Internships and Residencies

My name is Xiomara Nieves, born and raised in Puerto Rico. I studied Biology sciences and then started Med school at PR. I moved to NC for my training in psychiatry. I love to dance, eat, and gather with family and friends. I have a pet bunny who’s name is Bonito, and he definitely is!

Gaby grew up in Miami, Florida and spent summers in Dominican Republic with her family. She went to undergraduate school at the University of Florida and medical school at Loyola University in Chicago. Her interest in mental health care as a primary care provider, learning more about specific barriers to and strategies for mental health care to Spanish speaking populations, and learning how to engage with the community bring her to El Futuro.

 In her free time, Gaby loves to dance. She grew up dancing Flamenco and actually danced semi-professionally with a dance company that travelled to Mexico for performances. When she’s not dancing, she loves watching stand-up comedy at home.

She was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, however her mother was in the military so they moved every few years. The longest duration of her childhood was spent on O’ahu, Hawai’i where she attended ‘Iolani School, and spent the majority of her time painting, swimming, scuba diving, and competing in outrigger canoe races. While living in Hawai’i, she was very fortunate to learn about the rich history and culture of the Native Hawaiians, but also became aware of the major social injustices that they faced which led to her initial interest in becoming a social worker. After moving back to the mainland, she graduated from North Carolina State University with a BA in Spanish Language and Literature. Over the years she has had the privilege of working with many incredible youths and families from the Latinx community, and while searching for more opportunities to do so, she found El Futuro and felt inspired to join the team! In her free time, she can be found painting, sketching, reading, or swimming.

Gabriela was born and raised in Venezuela and moved to the USA at age fifteen. She completed her psychology undergraduate degree at East Carolina University and is currently working on her Masters in Counseling at the same university. She is a registered behavior technician and works supporting children with Autism. Spanish is her first language, so she has always been interested in working with the Latino community. She loves the work that El Futuro is doing to help the community and she is excited to be a part of it. Some of her hobbies include Zumba, watching movies, and going hiking.

Brooke grew up in Birmingham, AL, a really lovely city with plenty of fried food and humid weather. After finishing college at Vanderbilt in Nashville, TN, she moved back to Birmingham for medical school at UAB School of Medicine. She is currently in psychiatry residency at UNC.

Learning Spanish has been one of the greatest joys in her life so far – whether through the classroom, studying abroad, working as a medical interpreter, or spending time with gracious friends & coworkers who are native Spanish speakers. Finding a residency program that offered opportunities to train intentionally in Spanish was a true blessing, and she is really grateful to be a part of El Futuro this year.

Outside of work, she enjoys being outside, spending time with her family and dog, cooking and eating good food, and books in all forms!

David Suh is a second-year psychiatry resident at UNC. He’s starting his year-long community psychiatry experience at El Futuro this year as a part of his residency program and is very excited to do so! He’s originally from South Korea and came over to the U.S. when he was 12 years old. He went to Washington University in St. Louis for college and Vanderbilt University for medical school. He started learning Spanish in high school and majored it in college. During his free time, he likes to go to art crawls, listen to live music, and get bubble tea.