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Meet the Fellows

2nd Year Fellows

Katelyn Franck, DO – Chief Fellow

Hometown: Aurora, Illinois/San Antonio, Texas

Medical School: University of the Incarnate Word, School of Osteopathic Medicine.

Residency: Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research, Psychiatry Residency Program.

Hobbies: Traveling, peloton, outdoor sports such as hiking, skiing, scuba diving, horseback riding.

Favorite thing about the fellowship program: Our faculty and co-fellows are the best! We have an amazing variety of clinical sites with excellent pathology.

Brianna Bal, MD

Hometown: San Antonio, Texas

Medical School: UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine

Residency: UT Health San Antonio General Psychiatry

Hobbies: Spending time with my family, dog watching, and getting coffee with my husband.

Favorite thing about the fellowship program: the support of our well-being and the diversity of our training sites.

Jennifer Filipelli, DO

Hometown: Yuma, Arizona

Medical School: Midwestern AZCOM

Residency: Creighton University – Phoenix

Hobbies: Live music, camping, baking, and dogs

Favorite thing about the fellowship program: Great rotation sites, colleagues, and supervisors

Maria Qadir, MD

Hometown: Troy, MI

Med School: St George’s University

Residency: Central Michigan University

Hobbies: reading, hiking, baking

Favorite thing about the program: the attendings and cofellows!

Carolina Santiago-Rodriguez, MD

Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico

Medical School: UPR-Medical Sciences Campus School of Medicine

Residency: UT Health San Antonio General Psychiatry

Hobbies: thrifting, DIY projects, watching stand-up comedy/sitcoms, trying new restaurants

Favorite thing about the fellowship program: exposure to diverse and challenging clinical cases, faculty’s approachability and dedication to teaching, and my amazing co-fellows who are genuinely kind, supportive, and trustworthy.