Dr. Hess is from Bear Valley, Wisconsin. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin Madison and her medical degree at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Her medical interests include rural family medicine, lifestyle medicine, and geriatrics. In her time outside of the hospital, she enjoys weightlifting, hiking, and spoiling her rescue dog, Bruce, and her senior cat, Edna. She was impressed by the University of Utah’s warm and welcoming faculty and residents, the balance of community and academic training sites, and the endless opportunities to explore beautiful Utah.