Founders

To get into some of the most competitive specialties, we struggled, studied, and aced Step 1. Although we accomplished our goals, the process was frustrating. Even more frustrating was the amount of knowledge we forgot.

As residents, we found that the same error-ridden process persisted: we crammed for exams and procedures, only to forget most of that hard-won knowledge before we had the opportunity to apply it a second time. In search of a solution, we looked through the medical literature and consulted educational experts. Finally, we discovered spaced learning. We also learned that it was already vetted for medical education. Gunner Training is our first step in revolutionizing medical education.

Frank Lau, Founder and Chief Medical Officer

Frank is a resident in the Harvard Combined Plastic Surgery Residency Program and a clinical research fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital. In the lab, he’s directing the differentiation of hepatocytes from induced pluripotent stem cells and embryonic stem cells. He’s also investigating the physiology of adipogenesis. One of his greatest passions is teaching, which is a pursuit that’s engaged him since high school. He taught the MCAT during his undergraduate years at Yale, where he graduated in 3 years with a B.S. in Molecular Biochemistry & Biophysics. He also taught undergraduate-level genetics during medical school at the University of Michigan, from which he graduated with research honors. His passion for teaching drives many of the technological innovations at Gunner Training.

John Lin, Co-Founder

John recently completed his Anesthesiology Residency at Harvard Medical School. He grew up in southern California where he juggled time playing poker and studying statistical mechanics as a participant in the Caltech Young Engineering and Science Scholars program. After high school, he graduated magna cum laude at the University of Pennsylvania. While in college, he was awarded a research grant for his work on sequencing a putative XIAP psuedogene. Afterwards, John stayed in Philadelphia and attended Temple Medical School. After residency, he returned home to California and now aspires to own courtside seats to the L.A. Lakers.

George Mundanthanam, Co-Founder

George recently completed his Orthopaedic Hand Fellowship at Harvard Medical School. He spent his formative years in the great state of New Jersey. After winning a state title in the 400 intermediate hurdles, he moved on to the 7-year medical program at Drew University/UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. In college, he spent 3 weeks in Athens, Greece studying the public transportation system for the 2004 Olympics. He also spent 6 months in Oxford, England where his two biggest accomplishments were a publication in The Lancet, and a 6-week spring break during which he managed to trek through the Sahara desert and ski the Swiss Alps all in the same week. He was an Orthopaedic surgery resident at Baylor College of Medicine. He is joining a private practice in Massachusetts, and is keen on helping medical students “gun down” Step 1.