What makes you passionate about being a healthcare provider? Perhaps what makes me most passionate about being a health care provider is getting to know my patients and partnering with them to achieve their physical and mental healthcare goals. In your opinion, what should be the role of a primary care provider for a patient, taking into account both physical health and behavioral health needs? Primary care is a patient's entry point into the healthcare system and the continuing focal point or "home base" for patients throughout their healthcare journey. As a primary care provider, I focus on health promotion and disease prevention as well as diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic illnesses and patient education. Tell us a little bit about yourself. What do you like to do in your spare time? My husband and two boys are my why. We are most happy in the mountains backpacking, hiking, drinking good coffee, and making smores over a bonfire. I love reading novels and wish I had more time for it. Please note: As I am not an MD/DO, I am not authorized to prescribe controlled substances in the state of Texas.