Medical School: Texas A&M University
Undergraduate School: Brigham Young University-Idaho
Hometown: Anaheim, California
Hi there! I am originally from Anaheim, CA, went to Santa Ana Community College, then BYU Idaho, and attended medical school at Texas A&M. I met my husband in undergrad and moved to Austin, TX for his job after graduating. I took a gap year to become a Texas resident and worked at Kaplan Test Prep teaching MCAT classes. I loved this job and kept it as a side gig, tutoring a bit during medical school.
Outside of work and studying I love being outdoors, staying active and traveling. Here in Corpus there are great outdoor activities like wind surfing, kayaking, fishing, kite flying and just relaxing at the beach with a bonfire. My greyhound, Valkyrie, is learning to love the beach as much as I do. Since I played water polo through college, I love swimming for exercise. It's a great break from the world and great aerobic exercise. Something unique about Corpus is all the public pools are free!
I have had some amazing opportunities to travel and have been to 6 countries and 25 of the 50 states. My favorite destination so far was Rhodes, Greece. It is an amazing island with rich history and the coolest beach I've ever seen. I'm excited for more traveling adventures in the future. I plan to do a rotation in a Spanish speaking country during my 3rd year of residency, and Panama during my next summer break.
This is an amazing program and I love going to work every day. Everyone looks out for each other on shift and we spend lots of time outside of work hanging out together. I can't imagine being anywhere else for residency.