I was born and raised in Portland, OR and am thrilled to be staying in the incomparable Pacific Northwest for residency. I attended college at Stanford University, majoring in Human Biology with a concentration in community health, and was quickly drawn to public health as a vehicle to increase social justice and reduce persistent inequities in our society. While working for community health organizations during and after college, I volunteered in a clinical capacity at local safety net clinics and came to realize that while addressing upstream structural and systemic issues is crucial to impacting the health of communities, I found the most joy in working directly with patients. I am so excited to be joining the amazing community at Swedish First Hill and am honored to be surrounded by and to learn from this group of individuals dedicated to using their roles as family physicians to advance social justice, health equity and racial justice