M.D. (2011-2014), Contributing Editor and Writer
Robby Bosshardt was born in Charlotte, NC, where his father, a UAB Medical School Alumnus, was in residency for Internal Medicine. After his father’s training, his family moved to Chickamauga, GA, where he grew up on a Christmas tree farm along with his five siblings. He attended the University of Georgia and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. After graduating, he enrolled at Mercer University School of Medicine where he received his medical doctorate degree. He began Internal Medicine residency at UAB in July 2011 and has loved being a part of the medical community at UAB. He joined the Alumni Communication Committee because of his interest in establishing a strong connection between current, former, and future internal medicine residents.
Evan Raff was born in Louisville, KY, where he navigated his way through the public school system until graduating from the University of Louisville with a bachelor of arts in biology and psychology. He then went on to earn his medical doctorate from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC. He is now proud to be a second year resident in one of the strongest internal medicine residency programs in the country: UAB. Evan has always been keen on the written word. Although often accused of being too verbose, he continues to enjoy writing (and using far too many words), especially when his work can help bridge connections between people. He joined the editorial board of the UAB Alumni Communication Committee with the hope that his contributions could help to unite past and present generations of UAB internal medicine residents.
Monee Amin, M.D. (2012-2015), Contributing Editor
MMonee Amin was born in Saginaw, MI. She grew up a vagabond; she went to four different elementary schools in four different states by the age of eleven. Things settle when her family relocated to the Kansas City metropolitan area for the duration of her high school career. Upon graduation, Monee entered the combined six year B.A/M.D program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. After a brief detour at the University of Kansas, she returned and completed both her degrees and subsequently arrived at UAB in June of 2012. The adjustment to residency has been seamless in large part due to the co-residents and faculty. She looks forward to interacting with UAB trained physicians both past and present.
Josh Stripling, M.D. (2012-2015), Contributing Editor and WriterJoshua Stripling was born in the Southwest Georgia metropolis of Leesburg. He attended the University of Georgia majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology with a secondary interest in Philosophy. He then went to medical school at Mercer University where he was in the inaugural class of Mercer's Savannah Campus. He started at UAB this past June and has enjoyed every minute.
STRATEGIC SUPPORT TEAM
Thanks to Shalini Saini for her tremendous efforts with the layout of the newsletter on the website.
Special thanks to Clinton Colmenares, Seth Landefeld and Nazmul Islam for dedicating significant time and resources to the design of the newsletter.
Finally, thanks to Matt Windsor for technical support with the electronic newsletter.
Special thanks to Clinton Colmenares, Seth Landefeld and Nazmul Islam for dedicating significant time and resources to the design of the newsletter.
Finally, thanks to Matt Windsor for technical support with the electronic newsletter.