Meet Your Alumni Association President: AJ Ryan, DO '14 Today, Dr. Ryan is a familiar face on the RVU campus, but it almost didn't turn out that way. Originally from Seattle, Washington, he completed his medical school education at RVUCOM then moved even farther south to Mesa, Arizona. There, he worked through his first year as an internal medicine resident at Mountain Vista Medical Center. And it was here that he met his future wife: Madeline Jones, DO, a graduate from A.T. Still University. Dr. Jones was a native of Colorado, leading her to apply to a residency program at Sky Ridge Medical Center (a joint program with RVU). She was accepted and, in her words, dragged him along with her. He transferred after his intern year was finished, joining her in the Internal Medicine Residency Program. About becoming a resident, Dr. Ryan says, "The most interesting thing was realizing the vast amount I don’t know about medicine. We spend four years of our lives cramming medical knowledge into our brain; when we become residents, we think we know enough to effectively take care of a patient. Having two years of residency under my belt has increased my knowledge base significantly." Dr. Ryan can often be found working at the Rocky Vista Health Center as part of the residency, but he also steps in to help around campus, such as interviewing potential students as part of the admissions process. In his free time, he enjoys bowling and exploring the extensive craft breweries around the state.
AJ and Madeline were married in January 2016 in Golden, Colorado
congratulations to all of our alumni on their achievements! Matthew Carter, DO '14, was named Chief Resident for the Pediatric Residency program at Michigan State University Sparrow Health System in Lansing, Michigan.
Natasha Gaulke, DO '12, recently matched into Interventional Radiology (IR) fellowship program at University of Cincinnati. She will begin her training in July 2017. This is especially impressive as female interventional radiologists are fairly rare in an otherwise male-dominated sub-specialty!
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William Hoskinson, DO '14, was named Resident of the Year at the Sky Ridge Internal Medicine Residency Program in Lone Tree, Colorado.
Rebecca Lewis, DO '12, was named Vice President of the Oklahoma division of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP). She is completing her residency at St. Anthony's Family Medicine Residency in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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