Medical School: University of Vermont
Hometown: Haverhill, MA
Why Ghent/EVMS: I was deeply impressed with the quality of the residents/staff, the facilities at the hospital, and how everything just 'clicked'. Being located near the water, strong VA/veteran presence, lots to do, etc all made it a nice balance for me. I especially appreciate the 'opposed' FM program with lots of opportunity to work independently as well.
Hobbies/Interests: Travel, backpacking, reading (non-medical, history/philosophy/world religions especially), combat sports, attempting to learn the viola (poorly)
Future Goals: To be the best possible physician I can for my patients. I want to be 'very good' at a lot of different things vs being specialized in any one field. Maybe that's why I went with Family Medicine. Having spent so much time traveling around while growing up, I look forward to the idea of being the community/family doctor.
Special Areas of Interest: Mental health, addiction medicine, possibly palliative care