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NUEM is wishing all #EMBound applicants a happy and wonderful #match2022 πŸ’«We cannot wait for Friday! The Visiting Student Elective Program for Students Underrepresented in Medicine is now accepting applications! Click the link in bio for more information/apply. πŸ’œWe can't wait to welcome the NUEM Class of 2026!!πŸ’œ We are incredibly lucky to have strong women leaders at NUEM that educate and empower us in EM and beyond. Thank you to all future and past women physicians that have lit the way. #womenshistorymonth Live from #SweetHomeChicago! Follow our IG stories from March 1-4th and learn more about our program, our residents and the city. 

#WhyNUEM #NUEM πŸ’œThank you to our hard working and dedicated NUEM residents. We appreciate you every day. πŸ’œ Join us in congratulating our 2022-2023 NUEM Chiefs! πŸ‘πŸΌπŸ’œπŸŽ‰ PGY1 Mahbod Pourriahi @Pourriahi is our next resident of the block! Click the link in the bio to visit our blog and get to know him!  #whynuem We cannot mask 😷 our feelings about our 60 valentines - they are pretty great πŸ’œHappy Valentine's Day from #nuem NUEM this weekend at the 2022 Latino Medical Student Association Midwestern Conference! Thank you for having us @lmsamidwest PGY1 David Adler is our next resident of the block! Click the link in the bio to visit our blog and get to know him!  #whynuem This week for #EMConference we welcome NUEM Alum Dr. Peter “Rocky” Samuel for our Grand Rounds! πŸ‘πŸ» #whynuem PGY1 Niti Nagar @niti_nagar_ is our next resident of the block! Click the link in the bio to visit our blog and get to know her!  #whynuem This week #EMConference also welcomes back NUEM alum Dr. Danielle Miller for Junior Grand Rounds! #whynuem This week #EMConference welcomes back NUEM alum Dr. Gabby Ahlzadeh for Junior Grand Rounds! #whynuem PGY1 Pranav Kaul @_kaulconnected is our next resident of the block! Click the link in the bio to visit our blog and get to know him!  #whynuem Meet PGY2 Tommy Ng's @tom.nom.noms dog, Winnie! ⁠
Winnie can be described in 3 adjectives used by his daycare 'Adorable, Sneaky, Frisky'. He loves to cuddle and eat fruits and veggies for treats. In the summer he loves run down the lakefront trail &a PGY1 Katie Povey @povey.katie is our next resident of the block! Click the link in the bio to visit our blog and get to know her!  #whynuem #PetsofNUEM meet PGY1 John Sullivan's dog, Rayna Jane! Rayna Jane, or Ray J, is an 11-month-old bernedoodle who loves living in Streeterville! She loves hiking, going to the dog park, and eating ice cream. #whynuem PGY1 Andrew Long @notfor_long is our next resident of the block! Click the link in the bio to visit our blog and get to know him!  #whynuem

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