I am a native of the West and grew up in Utah, Idaho and Colorado. I attended Idaho State University for my undergraduate work, obtaining an associate degree as a physical therapist assistant, BS in Zoology and Minor in Psychology. My family has a long history of being in medicine, most of my aunts are nurses and my grandfather was a physician. I went to Albuquerque, N.M. for my physician assistant studies and graduated in 2005. I have worked in orthopedics and internal medicine since I graduated.