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Hey y’all, I’m Tiffany Lacroix. Born and raised in Yonkers, New York. I attended a 7-year BS/MD program called The CUNY School of Medicine, located in the busy and very cultured west side of Harlem. There, I found my passion for women’s health, advocating for health equity and improving health outcomes for pregnant people of color. I engaged in quality improvement research related to maternal mental health and substance use disorder in pregnancy. UMass has become a home away from home throughout my years of medical school. I was a part of the inaugural class of the Summer Learning Opportunity (SLO) at UMass and did one of my fourth year sub-I’s here. I knew I wanted to be a part of the supportive learning environment where you truly love what you do and who you do it with! Outside of work, I love trying new local food spots, baking, and weekends in Boston.

Hi all! My name is Catherine. I grew up in East Longmeadow, MA, just outside of Springfield! I attended Bates College in Maine for my undergraduate education where I majored in Chemistry with a focus on organic chemistry research and completed a concentration in English Literature. After college, eager to continue research while learning more about healthcare, I became a clinical research coordinator at Boston Children’s Hospital studying Angelman syndrome. In this role, I had the opportunity to form connections with families of individuals with intellectual disability while contributing to work to help patients and families. This experience helped me realize I wanted to become a physician. I attended UMass Chan for medical school where I had the opportunity early on to work on research in maternal mental health. I was interested in women’s health when I started my clinical rotations, and I fell in love with OB/GYN during my third-year rotation and my fourth-year sub-internship in Maternal Fetal Medicine. I was drawn to the variety of clinical practice in OB/GYN, the opportunity to care for patients over time and across their lifespan, the opportunity to act as a patient advocate, and the opportunity to care for patients during some of the most sensitive moments of their lives. I feel so lucky to continue my medical training at UMass learning from residents and faculty who are supportive, kind, and excellent and compassionate clinicians. While I love all aspects of OB/GYN, I am particularly interested in high-risk pregnancy and Maternal Fetal Medicine. I also hope to continue research and education throughout my career. Outside of work, I love running, relaxing by the ocean, hiking, watching good TV shows, cooking and baking, spending time with my co-residents, trying new restaurants with my partner, and hanging out with my two cats.

Hi everyone! I'm Karli Pearce. I was born in western Massachusetts and moved around quite a bit growing up. I lived in Wisconsin, Connecticut, Florida, and most recently Andover, Massachusetts where I graduated high school. I got my undergraduate degree in Biology from Boston College. During my time at BC, I gained hands-on medical experience as an emergency department technician at Lowell General. This time solidified my desire to pursue a career in medicine, but my true interest was always in women's health! After graduating I went straight to medical school at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in the beautiful Hudson Valley, New York. As many of us have experienced, my time on clinical rotations confirmed my love for the field of Ob/Gyn very quickly. During my fourth year I had the chance to do visiting rotations in the various Ob/Gyn subspecialties including the MFM rotation at UMass Chan! I'm excited to be back at UMass for residency because of the supportive and collaborative learning environment that the wonderful physicians and residents created for me here as a student. At this point I'm leaning towards working as a generalist because I enjoy the whole scope of women's health and large variety of patients across the field! I could absolutely see myself working with learners in some capacity and am looking forward to seeing where my career takes me. Outside of medicine I enjoy trying new restaurants (taking all Worcester recommendations), spending time with family and friends, watching all things true crime/murder mystery, and being outside in nature! 

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