Magdalene Brooke, M.D. completed her undergraduate training at Scripps College, followed by medical school at Case Western Reserve University. Now, she is a general surgery resident at UCSF - East Bay in Oakland, CA. The last two years of her residency were spent working with Dr. Gregory Victorino, MD, FACS, in his lab at Highland Hospital, conducting clinical research in the area of Trauma and Critical Care. One particular area of interest was violence prevention policy in Oakland. Magdalene has completed her two years of dedicated research time, and is working on completing the clinical portion of her surgical residency.