Isaiah Sommers, MD

 I grew up in Cambridge MA and went to Wash U in St. Louis for undergrad. After graduating I worked for several years in education and community health, before completing my premedical prerequisites at Bryn Mawr College and going to the University of Chicago for medical school. In my clinical training on the South Side of Chicago, I saw where our tools for addressing medical and social needs come up short, particularly for patients from historically marginalized backgrounds. I went into family medicine to advocate for patients and promote health equity, through a full-scope practice including outpatient procedures, prenatal care, obstetrics, and health policy. My partner and I couples matched to UNM (she is an EM resident!), and we are thrilled to train alongside colleagues who have similar values and aspirations. Outside of the clinic, you can find me riding or tinkering with my bike, in the mountains hiking and backpacking, convincing my partner that we don’t need another cat, and on a basketball court trying not to sprain an ankle.