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Reflections from CMSRU Alumni

Reflections from CMSRU Alumni

We sat down with members of the Class of 2022 to listen to their experiences as medical students at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU).

Special thanks to the following CMSRU graduates for sharing their experiences with us (in order of appearance):

Chirag Arya, MD '22

  • Residency: University of Maryland Medical Center | Baltimore, MD | Psychiatry

Benjamin Borokhovsky, MD '22

  • Residency: Lehigh Valley Hospital | Allentown, PA | Internal Medicine

Aatqa Memon, MD '22

  • Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center | Hershey, PA | Neurology

Nicohlas Daroshefski, MD '22

  • Residency: CMSRU/Cooper University Health Care | Camden, NJ | Internal Medicine

Teresa Skelly, MD '22

  • Residency: University of California - San Francisco Benioff Children's Hospital | Oakland, CA | Pediatrics

Simran Kripalani, MD '22

  • Residency: Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | General Surgery

Brian Schonewald, MD '22

  • Residency: Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | Internal Medicine

Shivani Talwar, MD '22

  • Residency: CMSRU/Cooper University Health Care | Camden, NJ | Emergency Medicine

Sydney Topfer, MD '22

  • Residency: Zucker School of Medicine - Northwell Cohen Children's Medical Center | New Hyde Park, NY | Pediatrics

Mansour Ousmane Mahamane, MD '22

  • Residency: Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare | El Paso, TX | Transitional Medicine
                          Mount Sinai Morningside | New York, NY | Radiology - Diagnostic

Lindsay Fleischer, MD '22

  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center | Chicago, IL | Otolaryngology

Student Testimonials

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ENS Wesley Yuan, MC USN, MD '22

"CMSRU is a 21st century medical school that prepares students for residency programs and well beyond residency into successful medical careers. It does this by demanding our relentless pursuit of excellence in all aspects of medicine: medical knowledge, clinical skills and scholarship, and a mission to serve our community."

Residency: Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington, PA | General Surgery

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Ashley Re, MD '22

"Attending a mission-based medical school was a top priority for me as I knew I would learn valuable lessons both inside and outside of the classroom. At CMSRU, I am afforded the opportunity to not only give back, but to reach back to the Camden community."

Residency: Cleveland Clinic | Cleveland, OH | Family Medicine

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Mansour Ousmane Mahamane, MD '22
"Of all the schools I visited, I felt that CMSRU cared the most for its surrounding community." 

Residency: Las Palmas Del Sol Healthcare | El Paso, TX | Transitional Medicine

                  Mount Sinai Morningside | New York, NY | Radiology - Diagnostic

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Brianna Yates, MD '21

"I am personally committed to addressing adversity and advocating inclusivity, combatting disparities in healthcare, and practicing medicine with empathy, compassion and a relentless commitment to my future patients. In CMSRU, I found an institution that paralleled my core values, and in Camden, NJ, I found a home."

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA | Family Medicine

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Deep Patel, MD '21

"CMSRU not only provides an exceptional learning environment, it helps students grow and make lifelong connections with faculty and hospital staff. These important connections are what I feel makes CMSRU a true hidden gem."

Residency: CMSRU/Cooper University Health Care | Camden, NJ | Orthopedic Surgery