The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, Class of 2015 has had a successful match process through the National Residency Match Program (NRMP). The NRMP is operated by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and is sponsored by the American Board of Medical Specialties, American Medical Association, American Hospital Association, Council of Medical Specialty Societies, and the AAMC. The NRMP oversees a computerized process that links choices of graduating medical students with preferences of Residency Program Directors. Results were announced on “Match Day,” March 20, 2015.
Overall, 71 senior medical students at TTUHSC Paul L. Foster SOM were successful in matching to excellent graduate medical education positions. Five students have been accepted to programs in El Paso, 37% are remaining in Texas and 49% have matched to Primary Care (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Obstetrics-Gynecology). Three students will begin their service to our country through the military match. “I am very pleased with all of our seniors. This third class continues to be excellent role models for future graduates and we are proud to have them represent Paul L. Foster School of Medicine to residency programs in Texas and across the country.” said Kathryn Horn, M.D., Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
Following are the match results:
| Student Name | Location | Specialty |
| Berg, Patrick | Nellis AFB, U of Nevada SoM – Las Vegas, NV | Surgery |
| Bhat, Amar | Washington Hospital Center – Washington, DC | Preliminary Medicine |
| George Washington University – Washington, DC | Ophthalmology | |
| Billnitzer, Andrew | Johns Hopkins/Bayview – Baltimore, MD | Preliminary Medicine |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD | Neurology | |
| Bullock, Timothy | Texas A&M Scott and White – Temple, TX | Preliminary Medicine |
| U Florida COM Jacksonville – Jacksonville, FL | Neurology | |
| Chaudhary, Anirudh | Texas A&M Scott and White – Temple, TX | Preliminary Medicine |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital – Phoenix, AZ | Radiology | |
| Chhana, Rahul | Barnes Jewish Hospital – St. Louis, MO | Internal Medicine |
| Desai, Chitra | U Texas at Austin Dell Med School – Austin, TX | Pediatrics |
| Diaz, Katherine | Baylor College of Medicine – Houston, TX | Pediatrics |
| Diebold, Stephanie | Denver Health Medical Center – Denver, CO | Emergency Medicine |
| Dioso, Jhanina | Mayo School of Grad Med Educ – Rochester, MN | Pediatrics |
| Do, Duy | U Arkansas Little Rock – Little Rock, AR | Anesthesiology |
| Eccles, Christian | U Louisville SOM – Louisville, KY | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Ellerbrook, Lowell | Texas A&M Scott and White – Temple, TX | Preliminary Medicine |
| Texas A&M Scott and White – Temple, TX | Radiology | |
| Fang, Hongfei | Mayo School of Grad Med Educ – Rochester, MN | Internal Medicine |
| Fernandes, Susan | Texas Tech University HSC El Paso – El Paso, TX | Pediatrics |
| Gelman, Yana | U Illinois St. Francis Med Ctr – Peoria, IL | Emergency Medicine |
| Ghazali, Ebrahim | Baylor College of Medicine – San Antonio, TX | Pediatrics |
| Griesel, Jennifer (Jenni) | UT San Antonio HSC – Edinburg, TX | Obstetrics-Gynecology |
| Hahn, Laura | University of Washington – Seattle, WA | Pediatric Ophthalmology Research |
| Halgas, Barret | William Beaumont Army Medical Ctr – El Paso, TX | Surgery |
| Hall, Mark | UT San Antonio HSC – San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine |
| Haney, Lindsey | Texas Tech University HSC El Paso – El Paso, TX | Emergency Medicine |
| Harrell, Meredith | Methodist Hospital – Houston, TX | Transitional |
| Louisiana State U/Ochsner – New Orleans, LA | Ophthalmology | |
| Haykal, Nadine | University of Buffalo SOM – Buffalo, NY | Otolaryngology |
| Hebert, David (Scott) | Oshsner Clinic Foundation – New Orleans, LA | Preliminary Medicine |
