Trauma, Critical Care, Surgical Oncology, Transplant, Medical Education, Health Disparities, Leadership in Medicine, Health Communication, Medical Humanities
Interests & Hobbies
Writing- I was an undergrad writing major and I love to write and read nonfiction essays and books about medicine; I taught a narrative medicine course when I was an MS4.
Visual Art- I illustrated an emergency general surgery textbook in med school and a friend and I painted a 10x100' mural in New Orleans. Currently working on a series of 30 portraits in pen/sharpie and pencil
Dance: I was on dance team in college and still love dancing at Millenium Dance Complex in downtown SLC
Running: Utah has great trails and I've been exploring Corner Canyon this summer/fall in a 5K trail race series
Also love yoga, skiing, snowboarding, paddleboarding, bouldering (not very well), cooking and making people look at pictures of my cat.
Why Utah?
Why I chose Utah: I thought Utah was in a very cool "sweet spot" educationally- we have a Level I trauma center, a VA, an NCCN cancer center, a free-standing peds hospital, etc but don't have to compete with fellows for cases! We get to operate early on and I also appreciate the ownership that our faculty take of their patients. My family still lives in Sandy, UT which is a huge perk and I love going on adventures outside.
