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Katherine Schaffer, MD 

Hometown: Ellicott City, MD

Undergraduate School: St. Mary's College of Maryland

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School

Awards and Honors: Gold Humanism Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, ACEP: National Outstanding Medical Student Award, Inside Hero Health Care Award 2021, Gary L. Pittenger and David E. Scott Award for Excellence in the Anatomical Sciences, EVMS: The Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award

Hobbies and Interests: I have four beautiful stepdaughters and we enjoy learning about new cultures together through books, cooking, and travel. I love to go hiking, kayaking, and paddle boarding. I also enjoy olympic weightlifting and running.

Why I chose EVMS: I really wanted to find a residency that had multiple clinical sites with exposure to urban and rural populations. I've loved the support that the residency provides to foster my unique interests - from being involved with medical students early on, to working with underserved populations within our Hampton Roads Community. I look forward to working with other specialties and residents, while also being unopposed at different sites. EVMS truly highlights all of this and more - the residency has exceptional teaching and lots of hands-on didactic sessions with longitudinal ultrasound integration. EVMS also does such an excellent job including significant others and families in all of the resident activities, and I just knew that this would be my home.