Her introduction to the medical field was as a Medic with the Army National Guard, and she remains interested in pre-hospital/ first responder education. She has given Trauma EMS Grand Rounds on Traumatic Arrest, Alcohol and Trauma, Blast Injuries and Cardiac Emergencies in Trauma, as well as other small group presentations on Blast Trauma, Thoracoabdominal Trauma, Extremity Trauma (including management of amputations) and Cardiac Emergencies.