Louise Adillon is a recent graduate of Duke University's Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, where she earned a B.S. in evolutionary anthropology with a minor in chemistry. Originally from Short Hills, N.J., she is passionate about sexual and reproductive health, as well as public health education. Adillon aspires to become a family medicine physician, driven by her commitment to accessible, compassionate care and the desire to love others incredibly well as Jesus does. 

Eleanor Asantewaa Appiah is a medical doctor who has been practicing for the last four years in Ghana, West Africa. Appiah’s research interests are the theological, spiritual, and cultural dimensions of medicine and health care practice, and she holds particular interest in the area of plastics & reconstructive surgery. As a TMC Fellow Appiah looks forward to growing as a physician and minister of Christ, learning how to bring healing that honors the body, mind, and spirit.

Rebekah Boyd, M.D. is a current cardiothoracic surgery resident at Duke University after completing medical school at Columbia University. Her research interests lie in the intersection of theology, ethics, and global health. She currently serves globally in Ghana, Honduras, Guyana, and Gaza to promote access to pediatric cardiac surgical care and is looking forward to integrating this work into her time as a Theology, Medicine, and Culture Fellow. Her main goal for the fellowship is to deepen her understanding of the theological and ethical underpinnings of global health as she continues to follow her vocational call to the underserved children of the world with congenital heart disease.

Sam Cimbora is a 2025 graduate of George Fox University, where he received a B.S. in biochemistry with a minor in philosophy and apologetics. He is passionate about studying medical ethics, especially ways in which the medical encounter could be re-contextualized within personal and communal spiritual narratives. The TMC Fellowship is an essential experience for his growth in understanding how to realize a vision of medicine that heals lovingly. In the future, Cimbora is driven to pursue the vocation of a physician who embraces patients with presence, especially in palliative care. 

Madeline Erwich is originally from Massachusetts but grew up in South Florida. She is in between her third and fourth years of medical school at the University of South Florida College of Medicine. During the TMC Fellowship, Erwich looks forward to exploring questions about healing and faith, as well as engaging in community with the wider divinity school. 

Tim Gee is originally from Los Angeles, Ca. and is currently a fourth-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine. During medical school, his research focused on the intersection of geriatrics, palliative care, and medical ethics. As a TMC Fellow, Gee hopes to expand these interests within a theological and Christian context. He aspires to work as a geriatrician or palliative care physician in the future.

Abigail Gilmer grew up in Chesapeake, Va. and recently graduated from Duke University majoring in chemistry and Spanish with a minor in biology. At Duke, she invested in Christian community through Cru, biochemical research on G-protein-coupled receptors, and a student organization that offers free English tutoring to the Spanish-speaking community. Gilmer currently works as a medical scribe in UNC’s Emergency Department, where she enjoys documenting a wide range of patient stories. Through the TMC Fellowship at Duke Divinity, Gilmer hopes to investigate a transformative, biblical view of medicine that creates synergy between her faith and her future career aspirations as a doctor.

Joshua Gilmer is a recent graduate of Duke University, having received a B.S. in psychology and biology and a minor in religion. Originally from Michigan, Joshua moved to Las Vegas, Nev. at the beginning of middle school. As an undergraduate, Gilmer was heavily involved in plant research, as well as many Christian religious life groups, serving as an intern with Cru, and working on staff at the Center for Christianity and Scholarship. As a TMC Fellow, Gilmer is looking forward to using a theological lens to learn about ways to actively integrate his faith into his future career in the healthcare field in ways that go beyond the surface; in addition to his own personal growth. After TMC, Gilmer hopes to attend medical school and potentially serve as a psychiatrist. 

Estelle He is a recent graduate of the University of Virginia, where she earned a B.S. in biomedical engineering and physics. During her time at UVA, she was actively involved in Christian community through Center Church and campus fellowships. She is passionate about the intersection of faith and medicine, with interests in reproductive health, global health, and health education as pathways to advancing health equity. Through the TMC Fellowship, she hopes to deepen her theological formation as she prepares for a future vocation in medicine.

Clayton Hicks is a medical student at Indiana University School of Medicine, joining the TMC Fellowship between his third and fourth years. Born in Canada and raised in northern Indiana, Hicks completed a Master of Arts in Bioethics during medical school and is eager to consider how theology can deepen and shape his work in bioethics. During his time as a TMC fellow, Hicks looks forward to exploring questions about the purpose of medicine, death and dying, and how physicians can faithfully attend to the spiritual needs of patients. He is excited to be formed in a community that helps him keep Christ at the center of his life and future practice. Hicks hopes to pursue academic medicine, teaching and mentoring medical students as they consider the ethical, theological, and vocational aspects of caring for the sick.

Hannah King grew up in Rwanda and Kenya while her parents did global health work. She graduated from Wheaton College and is currently a fourth-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine. Before medical school, she worked with children and adults with disabilities, and throughout medical school has continued to be involved with Reality Ministries. She looks forward to a career providing health care to individuals with intellectual disabilities and is excited to develop a theological imagination to shape this goal. 

 Isaac Korver is a fourth-year medical student at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville. He plans to pursue a career in palliative medicine while also carving out time to teach and write at the intersection of theology and medicine. During his time in medical school, he co-founded the Ethics Character and Professionalism Seminar, which strives to help undergraduate students consider foundational ethical questions in medicine, the virtues and character necessary to sustain their professional commitments, and how their faith might shape those commitments. Korver’s interactions with his students motivated his decision for further education in order to serve the church and students with vocations to medicine. Korver is excited to study in community to explore the difference that Christ makes to the practice of medicine and to the church’s engagement with medicine.

