Santa Maria v. Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION JOHANA SANTA MARIA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 24 C 1698 v. ) ) Judge Sara L. Ellis LOYOLA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ) STRITCH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE and THE ) NATIONAL BOARD OF MEDICAL ) EXAMINERS, ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER Plaintiff Johana Santa Maria, a former medical student at Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (“Stritch”),1 sued Stritch and The National Board of Medical Examiners (“NBME,” and collectively, “Defendants”) for allegedly discriminating against her by dismissing her from medical…