Erin Byrne, MD Erin grew up on Long Island, in Mineola NY, where she spent most of her time either involved in athletics, or at the beach.  She left NY for Omaha, Nebraska, attending Creighton University and majoring in biology.  After college, she returned to Long Island where she worked as an EMT-CC.  Emergency Medicine became her primary interest through her involvement with EMS.  Erin attended St. George's University School of Medicine where she became scuba certified and played on the university's first Women's soccer team.  She spent her clinical years in Jamaica, Queens.  She likes to spend her free time reading, cooking, kicking the ball around, or any activity involving water.  She also spends a fair amount of time seeking out the perfect cup of coffee.   Thomas Corson, DO Tom was raised in the small town of Parker, Colorado.  Growing up, some of his favorite pastimes were spent in the wilderness exploring and spending time with his two brothers.  Tom attended Colorado State University where he was involved in many different organizations such as Students for a Free Tibet, CSU Men's Rugby and volunteered as a Special Olympics mentor.  After graduating with a degree in biology, he went on to work as an EMT, hospital orderly and a tissue and organ recovery specialist before attending medical school at Nova Southeastern University.  He enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Erinn, and son, Brecken reliving many of his same joys from childhood such as camping, fishing and hiking.  His other passions include photography, painting and eastern religious philosophy.  Tom's idols are his parents, Mary and Mike.     Damian Flowers, MD Damian was born in Greensburg PA, but traveled west with his Mom and younger brother at a very young age. Temporarily landing in Arizona, Nevada, and eventually Florida, where he met a very cute 17-year-old blonde named Charity (now his wife of 9 years).  They moved to Montana where he would become an EMT in the town of Kalispell. He is presently motivated by his infinite adoration for his own two wonderfully perfect children, Madison and Bridger. Damian is a self-proclaimed philosophical-poet-chemist, fantastic father, and mediocre husband at best. Had his love for kids, toxidromes, and emergency medicine not come to surface, he would probably still be wandering western hills on a skateboard. He majored in Chemistry at Montana State University and attended medical school at Oregon Health and Sciences University. When he is not dreaming about chemical structures and removing things from kids nares, he can be found spending as much time as he can with his own kids skateboarding, throwing a wrench on the car, walking along the coast, reupholstering a chair, listening to old school punk rock, advocating for social justice, writing bad poetry, or painting with his lovely wife the artist. Damian is a Diversity Achievement scholar, at his medical school graduation he was the recipient of the Arthur P Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine award.     Sandra Johnson, MD Sandra grew up in Newtown, CT but had lived out of state since graduating from high school.  She majored in international affairs at Columbia University in New York City and then moved to Boston, where she worked as a financial software consultant. After working in finance for six years, Sandra decided to pursue becoming a physician, something she had always wanted to do.   She attended Harvard University for her pre-medical studies and subsequently attended Boston University School of Medicine. Sandra’s husband, Rob, is also an emergency medicine physician. Their 2-year old son Shane has not decided on his career path yet (no pressure…really!). Sandra’s hobbies include running, hiking, scuba diving, travel, triathlons, reading and quality family time.     Bradley Judson, MD Brad grew up in Burlington Massachusetts and attended Tufts University receiving a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.  He has done a variety of things before attending medical School at the University of Massachusetts including teaching English in Japan, managing a restaurant in Fanueil Hall, and doing biomedical research for NASA.  When he is not at the hospital he enjoys spending time with family and friends as well as playing just about any sport, reading, or watching movies.     Frances Lin, MD Frances is a poet and a questing traveler. She is a seeker of thrills and a skier of hills. Novice of wine and cheese. Enthusiast of the arts and theatre. Born on the Pacific coasts of Vancouver and flourished on the Mediterranean Seas of Tripoli, Libya. She first came to the United States through Connecticut where she went to the Hotchkiss School and later onto New Hampshire, Dartmouth College. After splurging her first paychecks and initial years out of school in New York City she decided to complete a long time intention and began her medical school training in Grenada, West Indies at St. George's School of Medicine. As the daughter of an abstract mathematician, she will forever be concocting ways to see the world and hopes to practice Emergency Medicine around the globe.     Shannon Marcotte, DO Shannon grew up in Derry, NH and earned her undergraduate degree at Colgate University in Hamilton, NY.  While at Colgate she spent one semester studying abroad in Australia, during which time she also traveled to New Zealand and the Fiji Islands.  After graduating, she went on to work as a Clinical Research Assistant at Harvard Medical School for one year while living in Boston.  Shannon then went on to earn her medical degree at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, ME.  Shannon enjoys many different sports including running, waterskiing, basketball and scuba diving as well as traveling and spending time with family and friends.     Colin McKinney, MD Colin was raised in Dallas Georgia, a small town near Atlanta.  From there he moved to Athens where h attended the University of Georgia.  There he met his wife-to-be and earned his B.S. in Biology.  He completed his medical degree at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, then promptly got married and moved up to Connecticut for his first foray out of the South.  Colin enjoys all manner of outdoor activities, including but not limited to fishing, kayaking, hiking, and camping, as well as photography and cooking.  His wife, Nissa, teaches English at Hall High School in West Hartford.  They live in a condominium on Farmington Avenue in Hartford.     Nicholas Miller, MD Nick was born and raised in a small suburb of Boston Massachusetts.  He developed a love for the outdoors and physical activity.  Nick attended Bates college in Lewiston, Maine, intending to study psychology and economics, however along the way he changed his major to Neuroscience.  After graduating college he decided to take two years off to travel and work.  He then attended Medical School at the University of Massachusetts.  Nick is an avid skier, as he was on the division I varsity race team in college, he also enjoys Cross-country skiing, hiking, biking, running, canoeing, soccer, cooking, baking, reading and traveling.     Elizabeth Schiller, MD Liz was born and raised in Willimantic, CT where she attended Windham High School.  She remained in Connecticut while receiving her B.A. and M.A. from Wesleyan University.  She then attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.  Liz enjoys many activities such as, SCUBA diving in warm waters, watching movies, cooking for friends, and going to the gym in an attempt to counteract the calories from the cooking.     Hitesh Shah, MD Hitesh grew up in the suburbs of central New Jersey.  He moved to the Midwest for college, spending a memorable four years at Northwestern University near Chicago.  After graduating with a B.A. in Psychology, he returned close to home to attend medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia.  On his emergency medicine rotations, he found he loved the field for its variety and fast pace.  Hitesh likes to travel and counts a summer in Ecuador among his favorite trips.  The highlight of the trip was its outdoor experiences including hiking in the jungle, white water rafting on the Amazon, mountain biking, and canoeing along a waterfall. He also enjoys spending time with friends and family, movies, music, and reading.

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