| Hernandez-Ortiz, Patricia | George Washington University – Washington, DC | Psychiatry |
| Jackson, Jay | McLennan County FM – Waco, TX | Family Medicine |
| James, Jennifer | Memorial Hermann Hospital – Sugar Land, TX | Family Medicine |
| Jenson, Amanda | Methodist Hospital – Houston, TX | Neurological Surgery |
| Joseph, Riya | Methodist Health System Dallas – Dallas, TX | Internal Medicine |
| Kang, Danby | Rush University Medical Center – Chicago, IL | Surgery |
| Khang, Tony | Loma Linda University – Loma Linda, CA | Internal Medicine |
| Kim, Uejin | UT San Antonio HSC – San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry |
| Kypreos, Margaret (Megan) | UT Southwestern Med School Dallas – Dallas, TX | Internal Medicine |
| Lavezo, Jonathan | Stanford University – Stanford, CA | Pathology |
| Lee, Hannah | University of Chicago Med Ctr – Chicago, IL | Pediatrics |
| Lee, Theodore | Tulane University SOM – New Orleans, LA | Medicine – Pediatrics |
| Ma, Zinmar | UC Davis Medical Center – Sacramento, CA | Pediatrics |
| Mauricio, Rica | Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, IL | Preliminary Medicine |
| Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD | Anesthesiology | |
| Mendel, Jameson (Travis) | Tucson Hospitals Med Ed – Tucson, AZ | Transitional |
| UT Southwestern Med School Dallas – Dallas, TX | Radiation Oncology | |
| Mohlman, Jeffrey | U Utah Affiliated Hospitals – Salt Lake City, UT | Pathology – AP/CP Comb |
| Molinar, Vanessa | Mayo School of Grad Med Educ – Rochester, MN | Plastic Surgery |
| Monga, Kanika | UT Medical School – Houston, TX | Internal Medicine |
| Nasrazadani, Azadeh | U Pittsburgh Med Center – Pittsburgh, PA | Internal Medicine – ABIM Research Pathway |
| Nguyen, Emily | Loma Linda University – Loma Linda, CA | Pediatrics |
| Odom, Christopher | U Alabama Med Ctr – Birmingham, AL | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Palmer, Jon-Davy (JD) | Mercy Memorial Hospital System – Monroe, MI | Family Medicine |
| Pande, Chetna | Johns Hopkins Hospital – Baltimore, MD | Pediatrics |
| Patel, Akash | Vidant Medical Center – Greenville, NC | Emergency Medicine |
| Patel, Chandani (Rinkal) | Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Phoenix, AZ | Pediatrics |
| Paul, Joshua | Madigan Army Medical Center – Tacoma, WA | Obstetrics-Gynecology |
| Prompuntagorn, Christopher | UT Medical Branch – Galveston, TX | Obstetrics-Gynecology |
| Ragsdale, Colton | Greenville Health System – Greenville, SC | Pediatrics |
| Ragula, Nikolaus | U Illinois St. Francis Med Ctr – Peoria, IL | Surgery |
| Roe, Crystal | Baylor Medical Center – Garland, TX | Family Medicine |
| Ryburn, Cullen | Virginia Mason Medical Center – Seattle, WA | Transitional |
| University of Colorado – Aurora, CO | Ophthalmology | |
| Sepulveda, Sarah | Texas Tech University HSC El Paso – El Paso, TX | Family Medicine |
| Sheikh, Maria | Loyola University Medical Center – Maywood, IL | Anesthesiology |
| Sigireddi, Meenakshi (Meena) | Kaiser Permanente – Santa Clara, CA | Internal Medicine |
| Sippel, Michael | UT San Antonio HSC – San Antonio, TX | Surgery |
| Speer, Nathan | Texas Tech University HSC El Paso – El Paso, TX | Pediatrics |
| Stout, Maricarmen | University of Colorado SOM – Aurora, CO | Pediatrics |
| Tanner, Stephen (Blake) | Texas A&M Scott and White – Temple, TX | Internal Medicine |
| Tiwari, Ritik | UT San Antonio HSC – San Antonio, TX | Internal Medicine |
| Tsin, Cathy | Phoenix Children’s Hospital – Phoenix, AZ | Pediatrics |
| Volk, Angela | Tulane University SOM – New Orleans, LA | Surgery |
| Wampler, Mallory | UT San Antonio HSC – San Antonio, TX | Surgery |
| Wang, Jason | U Nevada Affiliated Hospitals – Las Vegas, NV | Pediatrics |
| Yee, Nathan | UT San Antonio HSC – San Antonio, TX | Psychiatry |
| Yong, Taylor | Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr – Lebanon, NH | Orthopaedic Surgery – TDI |
