By Kipp Johnson (entering class of 2014)
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai welcomes its newest MSTP class comprised of ten students hailing from hometowns and undergraduate institutions across the country and world. The new M1s took from 10 days to 4 years between college graduation and matriculation to Mount Sinai. Their precious accomplishments range from achieving masters degrees in biology, engineering, and philosophy; to publishing scientific papers; to participating in collegiate sports; to teaching in Hawaii for a year; to time spent with a ballet company.
Josh “JB” Borgerding
Hometown: Pella, IA
Undergrad: Washington U in St. Louis
Postgrad: University College London
Likely MTA: IMM
Ezi “Ez” Alibo
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Undergrad: West Virginia Wesleyan U
Postgrad: Brandeis U
Likely MTA: GGS
Most likely to: Receive a surprise birthday party
Kipp “Mad Dog” Johnson
Hometown: Dubuque, IA
Undergrad: U of Chicago
Likely MTA: GGS
Most likely to: Melt Yasmin’s heart
Josh “J-Money” Mayourian
Hometown: Roslyn, NY
Undergrad: Cooper Union
Likely MTA: DTE/SBDT
Most likely to: Refer to dating as an N-body problem
Andrew “Fearless” Leader
Hometown: Lynnfield, MA
Undergrad: Cooper Union
Likely MTA: DTE/SBDT
Most likely to: Be found reading The New Yorker
Grace “G-Mo” Mosley
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Undergrad: Rhodes College
Likely MTA: NEU
Most likely to: Have seen more critically acclaimed movies than you
Deepak “DK” Kaji
Hometown: Scarsdale, NY
Undergrad: Cornell U
Likely MTA: DSCB
Most likely to: Reference 80’s hip hop videos
Alexander “2” Real
Hometown: Newton, MA
Undergrad: Stanford U
Likely MTA: DSCB
Most likely to: Know a ton about diabetic mice
Ryan Smith
Hometown: Forth Worth, TX
Undergrad: Columbia U
Likely MTA: SMD
Most likely to: Explain general relativity with a smile
Will “Bushmaster” Zhao
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergrad: Yale University
Likely MTA: MIC
Most likely to: Save your life in Ancient Rome