Lacey Malinsky is originally from rural North Carolina but has spent nearly a decade in the Triangle as a student. She graduated from NC State in 2022 with a B.S. in biology and a minor in nonprofit studies, and she is currently a fourth-year medical student at UNC School of Medicine. During the Theology, Medicine, and Culture Fellowship, Malinsky looks forward to exploring the intersection of theology, ethics, and health care while engaging in meaningful dialogue with the broader divinity school community.

George Mathen is a graduate of Loma Linda University School of Medicine. His interest in the intersection of Christian theology and medicine first took root at Westmont College and continued to develop throughout his medical training. He is particularly drawn to the TMC Fellowship's commitment to exploring this intersection with both depth and community. Through the fellowship, Mathen seeks to deepen his theological foundation and envision ways of cultivating beauty and goodness.

Samuel Ndukwe grew up in Raleigh, NC and is currently a rising fourth-year medical student at Duke University School of Medicine, holding a Master of Management in Clinical Informatics and a background in health policy and management from UNC Chapel Hill. Shaped by medical missions in Honduras, Belize, and Nigeria, and grounded in his Christian faith, Samuel believes medicine is a sacred calling — one that mirrors the servant leadership of Christ through presence, compassion, and commitment to human dignity. He is passionate about patient-centered care and the ways clinical encounters can empower patients to become active participants in their own health. The TMC Fellowship represents a formative opportunity to cultivate the spiritual and ethical foundations he believes are inseparable from truly healing practice. Samuel is driven to become a physician who serves with the love and humility he draws from his faith.

Neha Shaw is a recent graduate of Duke University, where she studied biology and global health and completed an honors thesis on Epstein-Barr virus and nasopharyngeal cancer. Originally from Houston, Tex., she is drawn to the intersections of infectious disease, palliative care, and global health equity, especially in contexts marked by suffering and structural injustice. Her experiences span digital health implementation in Nairobi, policy research on rare diseases, and hospice volunteering in both in-patient and home settings. 

Aaron is a second-year fellow in the Theology, Medicine, and Culture (TMC) Initiative and an M.Div. student currently applying to medical school. He first encountered TMC's mission during his undergraduate studies at Harvard, where he completed a thesis on Christianity and the development of medieval surgery through the History of Science and Sociology departments. Drawn to the integration of faith, healing, and embodied care, he joined the fellowship after graduation. During his first summer as a Divinity student, he served as a hospital chaplain in the pediatric surgery/trauma, cardiac intensive care, and oncology units at Duke University Hospital. There he further clarified his vocational commitment to pediatric patients and their families in moments of trauma and crisis. His research and vocational interests lie at the intersection of pediatric trauma surgery, rural health, embodiment, and infectious disease.

Margeaux Stapleton graduated from Wofford College in May of 2026 with degrees in biology and Spanish, and during that time she had the blessing of completing an eight-month research project across developing nations. From the time Stapleton was four years old, her calling has been to become a neonatologist and open a clinic in a developing country, which was further confirmed after her parents adopted her sister from Haiti. Stapleton’s faith has shaped her passion for international medicine, inspiring her desire to serve vulnerable communities and bring compassionate neonatal care to places where it is needed most. After completing the TMC Fellowship, Stapleton plans to attend medical school. 

Nancy Villanueva is currently a fourth-year medical student at WashU. She grew up in Singapore, and completed her undergrad at Yale University, majoring in History. After college, she worked for several years in campus ministry and in biotech, where she discovered her desire to care for storied bodies and minds. She is interested in global health, psychiatry and ob/gyn.

Joshua Wagner is a recent graduate of Duke University where he earned a degree in neuroscience. A military brat, Josh was born in San Diego, Ca. and has lived all over including Whidbey Island, Wa.; Frederick, Md.; Rota, Spain; and most recently Chesapeake, Va, which his family now calls home. During the TMC Fellowship, Wagner looks forward to grounding his career as an aspiring physician in a solid theological framework as well as continuing to grow in his faith alongside community.

Audrey Wrede is a fourth-year medical student at the University of Washington. During medical school she enjoyed volunteering at a local faith-based clinic working with the underserved and seeing how addressing spiritual care can be beneficial for both patients and clinicians. Mentoring other medical students at the clinic has drawn her to a future in medical education. During the TMC Fellowship she is excited to deepen her understanding of how to integrate her passion for medicine with her love of Jesus. She plans to serve her community as a family medicine physician where she can care for patients in every step of life.

Christopher Wyrtzen is a recent graduate of Duke University, having received a B.S.E. in biomedical engineering. Minnesota-born, Christopher grew up in Indonesia and completed high school in Singapore. While an undergraduate at Duke, Wyrtzen played on the rugby team, served as an intern with Cru, and did research at the Duke Center for Hyperbaric Medicine. Deeply motivated by caring for the underserved, Wyrtzen has served globally in Uganda, Madagascar, Indonesia and Guatemala focusing on building and repairing medical equipment. His main goal for the fellowship is to be spiritually formed to be able to practice medicine and serve in the way that Jesus would.