Resident Spotlight - Childrens Hospital of Michigan

	Caridad Davalos, MD PL3 I grew up and attended medical school in Quito, Ecuador. After my interview I knew that I wanted to come to Children’s Hospital of Michigan for residency. So many things attracted me to Children’s - it is a university - based program with a big hospital and a true diversity of populations. In addition, I was amazed to learn about the interesting history of the hospital and all the important contributions that Children’s Hospital physicians have made in the lives of so many children. When I came here for interview day, everyone was so nice, everything was organized, my interviewers were amazing, and everybody made me feel great! I knew that besides the superb training, the environment was friendly and comfortable. Of course it is always challenging moving to a new country and a new hospital system. However, I have been working hard, having fun, and making great friends! In my free time, I love to dance, paint, and travel. Art has always been in important part of my life. Sadly, I had to leave things behind in Ecuador like my family, my Scottish Terrier (Obi) and my extensive eraser collection (over 700 erasers), but, good things do not come for free right?

Caridad Davalos, MD PL3

I grew up and attended medical school in Quito, Ecuador. After my interview I knew that I wanted to come to Children’s Hospital of Michigan for residency. So many things attracted me to Children’s - it is a university - based program with a big hospital and a true diversity of populations. In addition, I was amazed to learn about the interesting history of the hospital and all the important contributions that Children’s Hospital physicians have made in the lives of so many children. When I came here for interview day, everyone was so nice, everything was organized, my interviewers were amazing, and everybody made me feel great! I knew that besides the superb training, the environment was friendly and comfortable. Of course it is always challenging moving to a new country and a new hospital system. However, I have been working hard, having fun, and making great friends! In my free time, I love to dance, paint, and travel. Art has always been in important part of my life. Sadly, I had to leave things behind in Ecuador like my family, my Scottish Terrier (Obi) and my extensive eraser collection (over 700 erasers), but, good things do not come for free right?

	Aimee Johnson, MD PL3 After completing my medical school at Wayne State University, I realized that there really was no other place that I wanted to live or to train. I know it may sound weird, but I love Detroit. I live in Corktown, which is the oldest historical neighborhood in Michigan. In the summertime, my husband and I take our son Miles to the Detroit Riverfront Park, Belle Isle, and many of the metroparks in Southeast Michigan. We also love attending all the various outdoor festivals (i.e. jazz, techno, etc). In the wintertime, we enjoy visiting the Detroit Science Center, the Children's Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and of course going shopping. I feel fortunate to be training at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. I decided to come here because it offers a great mix of primary care and subspecialty care and the faculty are devoted to teaching and to their patients. And ultimately, I wanted to be in a place where I can serve an underserved population. At this point, I am not sure what I’m going to go into; however, I know that I will be more than adequately trained for whatever my future holds!

Aimee Johnson, MD PL3
After completing my medical school at Wayne State University, I realized that there really was no other place that I wanted to live or to train. I know it may sound weird, but I love Detroit. I live in Corktown, which is the oldest historical neighborhood in Michigan. In the summertime, my husband and I take our son Miles to the Detroit Riverfront Park, Belle Isle, and many of the metroparks in Southeast Michigan. We also love attending all the various outdoor festivals (i.e. jazz, techno, etc). In the wintertime, we enjoy visiting the Detroit Science Center, the Children's Museum, the Detroit Institute of Arts, and of course going shopping. I feel fortunate to be training at Children’s Hospital of Michigan. I decided to come here because it offers a great mix of primary care and subspecialty care and the faculty are devoted to teaching and to their patients. And ultimately, I wanted to be in a place where I can serve an underserved population. At this point, I am not sure what I’m going to go into; however, I know that I will be more than adequately trained for whatever my future holds!

