"I love the personal feel to the residency. The residents speak directly with consultants, eliminating the hierarchy of most academic centers. I work with intelligent, driven residents who represent family medicine as a critical necessity in our fragmented healthcare system."

Education: BS Zoology, Minor Spanish. University of Oklahoma; DO, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences

Honors: Sigma Sigma Phi, Oklahoma Foundation for Osteopathic Medicine scholarship recipient

Publication: Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Species-Specific PCR as a Tool for the Identification of Burkholderia Gladioli: January 2002

Hobbies: Traveling, Spanish language, dance, time with family and friends