I grew up in a small town outside of Pittsburgh with my parents and one older sister. After high school I followed my heart (aka college basketball) to Duke where I tented out all four years and occasionally studied international relations along with the standard premedical courses. After college, I accepted an Air Force HPSP scholarship to attend The Ohio State University College of Medicine where I solidified my interest in emergency medicine and gained a few others, including diagnostic ultrasonography. I chose UTSW and Parkland because of their excellent national reputations, their increasing devotion to ultrasound education, the ability to combine education with public service, and of course the excellent location in Dallas, TX.