	Lindsay DeVries, MD PL2 Growing up in Davison, a suburb of Flint in Michigan, the most I knew about Detroit came from my trips to Somerset mall with my mother. I went to undergrad at Michigan State University (GO GREEN!) and then decided to come to the “real” Detroit for medical school at Wayne State University. Making that decision was one of the best I have made ever – I love it here! I wanted to come to Children’s Hospital of Michigan for so many reasons – the diversity of the patient population, the immense pathology, the great teaching, and some of the nicest and best residents I have ever met! Also, as a former coordinator of a free clinic during medical school, I love working with the underserved. There are so many opportunities to advocate and learn from these children and their families. I love that even though CHM is a large hospital with a large number of residents, it still feels like a tight-knit family. After just a few months, I feel that I know almost all of the residents and most of the attendings know me as well. We also have great support with our awesome program directors and Dr. Stanton, our Chair of Pediatrics. In my free time, I like to hang out with my husband and our "children" – our pug Marv and my kitty Zoey. We like to explore around our home in Ferndale, and we love to eat at Dino’s and the Emory. We also go to as many Tigers and Pistons games as we can make it to! I’ve always been interested in neonatology, but I’m still considering a career in general pediatrics – regardless, I am confident that my training at CHM will well prepare me for wherever pediatrics leads me

Lindsay DeVries, MD PL2
Growing up in Davison, a suburb of Flint in Michigan, the most I knew about Detroit came from my trips to Somerset mall with my mother. I went to undergrad at Michigan State University (GO GREEN!) and then decided to come to the “real” Detroit for medical school at Wayne State University. Making that decision was one of the best I have made ever – I love it here! I wanted to come to Children’s Hospital of Michigan for so many reasons – the diversity of the patient population, the immense pathology, the great teaching, and some of the nicest and best residents I have ever met! Also, as a former coordinator of a free clinic during medical school, I love working with the underserved. There are so many opportunities to advocate and learn from these children and their families. I love that even though CHM is a large hospital with a large number of residents, it still feels like a tight-knit family. After just a few months, I feel that I know almost all of the residents and most of the attendings know me as well. We also have great support with our awesome program directors and Dr. Stanton, our Chair of Pediatrics. In my free time, I like to hang out with my husband and our "children" – our pug Marv and my kitty Zoey. We like to explore around our home in Ferndale, and we love to eat at Dino’s and the Emory. We also go to as many Tigers and Pistons games as we can make it to! I’ve always been interested in neonatology, but I’m still considering a career in general pediatrics – regardless, I am confident that my training at CHM will well prepare me for wherever pediatrics leads me

	Tuan Bui, MD PL2 Originally from Kalamazoo, MI, I received my BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan and my MD from Ohio State University College of Medicine. My immediate family currently lives in the Metro Detroit area, so coming to Children's Hospital of Michigan was like coming home. Academically, I chose CHM because it is a large, full-service children's hospital with all of the subspecialties represented. I wanted to go to an academic residency program where patients were referred/transferred in, not out. Also, I am a computer nerd so going to a hospital with full EMR was a requirement. CHM is a busy hospital and there are always interesting cases on the floors. You get a lot of autonomy and the opportunity to make decisions on your patient's care and aren't always deferring to fellows & attendings. Detroit, despite its reputation, has a lot to offer. There are plenty of sports teams, concerts, events, etc to fill your free time with. If you have a family or don't want the urban lifestyle, it is very easy to live in one of the nice surrounding suburbs and have only a 15-20 minute commute in to the hospital. In my free time, I work on my newly-bought house with my wife, go out to dinner with family & friends, play golf, tennis & videogames, and watching Michigan football is the closest thing I have to a religion (despite going to Ohio State for medical school).

Tuan Bui, MD PL2
Originally from Kalamazoo, MI, I received my BS and MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan and my MD from Ohio State University College of Medicine. My immediate family currently lives in the Metro Detroit area, so coming to Children's Hospital of Michigan was like coming home. Academically, I chose CHM because it is a large, full-service children's hospital with all of the subspecialties represented. I wanted to go to an academic residency program where patients were referred/transferred in, not out. Also, I am a computer nerd so going to a hospital with full EMR was a requirement. CHM is a busy hospital and there are always interesting cases on the floors. You get a lot of autonomy and the opportunity to make decisions on your patient's care and aren't always deferring to fellows & attendings. Detroit, despite its reputation, has a lot to offer. There are plenty of sports teams, concerts, events, etc to fill your free time with. If you have a family or don't want the urban lifestyle, it is very easy to live in one of the nice surrounding suburbs and have only a 15-20 minute commute in to the hospital. In my free time, I work on my newly-bought house with my wife, go out to dinner with family & friends, play golf, tennis & videogames, and watching Michigan football is the closest thing I have to a religion (despite going to Ohio State for medical school).

