ABOUT ME
I was born and raised in Iowa. My interest in research led me to Johns Hopkins University. I came back to Iowa for the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Iowa. Currently, I am at UTSW for the Psychiatry - Research Track residency program.
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My journey to medicine was due to my experiences with disease. Diseases tear families apart. I lost my younger cousin to sepsis, and almost lost my mother to cancer. Medicine is what kept my mom alive, and gave my cousin a fighting chance. Importantly, it was the doctors who were there to help our families through these difficult times. These doctors inspired me to make the same profound impact.
EDUCATION
MOVING MEDICINE
Clinical Work
Working with patients as a resident-doctor in the hospital and free mental health clinic
2013 - 2022
University of Iowa
Department of Neuroscience
Medical Scientist Training Program
Research
Conducting high-impact clinical research and biomedical research in psychiatric disorders
Advocacy
Advocating for patients, students, and the community through student government, university committees, and state and national organized medicine
2007 - 2012
Johns Hopkins University
Major: Neuroscience | Minor: Bioethics
Certificate in Dance
2022 - Present
University of Texas Southwestern
Psychiatry Residency
R25 TRAIN research track