Alumni Steve Manuszak ‘02 and Chris Hakim ‘08 are currently residents at Providence Hospital in Southfield. Both attended the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University. 

Earlier this year, both were working in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit) at Providence and found themselves managing the entire unit as COVID-19 cases hit, and the hospital was short-staffed. Manuszak described the experience as “a couple of De La Salle boys grinding out tough shifts and keeping people alive.”

Manuszak, an undergraduate English major, spent over two years in Armenia, serving in the Peace Corps. When he returned to Michigan, he worked as a nurse’s aide at the Jesuit Colombiere Center in Clarkston, MI, and began studying for the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test). After med school, he interned at St. John Hospital (Detroit) where he met his wife, Jennifer. They currently live in Madison Heights, and have a baby boy. When Manuszak finishes his residency, the family will head to northwest Michigan, where he has accepted a position as a hospitalist at Munson Hospital, in Manistee, and also plans to have a family medicine practice. 

“My experience in the Peace Corps, in a small community, influenced my decision to seek a position in a rural area,” Manuszak said. “I like that I will be a ‘jack of all trades.’ “ 

Hakim pursued pre-med as an undergraduate, and recently accepted a post-residency gastrointestinal fellowship at Providence. He is currently living in Farmington Hills, as his residency also takes him to the Providence Novi location. 

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(L. to R.) Steve Manuszak ‘02 and Chris Hakim ‘08.