	Amira Soliman, MD PL2 My name is Amira Soliman, and I am a Cairene – I am an Egyptian born and raised in the one and only Cairo! When I decided to move to America, I chose to go to the Big Apple where I spent an incredible year. Deciding to move to Michigan after Cairo (the real “city that never sleeps”) and then New York was, trust me, a HUGE decision. However, come rank order list time, I didn’t think twice about coming to CHM. Why? Well for so many reasons! I trained at one of the largest tertiary care children’s hospitals in Egypt so I know the importance of 1. A stand alone children’s hospital, 2. A huge patient population (along with that comes a huge disease spectrum that you really need as a trainee ), 3. University-based program doesn’t only sound fancy, it means EVERYBODY ‘s main concern, after patient care, is teaching you, and 4. Diversity. I like to describe CHM as a mini-UN. Along with diversity, comes diverse patients and diverse diseases – conditions you really should not see in the US but you DO , everyday! Diversity here also means residents and attendings from all of the world and each and everyone of them brings something fascinating and unique to the table - be it a cultural dress, accent, incredible experience, patience, tolerance, and most importantly diversity means FOOD diversity, and if I haven’t mentioned this before, I love food! Everybody at CHM is so friendly and the camaraderie is just wonderful. Although you are generally quite busy (residency is residency!), there is always time for me and the girls to sip on coffee and lemon loaf and have a few minute gossip session every once in a while! As for the city of Detroit , during orientation we had a tour of Detriot and were exposed to a side of Detroit that the media never seems to cover. There is more to Detroit than what meets the eye. I can also to speak about the suburbs where I chose to live. After living in NY with roommates, dogs and no washer dryer, having my own place in the peace and serenity of the gorgeous suburbs has been really nice . My favorite part of the day is coming home to see little ducklings chase their mommy, hear the sound of the fountain in front of my door, stretch out on the swing, and star gaze as I sip on a much needed cup of tea with mint (fresh mint which I buy from the supermarket across the street) . I always used to say Amira and suburbia DO NOT mix, apparently they do, you live you learn. Good luck, peace, and hope to meet you soon!

Amira Soliman, MD PL2
My name is Amira Soliman, and I am a Cairene – I am an Egyptian born and raised in the one and only Cairo! When I decided to move to America, I chose to go to the Big Apple where I spent an incredible year. Deciding to move to Michigan after Cairo (the real “city that never sleeps”) and then New York was, trust me, a HUGE decision. However, come rank order list time, I didn’t think twice about coming to CHM. Why? Well for so many reasons! I trained at one of the largest tertiary care children’s hospitals in Egypt so I know the importance of 1. A stand alone children’s hospital, 2. A huge patient population (along with that comes a huge disease spectrum that you really need as a trainee ), 3. University-based program doesn’t only sound fancy, it means EVERYBODY ‘s main concern, after patient care, is teaching you, and 4. Diversity. I like to describe CHM as a mini-UN. Along with diversity, comes diverse patients and diverse diseases – conditions you really should not see in the US but you DO , everyday! Diversity here also means residents and attendings from all of the world and each and everyone of them brings something fascinating and unique to the table - be it a cultural dress, accent, incredible experience, patience, tolerance, and most importantly diversity means FOOD diversity, and if I haven’t mentioned this before, I love food! Everybody at CHM is so friendly and the camaraderie is just wonderful. Although you are generally quite busy (residency is residency!), there is always time for me and the girls to sip on coffee and lemon loaf and have a few minute gossip session every once in a while! As for the city of Detroit , during orientation we had a tour of Detriot and were exposed to a side of Detroit that the media never seems to cover. There is more to Detroit than what meets the eye. I can also to speak about the suburbs where I chose to live. After living in NY with roommates, dogs and no washer dryer, having my own place in the peace and serenity of the gorgeous suburbs has been really nice . My favorite part of the day is coming home to see little ducklings chase their mommy, hear the sound of the fountain in front of my door, stretch out on the swing, and star gaze as I sip on a much needed cup of tea with mint (fresh mint which I buy from the supermarket across the street) . I always used to say Amira and suburbia DO NOT mix, apparently they do, you live you learn. Good luck, peace, and hope to meet you soon!