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Dan Griffin, DO
Dan Griffin, DO
Arjun Iyer, MD
Arjun Iyer, MD
Arjun is a native of the sunny beaches of San Diego. After graduating from the University of California, San Diego, he migrated eastward to Long Island, where he was forced to trade his suntan for a fake tan. He earned his medical degree at Stony Brook University, where he also completed his residency in emergency medicine, but the siren song of his homeland drew him westward once more. After 8 long years, he can once again be found on the shores of his homeland—now in the heart of downtown San Diego—with his lovely wife Caiti, his dog Scooter, and two cats Henry and Molly. Arjun now dedicates much of his time to a career in medical education with the USMLE-Rx team, but by night he dons his black scrubs to fight the Grim Reaper (and the plague of Medical Inconvenience) in the emergency department of Emanuel Medical Center.
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Tao Le, MD, MHS
Tao Le, MD, MHS
Dr. Tao Le is the Chief Education Officer of ScholarRx, a mission-driven organization that provides innovative digital curriculum solutions to over 150,000 medical students and physician learners annually. An internationally recognized expert in digital learning and student engagement, Dr. Le has helped shape the way future physicians learn worldwide.
His launch into medical education came early in his career, when as a medical student at the University of California, San Francisco, he became involved in developing what would later become the First Aid series — now one of the world’s most widely used medical board review resources. To date, he has authored or edited more than 40 medical textbooks used by nearly two million learners globally.
At ScholarRx, Dr. Le leads the development of a global platform for shared medical curriculum, combining interactive learning modules, powerful assessment tools, and faculty resources designed to improve both access and outcomes in health professions education.
Dr. Le earned his medical degree from UCSF, completed his internal medicine residency at Yale–New Haven Hospital, and went on to train in allergy and immunology at Johns Hopkins University, where he also received a master’s degree in health sciences. He currently serves as Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Louisville School of Medicine.
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Lauren Rothkopf, MD, MPH
Lauren Rothkopf, MD, MPH
Lauren earned her medical degree and a Masters in Public Health from Temple University School of Medicine. She has enjoyed working on USMLE-Rx projects for many years and is enthusiastic about improving medical education.
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Matthew Sochat, MD
Matthew Sochat, MD
Matthew is currently an internal medicine intern at Brown University. He will be moving to New York City during the summer of 2014 for neurology training at New York University. In his spare time, Matthew enjoys skiing, cooking/baking, traveling, the company of friends and loved ones, and coming up with helpful puns and mnemonics.
Editors
Dan Griffin, DO
Dan Griffin, DO
Dan was born and raised in Mississippi. He attended Mississippi College, where he played baseball and obtained a degree in biology. After graduation, he attended William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he met his wife and graduated in 2015. He is currently a Pulm/CC fellow at UMKC. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his family.
Arjun Iyer, MD
Arjun Iyer, MD
Arjun is a native of the sunny beaches of San Diego. After graduating from the University of California, San Diego, he migrated eastward to Long Island, where he was forced to trade his suntan for a fake tan. He earned his medical degree at Stony Brook University, where he also completed his residency in emergency medicine, but the siren song of his homeland drew him westward once more. After 8 long years, he can once again be found on the shores of his homeland—now in the heart of downtown San Diego—with his lovely wife Caiti, his dog Scooter, and two cats Henry and Molly. Arjun now dedicates much of his time to a career in medical education with the USMLE-Rx team, but by night he dons his black scrubs to fight the Grim Reaper (and the plague of Medical Inconvenience) in the emergency department of Emanuel Medical Center.