About Me
About me: I was born in the Tarheel state and bled Carolina Blue for undergrad and medical school at UNC before moving to Nashville for Med-Peds residency at Vanderbilt. I moved out here with my fiancée, and we do not have any children (fur or otherwise).
Medical Areas of Interest: Undecided / ACHD
Interests and Hobbies: Upon arrival, we went full Utah and joined a climbing gym, which adds to our other hobbies of hiking, skiing, and running. I would like my hobbies to include a dog but we are working out a general disagreement at home as to the size of said dog. Stay tuned – I’m going to see how Mikayla’s journey goes before committing.
Why UT? During fellowship applications I was trying to expand my search out of the southeast where I had spent most of my life. Utah initially appealed to me as a rapidly growing (both patients and faculty), high-volume center with a high catchment area. Talking with the fellows on my interview day, I got a sense of how intentional the program is with its training and treatment of the fellows. For example, the program is growing rapidly, so they expanded the fellowship program (pretty concrete answer to my interview question of, “how do you incorporate feedback”!). The faculty here is simultaneously outstanding, approachable, and just happy to be here. They come from all over the country, which, as a transplant, I appreciate. Finally, it’s absurd how close the outdoors are. When you’re not working, it’s truly a playground.
