Penn MSG Student Advisors

Student Associations:

MSG Home » Student-to-student Advice » Student Advisors

Student Advisors

MSG keeps an updated list of current students who are willing to field questions and offer advice to fellow medical students. This informal advising system is completely voluntary--if you would like to serve as an advisor, please contact the current MSG Secretary to be added to the advisor list. If you would like an advisor, simply find someone on the list who can advise you and contact them as indicated.

Name, Year, Contact Info	Can Advise On...
Melissa Middleton, ‘09 melissakmiddleton@gmail.com	MD-PhD in Immuno going into Emergency Medicine, can advise on non-traditional MD-PhD specialties, transitioning back into clinics, any other qs
David Swenson, MS4 dswenson@mail.med.upenn.edu	Residency in Radiology. Completed summer IR research program after first year, and I am currently working on a project in GI radiology for scholarly pursuit. Married. Live in suburbs of Philadelphia and commute to school.
Jennifer Matro, MS4 jmatro@mail.med.upenn.edu	Internal medicine residency, Med Students for Choice, living in CC, Philly restaurants, year off before med school, general questions about clinics/classes/boards
Scott Simpson, MS4 ss@mail.med.upenn.edu	Public health, health services research, year out (MPH), psychiatry, UCHC
Jon Wanderer, MS4 jwandere@mail.med.upenn.edu	anesthesia, running/forming student groups, why you should live in CC, general med school questions, organizing unnecessary BBQs
Seth Martin, MS4 ssmartin@mail.med.upenn.edu	Internal Medicine; Cardiology research; Rotations; Getting involved in tennis/golf
Kelly Smith, MS4 kmsmith3@mail.med.upenn.edu	Ob/gyn, away electives, long distance relationships, living in center city, MSG, leading student groups (WMSA, ob/gyn interest group, Caritas, penn med students for life)
Alix Morse, ‘09 morsea@mail.med.upenn.edu 215-279-1652	psychiatry, getting married and having a baby in med school (a wonderful, stressful adventure), living in west philly, the clinics, school/life balance
Rebecca Jaffe, MS4 rcjaffe@mail.med.upenn.edu	living choices, general questions, rotation choices/clinics, time off before med school, applying in medicine, food in philly, good rock climbing
Sanjay Iyer, MS4 sanjay2@upenn.edu	Football
Josh Udoetuk, MS4 judoetuk@mail.med.upenn.edu	Going into ophthalmology, living in West Philly, relocating from Texas , marriage and parenthood in medical school, tourism in and around Philly, Penn research opportunities, general MS1-type questions
Eric Cioe, MS3 cioe@mail.med.upenn.edu (p) 215-306-1816	Emergency Medicine, Community medicine, social justice work, medical spanish, living in W. Philly, getting married during medical school, international medicine
Laura Sander, MS4 laurads@mail.med.upenn.edu	internal medicine, living in west philly, water polo, taking a year-out, global health opportunities in china, general curriculum/rotation questions
Sarah Hull, MS4 hull@mail.med.upenn.edu	choosing internal medicine, living in West Philly vs. suburbs, adjusting to med school after taking a year off, being a medical interpreter, the MD/MBE program, the Philadelphia Doctors Chamber Orchestra
Kim Kinder, MS4 kjkinder@mail.med.upenn.edu	living in West Philly and Center city, going into ENT, married life, Cooking Club, any general school stuff (i.e. classes, rotations, USMLE)
Andre Ilbawi, MS4 ailbawi@mail.med.upenn.edu	global health, independent projects, Philadelphia , specialty choice (surgery)
Corina Tennant-Moore, MS3 corinatm@gmail.com 617-694-9794
Anuj Basil, MS3 anuj.basil@gmail.com	Speciality choice, living in CC, long-distance relationships and med school
Tina Franklin-Dumont, MS3 dumont@mail.med.upenn.edu	Interested in OB/Gyn, certified doula, member of the Philadelphia Alliance of Labor Support, "non-traditional" student as I came in married and had a daughter during my time here, live in East Falls
Rachael Bonawitz, MS3 elbonawi@mail.med.upenn.edu	living in West Philly, research abroad, women in medicine, general MS1/MS2 questions
Tony Taglienti, MS3 taglient@mail.med.upenn.edu	General questions; Post-bacc student, interest in pediatrics/surgery, member of the LGBTPM+, Penn Choirs, and having a pet during medical school
Lauren Marlowe, MS3 marlowe@mail.med.upenn.edu	living in center city, adjusting, community medicine projects (ie UCC), and clinical rotations
David Chacko, MS2 dchacko@mail.med.upenn.edu	learning teams, questions about Mod 1 and 2, MSG/ways to get involved
Mindy Figures, MS2 Mindy2@mail.med.upenn.edu	learning teams, student activities, summer research
Lauren Hertan, MS3 hertan@mail.med.upenn.edu	General questions, moving from across the country
Lydia Pecker, MS2 lpecker@mail.med.upenn.edu 646-784-5543	Learning teams
Jennifer L. Weinberg, MS3 jenniflw@mail.med.upenn.edu	General questions
Michael Eblan, MS2 eblanm@mail.med.upenn.edu	Learning teams, MOD2 curriculum, NIH summer experience in basic science research, United Community Clinics
Amanda Methvin, MS4 amethvin@mail.med.upenn.edu	Going into Internal Medicine (had interests in Peds and Ophthalmology), advice for married students, general questions (i.e. designing your scholarly pursuit topic, books/resources for clinics, etc)
Sarah Busis, MS4 sbusis@mail.med.upenn.edu	general med school questions, pediatrics, adjusting to med school after taking 1+ years off, adjusting to med school while being engaged/married

» TOP

Medical Student Government

Student Associations:

Student Advisors