My grandpa came to Las Vegas in 1958 to practice medicine as a primary care physician, and my father has been practicing as an internal medicine physician in Las Vegas for his whole medical career. That being said, I felt that there was a legacy of providing personal and outstanding medical care that I wanted to uphold and continue. I like to think that medicine is in my blood. Along with the strong desire to serve our community and to challenge ourselves, my twin brother, Keith, and I were spurred on by the great examples of our father and our grandfather and these ultimately led us to the decision to apply for medical school. We felt that as physicians, we would be able to help others in a profound and unique way and having grown up with intimate knowledge of the daily rigors of being a physician, we felt that we were well suited to the role. I found a deep love for science, anatomy, and working with people during my undergrad at Brigham Young University, where I completed a dual major in physiology and developmental biology and in German studies with a minor in gerontology. It has been a great pleasure of mine to expand my knowledge and further develop these skills throughout medical school and to now be able to help provide for the medical needs of the community that I was born and raised in.

Many major life events occurred for me during medical school. The most important one was definitely getting to marry the love of my life, Alex. She has been everything I could've hoped for in a spouse and more, and I am looking forward to starting a family with her in the near future. She will be an amazing mother! There have definitely been ups and downs during medical school, both in the classroom and the hospital, but I wouldn't trade this experience for anything.

There is a certain amount of pride that one can take in trying to selflessly care for others. I think that working as a physician can be a great route to do this, but I have also been able to experience some of this joy as a medical student. My favorite service experiences in medical school involved instances of getting to teach health related information to children in grades K-12 as a part of MedSpeak, which I was able to participate in for all four years of medical school. It is amazing to see kids get involved in learning how to live healthier lives and to help give them advice that can make a real impact for them long term!

I am going into physical medicine and rehabilitation, and I am currently undecided which specialty I will subspecialize into. I would like to do volunteer work as some part of my practice, and I plan on staying and practicing in Las Vegas for the length of my career.