Undergraduate: Truman State University
Medical School: Kansas City University
Favorite Aspects of Pathology: There’s something for everyone in this field; the breadth is truly staggering. I personally enjoy the general focus on diagnosis rather than management, as well as the emphasis on visual pattern recognition. Also, we get to look at pretty colors all day, whether inking a specimen or looking under the microscope!
Outside of Medicine: I enjoy playing the electric bass, Beatles Rockband, tennis, ping-pong, hiking, thrifting, sketching, pampering my houseplants, collecting vinyl records, and canoeing with my husband and dogs.
Why I Like UAMS Pathology: The faculty are so friendly and seem to genuinely enjoy teaching and getting to know the residents!
Favorite Activity in Arkansas: I haven’t lived here very long but so far I really like the Two Rivers trail, Pinnacle mountain, the Buffalo River, and Crater of Diamonds state park (any diamond you find, you get to keep!)
Favorite Restaurant in Little Rock: Hanabi Hibachi Express (they have fantastic affordable sushi), Local Lime, and Big Bad Breakfast.
If I weren’t a pathologist, I would be: It’s hard to choose, but probably a novelist, private investigator, medical illustrator, geologist, zoologist, or a mortician (it may sound morbid, but I think the restorative art element is very cool).
