Undergraduate School and Major: Reed College, Biology
Medical School: Tuft Medical School, Maine Track
Life/professions/adventures prior to attending medical school: Crepe Food Cart, Peace Corps Volunteer in South Africa
Interests / Hobbies: Hiking, running, being outside, playing cribbage while outside
Favorite Food: Pizza
Restaurant Recommendation: Boda!!! Everything is incredible
Favorite TV Show or Movie: The OC
What book do you recommend to others and why: Cloud Cuckoo Land was a lovely read
Best Arts Experience: Free Fridays at the Portland Museum are totally worth it!
Favorite Hike or Ski trail: New favorite hike is the Bold Coast of Maine. Favorite ski trail is anything not too steep that ends at a bar
Favorite Beach (doesn’t have to be in Maine): In Maine: Seawall! Not Maine: East Beach in RI
Closest brush with a famous person: I've chatted with McDreamy a few times!
Celebrity I most resemble: I used to get Violet from the Incredibles frequently!!
Best Job: Peace Corps in South Africa working in HIV prevention by far.
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: An environmental scientist!
Medical Interests: Rural medicine, wilderness medicine, street medicine
Personal Goals: To be the best doctor I can be while staying healthy, happy and active in life outside the hospital
Favorite Place in Maine: Seawall Beach! Or Seal Cove on Vinalhaven. Or the north part of Baxter.
Why MMC: A great program with incredibly smart and super supportive attendings and residents. Felt like the best place possible for me to train.