“Seeing how hard my staff work for our patients is truly a blessing. For the longest time, we were the only partial hospitalization level of care on the behavioral health service line. To see how families transition from all our levels of care down to a patient going off to college and being successful is a great feeling.”

“I remember a little baby that received a heart transplant. She had the brightest blue eyes. I remember waiting every day whether the heart would come for her or not and it was looking very grim for this little girl. But I remember getting the phone call from the family: 'The heart’s on the way, they’re doing the surgery tonight.'”

“Science greatly benefits from diverse representation and the perspective women bring. While much progress has been made, we have yet to achieve true representation of women in academic medicine. I want to acknowledge the women of science who made my entry into the field possible. Among their many accomplishments, they opened the door to representation. That door can only remain open if women continue contributing to the field.”