Julie Kanter I am a native Floridian drying out for a few years here in the high desert.  Here is a picture of me enjoying my last elective in medical school in Miami Beach, where I brushed up on my Spanish working at a clinic for homeless people.  I spent my college years in New Orleans studying philosophy, psychology, and good cuisine.  Then I moved north to Atlanta to study public health and work at the Centers for Disease Control.  My research interests evolved from studying chimpanzee psychology to my current combination of injury prevention and emergency medicine.  I then spent 4 years indoors at Case medical school located in cold, snowy Cleveland.  Albuquerque has been the perfect change!  I love the sunshine and the mountains here.  In my free time I enjoy yoga, jogging, cooking, and entertaining friends.  I am also busy planning my upcoming wedding, and training for the La Luz race - 9 mile run straight up the Sandias!  On my vacations I like to leave the country, and on recent holidays I could be found in Central and South America, as well as West Africa.  I have been a very happy resident in Albuquerque so far.  This city offers a great diversity of people, food, culture, and terrain!  The new hospital is a beautiful place to work.  The residency is extremely understanding and supportive.  In my first year they supported my travel to Ecuador with the Mountain and Marine medicine group, and also granted me some emergency time off to help care for a sick family member.   Back          Return to Top        EM Home

Richard King I grew up in California by the beach, but I’m no stranger to the desert. I lived in the Palm Springs area for about ten years. Shortly after high school I became a paramedic which is how I got hooked on emergency medicine. I worked in the field while I attended classes at UC Riverside and graduated with a degree in Molecular Biology. I moved here from northern California where I went to medical school at UC Davis. I try to cycle, mountain bike, ski, and generally be outdoors as much as possible, which is exactly what I’ve been doing for the past year. I’ve been working hard and playing just as hard. It’s a great way to spend a residency! See you soon.       Back          Return to Top        EM Home

Benjamin Levy I watched an old rerun of Scrubs last night.  The one where it's JD's last day as an intern.  After turfing a patient to Turk, JD is horrified to find out that he has become one of the angry, jaded residents that he promised himself he would never become.  He proceeds to correct this situation by a series of comically ironic daydreams, a few awkward situations, and inevitably does the right thing and learns his lessons well.  I sit here, writing my intern year memoir, wondering if I too, have become a shadowed, gaunt, hollow effigy of my former self, wandering the hallways with vacant eyes and an embittered soul.  It has been an amazing, rushing, exhilarating year.  Called my first time of death.  Sewed my first complex cosmetic facial lac repair.  Intubated my first critically ill child.  Dealt with the emotions following my first medical error. Received financial support from my residency to attend the ACEP convention in New Orleans, where I thoroughly enjoyed myself in a strictly sober, educational sense.  Hiked the Sandias.  Biked Slickrock.  Skied Vail. Unwittingly ate a raw Serrano Pepper in Copper Canyon, Mexico.  Found amazing, fresh Sushi in the middle of the desert.  Bought a condominium and am paying less in mortgage than I did in rent back East.  I feel like my life has taken a significant upgrade, and if this year was supposed to be the hardest one of my career, it's all roses from here.       Continue Next Page  Back          Return to Top        EM Home          Contact Us

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