Current Residents

Name: Alan Chajet
College: BS, Integrative Neuroscience, SUNY Binghamton
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Alan and Marlene Norton College of Medicine
Bio: Alan has committed himself to service throughout his academic and professional career holding several volunteer positions that have richly contributed to the transferable skill sets required to successfully work within a patient-centered model; with experiences ranging from providing company and care to those at the end of life, to serving as a volunteer EMT-B and Ambulance Dispatcher, he finds motivation in the opportunities that affirm his ability to positively impact another's life. Alan’s appreciation for diversity of identity and thought was founded in his experience of attending Argentinian Saturday School from pre-K through grade 12. By way of this experience, Alan was able to connect with his family's home culture and language, later becoming an invaluable asset to him when connecting and communicating with his patients during his third year of medical school. On several occasions he was the only person on service who was readily able to translate for his patients.

Hobbies: Alan has swum competitively and enjoys playing basketball. He is a lifelong consumer of anything sci-fi, fantasy, or anime and is also a budding fan of horror but he also loves audio-theater horror podcasts. If he’s not listening to a podcast, he’s probably listening to hip-hop or reggaetón.

Name: Zachary Cohen
College: BA, Liberal Arts, St. John’s College
Medical School:
Bio: His undergraduate background was in the humanities. He completed a post-baccalaureate in pre-medicine at the George Washington University and will be soon graduating from the George Washington University of School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Zach believes that being an effective communicator is absolutely central to being a good doctor and has helped shape how he approaches the world and present himself to it. He has led small group discussions for first year medical students focused on the ethics and responsibilities of physicians. Zach’s hard work on his research project comparing treatments of patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome underscored how critical the process of clinical medical research is in expanding and improving current practice standards and how the standard of care is laid out.

Hobbies: Zach has engaged in competitive soccer and has played the violin since the age of five. He loves listening to music and reading. Zach picked up dancing in college and particularly enjoyed swing dancing and was the waltz club president. After graduating, he continued to dance, though more casually and would go out as much as with friends as their schedules would allow in dance events. If you haven’t tried it, Zach highly recommends it!

Name: Jabbarrius Ervin
College: BS, Chemistry, College of Charleston
Medical School: University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville
Bio: He has consistently demonstrated his passion for diversity, inclusion, and representation through various initiatives. He has actively participated in organizations promoting the success, connection, and enrollment of minority students during his undergraduate and medical school years, primarily through mentoring. His dedication to aiding others in their pursuit of objectives is apparent in his volunteer work and mentorship, including his role as a transition coach for Student Ambassadors at College of Charleston and Legacy Early College in Greenville, SC. He has displayed his leadership skills through numerous roles on executive boards and committees. In these positions, which include treasurer, secretary, vice president, and general board member, he also met the demands of a rigorous education. He has served as a Dean’s Ambassador as a member on the Admissions Evaluation Committee at USCSOM Greenville.

Hobbies: He is a first-generation college graduate. Jabbarrius loves spending time with friends and loved ones. He enjoys watching TV, movies, music, social media and most recently podcast. He also has developed a keen interest in meditation and hot yoga.

Name: Danielle Healey
College: BS, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Rhodes College
Medical School: The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Bio: Danielle was the recipient of The Presidential Scholarship and Summit Scholarship for academic excellence. Danielle’s commitment to community service and advocacy is remarkable and speaks to her broad leadership and impressive skill set in working with different patient populations. She has served as a peer mentor to classmates and helped to train academic faculty in peer coaching and supporting medical students. She has worked as a community outreach coordinator and helped organize events promoting sexual education and reproductive social justice for disempowered and underserved communities. Danielle prides herself on connecting and communicating well with the people she serves. She has served as a student interviewer at George Washington for applicants to the medical school.

Hobbies: She plays video games competitively and is ranked Masters in the League of Legends which equates to the top 0.5%. She enjoys painting and drawing with acrylic paint, watercolor, pencil, and charcoal. She also enjoys hiking waterfalls and forest trails in Oregon, cooking Indian food and trying new recipes and collects fossils. She is a foodie who loves to discover new restaurants and is an avid traveler having visited over 30 countries.

Name: Yumin Kim
College: BA, Biology and Music, University of Virginia
Medical School: The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Bio: Yumin Kim will soon be graduating from the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences where she was inducted to the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society and was a recipient of the Health Services Scholarship at GW. Yumin embraces active listening and therapeutic alliance formation as key to deliver effective, respectful care. As lead scribe in a large urban ER prior to medical school and as student leader within GW’s student run healthcare clinic for underserved communities facing substance use disorders and sex work related healthcare needs, she has witnessed the power of effective listening and trust-building to improve health outcomes. She hopes to pursue a career committed to serving these communities as a physician. She currently provides mentoring and peer-to-peer support for third year medical students throughout their core clinical rotations as a service offered by the Office of Student Support at her medical school.

Hobbies: A trained violist and former music major in college, she hopes to leverage her own varied interests and talents when caring for her future patients in a respectful, collaborative, whole-person care approach. She enjoys playing the viola and piano, being a foodie, continuing to improve her poker game, working out at Orange Theory, hanging out with her dog, and tending to her indoor plants.

Name: Shelby Warren
College: BA, Spanish and BS, Neurobiology, Physiology & Behavior, University of California, Davis
Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Bio: Shelby Warren will soon be graduating from University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. She is part of her medical school's PRIME-Health Equity dual degree track and completed a Master’s of Science in Health Care Management from Johns Hopkins Carey Business School between her 3rd and 4th years of medical school. She is drawn towards and is passionate about advocating for underrepresented populations, for equity health access and delivery and for parity for mental health services. She has served as Director of Training for their Medical Student Accessible Peer Support Program (MAPS), Continuity Clinical Manager of the USC San Diego Student-Run Free Clinic Project, Co-President of the Medical Students for Justice Interest Group and oversaw ten chapters of the Students for a National Health Program (SNaHP). Shelby’s leadership in these roles speaks to service to her school and community in a variety of capacities. She completed a two-week internship with former Assembly Member and now California Secretary of State, Dr. Shirley Weber. She has been inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She is certified as a medical Spanish interpreter.

Hobbies: Shelby is a year-round softball player through the Amateur Sports Alliance of North America (ASANA). An avid outfielder, she has competed in 13 tournaments across 4 states and was voted team MVP during the 2022 World Series in Washington D.C.

Name: John Clark
College: BA, Psychology, New York University
Medical School: The George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences
Bio: John Clark is currently a PGY-1 in the Tri-County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Psychiatry Residency Training Program and will be joining us as a PGY-2 in July 2024. He completed a Post-Baccalaureate in the Premedical Program at Scripps College. John articulates a longstanding fascination with the human mind, its ability to cope and manage grief, and the pathologies that can disturb these processes. He served as the President of the Psychiatry Interest Group and Associate Editor for Capital Psychiatry, the e-magazine of the Washington Psychiatric Society. He organized speakers and presentations for students interested in psychiatry during the Covid-19 pandemic. John’s first dream was to become a guitarist like Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. His aspirations shifted towards medicine as he continued to write his own songs and even recorded a short album.

Hobbies: He enjoys reading, basketball, reading and writing poetry and video games.