Hometown: Fort Collins, Colorado
Undergraduate: Colorado State University
Medical School: Creighton
Hobbies: Dining, Hiking, Reading, Podcasts, Travel, Shooting
Why UNM Urology? Tons of hands on experience, great people, wonderful outdoors
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? Hiking, Drinking Beer on Patios
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Undergraduate: University of Central Oklahoma
Medical School: University of Oklahoma
Hobbies: Snowboarding, guitar, drums, hiking/camping, brewing beer, my dog Harley
Why UNM Urology? Open and minimally invasive surgery, operative volume, resident camaraderie
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? Hike, breweries, wineries, local food, snowboarding (close to Albuquerque)
Hometown:Mashhad, Iran
Undergraduate: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Medical School: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Hobbies: Soccer, music,gathering with friends and family, barbecue
Why UNM Urology? I transferred my last year of residency from University of California.Here at UNM we have exposure to all the general urology and also subspecialty cases. Great Open, Endourology, Reconstructive and Robotic experience.
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? Nice city, four mild seasons, affordable to live and at the same time have fun
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Undergraduate: Brown University
Medical School: UNC School of Medicine
Hobbies: Reading, hiking, riding my bike
Why UNM Urology? Just liked it
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? Laid back, easy access to outdoors, good vibe.
Hometown: Lincoln, NE
Undergraduate: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Medical School: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, Both watching and playing sports
Why UNM Urology? I interviewed here and just got the gut feeling that this is a good program that fits my personality and it has been the right choice.
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? Tons of outdoor activities in the state without being crowded
Erin Ellison
Hometown: Port Townsend, Washington
Undergraduate: University of Miami
Medical School: University of Vermont
Hobbies: Baby Evelyn five months old, Elden Ring, Hiking
Why UNM Urology: Case volume, ready to enter practice after residency
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? Hike, eat
Hometown: Albuquerque
Undergraduate: UNM
Medical School: UNM
Hobbies: reading, thrifting, board games, video games, hanging with my dogs
Why UNM Urology? Albuquerque is a great place to live. The patients really need us. You get a great operative experience. The attendings are kind and invested in your learning.
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? thrifting at local shops, board games with friends, read at home with my dogs
Hometown: Puyallup, WA
Undergraduate: University of Washington
Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Hobbies: Hiking, climbing, pickleball, basketball, (fly)fishing
Why UNM Urology: The breadth of urologic disease, including advanced disease, sets UNM apart from other programs. Our training here is very robust because of this experience, and its very rewarding to help the patients that we do at UNM and the Albuquerque VA.
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? The outdoors are close by to take advantage of our little time off.
Hometown: St. Louis
Undergraduate: The BYU
Medical School: University of Missouri
Hobbies: Outdoors, skiing, climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, canyoneering, dope stuff
Why UNM Urology? Amazing team of residents, diversity of cases, broad experience, underserved population
What do you like to do in Albuquerque? Anything and everything outdoors
Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Undergraduate: University of New Mexico
Grad School: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Med School: University of New Mexico
Hobbies: Online shopping, concerts, hot yoga, reading, and traveling
Why UNM? Amazing faculty and residents! I felt extremely supported as a med student and know that will continue as a resident.
Favorite things to do around Albuquerque: Downtown growers market and exploring local coffee shops
Hometown: Virden, NM
Undergraduate: Arizona State University
Med School: ATSU-KCOM
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, agriculture, woodworking, basketball
Why UNM? Train in my home state, learn logistics of caring for the underserved, and because the residents are awesome!
Favorite things to do around Albuquerque: Hiking, game nights, and Mexican food!
Hometown: Little Rock, AR
Undergrad: St. John's College
Med School: UAMS
Hobbies: Knitting, drawing, reading
Why UNM? UNM is the only academic center in the state, so we see a good mix of routine and rare cases. The program also gives junior residents a lot of autonomy and experience early on.
Favorite things to do around Albuquerque: I enjoy watching the light change on Sandia Mountain, eating red and green chile on everything, Golden Pride breakfast burritos, and listening to ranchero music on AM 810.