Recent Graduates

Dr. Joshua Chang is from Duluth, Georgia and graduated from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in 2019 as a 21st Century Scholar. In 2015, he earned bachelor’s degrees in Biology, Genetics, and Microbiology as a Stamps Scholar and Foundation Fellow at the University of Georgia.​

Dr. Jonathan Rick is from Solvang, California. He completed medical school in 2019 from the University of California, San Francisco, where he graduated with distinction in research. His undergraduate education is from the University of California, Los Angeles and he holds a B.S. in Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics. In medical school, Dr. Rick was selected as a Howard Hughes Medical Fellow and spent a year studying the molecular framework of cancer.

Dr. Blake St. Clair is from Fayetteville, Arkansas and is a 2019 graduate from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where he was awarded the Barton Foundation Scholarship and the Fred T. Caldwell, M.D. Scholarship. In 2015, he graduated summa cum laude with his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of Missouri.

Dr. Kern is from Little Rock, Arkansas and is a 2017 graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, GA in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and graduated with Honors in Research from UAMS where his research focused on Merkel cell carcinoma. He was the recipient of the Barton Foundation Scholarship and the A. T. and Gladys Walker Scholarship.​

Dr. Nymeyer is from Chicago, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Physics from Calvin College and then a doctorate in physics from the University of California, San Diego. He served as the Director’s Postdoctoral Fellow at Los Alamos National Laboratory in the Division of Theoretical Biology and Biophysics. He went on to become an assistant professor at Florida State University with joint appointments in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the Department of Computational Science, and the Institute of Molecular Biophysics. He graduated from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in 2017. He is co-founder of Fit Medical Weight Loss and a private pilot.​

Dr. Wilson is from Greenville, SC and is a 2017 graduate from the Medical University of South Carolina. She was named the South Carolina Medical Association Alliance Presidential Scholar, received the Henry Tracy Ivy Award as the first honor graduate of her class, and was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. In 2013, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science in Genetics and a Minor in History and received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award.

Dr. McCaslin is from Jonesboro, Arkansas and is a 2015 graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. She is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was the recipient of the Roberts Key Award, the Barton Foundation Scholarship, and the Betsy Ledbetter Askew Scholarship.

Dr. Patel is from Charleston, South Carolina and is a 2015 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina where he received the James B. Edward Scholarship, Suzann Pershing Achievement Award and was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. In 2011, he graduated Summa Cum Laude from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and a minor in Philosophy.

Dr. Williamson is from Lafayette, Louisiana and is a 2015 graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience from Tulane University in 2011. She is a recipient of the Utopian Award, the Human Fund Endowment,  and the Louisiana Legislative Scholarship.

Dr. Johnson is from Denver, Colorado and is a 2013 graduate of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine. He graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and minor in Chemistry. Andrew was a recipient of the Trustee Merit Scholarship and the Walsh Medical Scholarship. His research has focused on primary open angle glaucoma as well as mechanisms of epithelial inflammation using models of allergic contact dermatitis and allergic conjunctivitis.

Dr. Rembold is from Charleston, South Carolina and is a 2013 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina where she received the South Carolina Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) Scholarship. She is a 2006 graduate of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology.

Dr. Shiver is from Little Rock, Arkansas and is a 2013 graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where she received the Barton Scholarship. She is a 2009 graduate of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where she was a member of the Four-Year Scholar’s Program and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology.

Dr. Parks is from Greenville, South Carolina, and is a 2011 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. She is a 2007 graduate of Emory University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English and minor in Italian. Ashley is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was a recipient of the Glasgow-Rubin Certificate and the Henry Tracy Ivy Award.

Dr. Hughes is from Atlanta, Georgia and is a 2011 graduate of the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated in 2007 from the University of Georgia where Matthew earned a Bachelor of Science and minor in Spanish. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was a Chi Phi educational trust scholar.

Dr. Evans is from Jacksonville, Arkansas and is a 2011 graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. She is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was the recipient of the Senior Buchanan Key, the Roberts Key, the George Link Ackerman Scholarship, and the Cooper Family Memorial Scholarship.

Dr. Brown is from Southlake, Texas, and is a 2009 honor graduate of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine in Temple, Texas. Grace earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in University Scholars from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Society and received the 2007-2008 Richard K. Gaines, M.D. award for excellence in psychiatry and behavioral sciences.

Dr. Conner is from Houston, Texas and is a 2009 graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, Texas. She attended Texas A&M University in College Station, TX where she was awarded a bachelors degree in Biomedical Science. Kelly is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.

Dr. McCrary is a 2009 graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Justin earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology from Clemson University. He is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and was a recipient of the MUSC Rich Scholarship and SCMA Foundations SCMA Alliance Scholarship.

Dr. Sills is from Alma, Arkansas, and is a 2004 graduate of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. Adam earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Austin College in Sherman, Texas where he graduated Summa Cum Laude. Adam is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha. Dr. Sills is currently board certified in Family Medicine after completing a residency in Pine Bluff, Arkansas in 2007. In addition, Dr. Sills has over 1,000 hours of experience in Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Morrill is from El Dorado, Arkansas, and is a 2007 graduate of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. Mary earned her Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biology from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 2003. Mary is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, and was a Barton Scholar and recipient of the UAMS Faculty Group Scholarship.

Dr. Reed is from Santa Rosa, California, and is a 2006 graduate from Oregon Health & Science University in Portland, Oregon.  Stacy earned her Bachelor of Sciences degree in Biological Sciences from the University of California at Davis. Stacy is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and and graduated Cum Laude.  She was a recipient of the AMWA Glasgow-Rubin Citation for Academic Achievement in 2006.