Welcome to Our Family Medicine Class of 2028

Every Match Day radiates with excitement, and this year was no different. On Friday, March 21, the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health welcomed new residents into eight family medicine residency programs spread all across Minnesota. New this year: Our Willmar Rural Family Medicine Residency Program participated in their first match. We are proud to announce the list of newly matched medical students who will begin their first year of residency with us in June.

Duluth

Samuel Hise
University of Minnesota Medical School

Jacqueline Louderman
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ellie Mallek
Medical College of Wisconsin

Mary Minke
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Buruj Mohammed
Medical College of Wisconsin

Mark Nyhus
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus

Sydney Patterson
University of Minnesota Medical School

Kristen Rudberg-Post
University of Minnesota Medical School

Methodist

Mary Baumgartner
University of Minnesota Medical School

Saima Choudhry
Dow Medical College

Peter Holmes
Medical College of Wisconsin

Rumbidzai Ngonyama
University of Minnesota Medical School

Benjamin Shoults
University of Minnesota Medical School

Katharine Uganski
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

North Memorial

Yaseen Abdalla
Kharkiv National Medical University

Janine Bennett
Ohio State University College of Medicine

John Freesmeier
University of Pikeville - Kentucky College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tahir Geleto
Hayat Medical College

Savannah Maynard
University of Minnesota Medical School

Andrew Poffenberger
Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Andrew Sibley
University of Minnesota Medical School

Sterling Thomas
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

St. Cloud

Henry Betancourt Belandria
Universidad de Carabobo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Valencia

Eaman Hamid
Omdurman Islamic University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Rebekka Jacobs
University of Minnesota Medical School

Madeleine LaFond
University of Minnesota Medical School

Hunter Melius
American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Jordan Oliphant
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

St. John’s

Ryan Greguske
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Tatum Holt
Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tasnia Iqbal
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Linda Moua
Medical College of Wisconsin

Jessica Nelson
Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Julia Tomtschik
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

UMN Medical Center

Annika Ballantyne
University of Minnesota Medical School

Sarah Eltraify
University of Khartoum Faculty of Medicine

Sophia Goodchild
University of Minnesota Medical School

Alexander Hart
University of Minnesota Medical School

Emily Johnson
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine at New Mexico State University

Jennifer Rha
Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Willmar Rural

Njeru Mbirianjau
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine - Flint

Sumaiyya Mohiuddin
Shadan Institute of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital & Research Centre

Woodwinds

Ana DiSpirito
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Khadra Hussein
University of Minnesota Medical School

Bailey Kent
Creighton University School of Medicine

Garrett Manion
Creighton University School of Medicine

Sindhu Manivannan
Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Austin Miller
A.T. Still University of Health Sciences Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine

Noah Wick
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

George Yang
University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine