Grew up among the red rock desert of St. George UT close to Zions National Park. Needless to say I love outdoors stuff including biking, hiking, camping and about any sport that deals with a board (primarily wakeboarding in the summer and snowboarding in the winter). Met my wife Arika during Senior year at BYU, we've been married for 5 yrs and have 2 amazing sons Jackson (3) and Caden (1). After 4 freezing years in Detroit (Wayne St. SoM) we were ready for the heat again and were so happy to get our first pick of ER programs. I interviewed here fairly early and never found a program to match it. There is a feeling of excellence and high expectations here coupled with fantastic friendly residents and dedicated faculty that went unrivaled among other institutions I interviewed at. We are so happy and excited to be here at UTSW!