Kari Peterson Undergrad: Washington State University....Go Cougs!! Med School: University of Washington (but still a Coug!) Hometown: Wenatchee, WA Why Albuquerque: During my interview I got the sense that the residents where good friends and truly happy with life and the program, the program director Steve (need I say more?), affordable living, fun outdoors, good trauma, good peds.  After being here about 3 months I realized that all of this was true and more.  The faculty are fun and love to teach, we have a great time during shifts, the program is so supportive and changes anything that is not helpful to us in a heartbeat, Sandra and Annette in the office rock, and my co-interns keep me sane.  The program has really exceeded my expectations and I am lucky to be here. .... Anything else interesting: Life Before Med School: Nursing assistant in oncology (if there was a code brown I was the one to call!) and ED tech, short time in Dominican Republic supporting a summer camp for local orphanage.   Hobbies: black and white photography, camping, fishing, tickling Makena, anything with friends or family. Worst/Best job: Worst- sorting cherries in a packing shed.  Let me explain why: 4pm-4am in a 33 degrees building when it is 80 degrees outside, three conveyer belts of cherries going past you in different directions, your neighbor pegging you in the head with the hard ones, and never being able to eat anything cherry again after seeing how they make maraschino cherries and the ones they use for foods like yogurts, pop-tarts, etc. Best- Emergency Medicine of course! Favorite Band: Jack Johnson or any kind of Jawaiian Favorite Movie: tough one............Austin Powers (story behind it).   Click here for More Pictures ...or... Continue Next Page> Back to Residents Listing   Continue Next Page> Back to Resident Listing