{"id":96509,"date":"2023-02-20T13:24:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T19:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=96509"},"modified":"2023-03-08T12:51:32","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T18:51:32","slug":"resident-of-the-month-march-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/02\/20\/resident-of-the-month-march-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Resident of the month, March 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Andrew Nguyen, DO<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medical school you attended\/year you graduated:<\/strong> University of North Texas Health Science Center &#8211; Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. 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Both offer great insight and, in medicine, creates a space for creative problem solving.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>List some accomplishments that you are proud of:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I was the first person in my family to get into and graduate college and then get into medical school. S\u00ed, se puede!&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Couples matching here with my wife, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/11\/29\/resident-of-the-month-bryndis-grissom-do\/\">Bryndis Grissom, DO<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>My undergrad and graduate degrees are in biomedical engineering. My senior project was making a \u201cmechanical leech\u201d used for pediatric gynecologic surgeries which we got a provisional patent for!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tell us three things about you that others may not know:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I was in a breakdancing crew in high school. 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