I was born and raised in North Carolina and stayed for undergrad at UNC-Chapel Hill. After a year of service in AmeriCorps in Virginia, I studied global environmental health and disease control in Georgia where I met my wife! Work took me to South Sudan (Guinea Worm disease) and Sierra Leone (Ebola) where I was inspired to pursue clinical medicine, and I transitioned to hospital disease control in Philadelphia while completing a post-baccalaureate before med school. I consider emergency medicine to be the perfect blend of public health and clinical medicine—the first to witness what goes on in our communities and the opportunity (and clinical tools) to make an immediate impact on those who seek our care.
Medical Areas of Interest
Global Health, Wilderness Medicine, Ultrasound, ED Administration/Patient Safety, Medical Education.
Interests & Hobbies
Trail running, hiking, family time (my wife, our two kids, and two dogs), eating baked goods, finding good coffee shops, going to museums and reading all the labels, reading Wikipedia articles, and embracing winter sports!
Why Utah?
Could I find a program with top-notch emergency medicine training (variety of practice settings and patient populations, in-depth procedural experience—both sim and actually using them, fellowship programs in multiple areas of interest, strong alumni network and established reputation in places where I may want to work in the future, etc.) AND a high quality of life for my family (easy access to trails, great schools, great dog culture, etc.)? I asked myself this seemingly impossible question and Utah came back as the answer again and again. On top of it all, I was blown away by how welcoming and laid back both faculty and residents were on interview day and in my program interactions afterwards. I feel so lucky to be joining a family of incredible people in a dream location!
