The Minority House Staff Council (MHC) was established in an effort the improve the recruitment and retention of residents who are traditionally underrepresented in Internal Medicine. The committee members include current house staff and a faculty advisor.

The MHC’s primary goals include:

  • Active involvement in recruitment and outreach to prospective applicants from diverse backgrounds
  • Providing mentorship and support for current trainees
  • Fostering a welcoming and inclusive community among the house staff

Minority House Staff Council Co-Chairs:

Our UIM Housestaff:

Junior Residents:

Name/Special Interests Medical School
Ellen Boakye University of Ghana Medical School
Esther Duqueney – cardiology and health outcomes in marginalized communities University of Florida College of Medicine
Tochi Princess Eboh Texas Tech University Hsc, School of Medicine
Omar Elghawy University of Virginia school of Medicine
Carolina Garcia Garcia - gastroenterology and hepatology, health outcomes of minoritized patients and social justice, physician-scientist pathway University of Puerto Rico
Janine Lemos Melo Lobo Jofili Lopes Universidade Federal de Piauí (UFPI) Faculdade de Medicina (BR)
Sharon-Rose Nartey University of Wisconsin
Charles Odenigbo Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Ozichi Osuoha Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Natalia Salinas Parra – GI, clinical research Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Senior Residents:

Name/Special Interests   Medical School
Denysia Allen Drexel University
Olga Alvarez Lopez University of Rochester
Anthony Angueira Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Okechi Boms Harvard Medical School
Julia Carter Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Isabel Conde Del Moral The University of Puerto Rico
Alexandra DeSousa University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Danielle Mirda The George Washington University
Shafik Mutaawe The University of Massachusetts
Erica Onwuegbuchu University of Texas at Galveston
Kimberlie Rabidou Quinnipiac University
Emilio Ramos The University of Texas
Maiko Suarez ;Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at UNLV
Thomas Vazquez Florida International University
Seiichi Villalona Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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