Road to Residency: Becoming a Spartan MD

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Medicine is a calling. For some, the dream to become a doctor begins early, while others are inspired by profound experiences in their lives. Regardless of the reason, they are all called to serve others. Read inspiring stories from the Graduating Class of 2025.


Dennis Boynton holding his match day sign

Dennis Boynton

Northern Roots: Boynton Focuses on Serving Rural Community

Dennis Boynton has had a personal stake in taking care of people since a young age that has driven him to become a doctor. After graduation, he heads to Henry Ford to become a internal medicine resident.

Read about Boynton's road to residency

Philippe Moleus in his white coat during the Reach Out to Youth event.

Philippe Moleus

Bringing Passion for Medicine Back to Massachusetts

Philippe's upbringing ignited his passion for serving disadvantaged communities and being an advocate for others. After graduation, he heads to become a family medicine resident with Tufts University at Cambridge Health Alliance.

Read about Moleus' road to residency

Rawan Hammoud holding her match day sign.

Rawan Hammoud

Serving Across Generations: Rawan Hammoud's Path to OB/GYN

Rawan Hammoud knew she wanted to be a doctor at just six years old. Now, she's following her dreams and after graduation she's headed to her obstetrics and gynecology residency at Trinity Health in Ann Arbor.

Read about Hammoud's road to residency

Karmyn Vickery holding her match day sign.

Karmyn Vickery

Polakowski Sisters Start a Legacy of Medicine

After graduation, Karmyn Vickery heads to become a pediatrics resident at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital.

Read about Vickery's road to residency

Brandon Leung celebrating match day in front of some balloons.

Brandon Leung

A Sense of Purpose

As Brandon Leung walks across the stage to receive his medical degree the moment represents not just four years of medical education, but a journey marked by persistence, purpose, and a profound commitment to serving others. Later this summer, he will start a residency in general adult psychiatry University of Vermont Medical Center.

Read about Leung's road to residency

Kelsey Bean in the Midland campus talking with a patient.

Kelsey Bean

Medicine and Motherhood: Kelsey Bean Celebrates Two Major Milestones

Kelsey Bean's experiences shaped her decision to pursue primary care, focus on educating patients and to become an advocate for patients within a complicated medical system. She will begin that next chapter as a family medicine resident at UM Health-Sparrow.

Read about Bean's road to residency

Nadiya Sharif holding her match day sign.

Nadiya Sharif

Mentorship and Education Fuel Nadiya Sharif's Drive to Give Back

Nadiya Sharif's deep desire to give back pay it forward serves as motivation to make a big difference in her community, She will be able to do that in Columbus, OH where she matched at Ohio State University with a specialty in OB-GYN. 

Read about Sharif's road to residency

Kyra Orton posed outside of the Breslin Center after graduation.

Kyra Orton

A Full-Circle Journey in Medicine

Kyra Orton matched into anesthesiology at Henry Ford Health—the very hospital where she was born and featured as a newborn. For her, it's more than a coincidence; it's home.

Read about Orton's road to residency