Eastern New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico Regional Academic Center
Thomas Wulf, MD
Regional Assistant Dean
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine
BS, Southern Illinois University
MD, Central America Health Science University
Emily Cometti, BS
Regional Academic Center Coordinator
BS, Texas Tech University
Meet an Alumna and a Student from the Eastern NM Regional Academic Center
Tianna Sell, DO
Class of 2024
Tianna Sell is currently completing her Orthopedic Surgery residency at Corewell Health in Farmington Hills, Michigan. During her time at Burrell College of Health Sciences School of Osteopathic Medicine, Tianna was active in the Student Government Association, serving as the Class of 2024 president. In Eastern New Mexico (ENM), Tianna served as president of their Youth Medical Explorers (YME) and as the ENM Regional Academic Center Representative. As a first-generation college graduate, Tianna thoroughly enjoyed her time with YME and said, “YME provides resources and mentors for high school students pursuing healthcare careers. It has been fun working with the students and helping them find their paths within medicine,” she added.
Tianna hails from Mead, Colorado where she attended Carroll College in Helena, Montana, earning a degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology while playing softball for the Fighting Saints. While an undergraduate student, Tianna spent the summer of 2016 in Roswell, NM, shadowing Dr. Don Wenner II.
Tianna described returning to Roswell for her third-year rotations as a full-circle moment, coming back to work at the same hospitals where she had shadowed.
“I always wanted to return to Eastern NM for my clinical rotations because I knew what great hands-on clinical experience I would get. Working one-on-one in a true apprenticeship role with preceptors in Eastern NM provides unmatched experiences and learning opportunities for students. I also enjoyed the close relationships between providers within the hospitals. I was always able to hop between preceptors if interesting cases were going on, and found preceptors always welcoming to have me,” said Tianna.
Tianna was also a Yates Scholar through the support of the PY Foundation and plans to return to Southeastern New Mexico upon completing her residency.
“The Yates scholarship, as a result of the PY foundation, is a huge opportunity to relieve debt burden and also serves the purpose of bringing back new physicians to the underserved area. Being able to cut my student debt almost in half is a surreal feeling. I am honored to receive such a scholarship and look forward to returning to Southeast New Mexico in five years,” concluded Tianna.
Bailey Boyd
OMS IV Class of 2025
Student doctor Bailey Boyd graduated from Colorado State University with a major in Biology and a concentration in Pre-Health Science and is expected to graduate from Burrell in May 2025. She has participated and held leadership positions in many groups at Burrell, including the OBGYN Club, American Medical Women’s Association, Gifted Hands, and Student Government. She is interested in a career in women’s health.
Rural medicine and communities hold a special place with Bailey. She’s from Dolores, Colorado; a small, picturesque town in the Four Corners area with a population of 900 people. Bailey graduated with the same twenty-five peers from preschool.
Bailey completed her third-year clinical rotations in the Eastern NM Regional Academic Center, in Artesia, NM, a rural, vibrant community that has prepared her well for residency.
“I can’t imagine having completed my clinical rotations at any other RAC site. The preceptors were fantastic, always exceptionally generous with their time and knowledge. I was truly part of their family for the four weeks I rotated with them. The diverse range of medical cases I encountered have enhanced my learning and professional growth with hands-on experience that I will cherish forever. Through IVs, intubations, deliveries, cardiac catheterizations and more, rural medicine is so special. Eastern NM encompasses all the best aspects of this discipline,” said Bailey.
“Moreover, being awarded the esteemed Yates Scholarship made this opportunity possible. It alleviated financial burdens and allowed me to fully immerse myself in the experience without distraction. Growing up in a small town, I have always admired the sense of community and support we offer one another. The PY Foundation exemplifies these values, and I am deeply honored to be a recipient of their generosity. Those at the foundation are kind, supportive, and always there to offer a helping hand; they were an integral piece in my ability to achieve a Distinction in Rural Medicine on my diploma. Thank you, Eastern NM!”