She completed a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin after which she practiced full time emergency medicine for 12 years in a community hospital in Milwaukee. After completing her fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the MCW, she joined the faculty in the Palliative Care Program. Dr. Foutz is board certified in emergency medicine and hospice and palliative medicine. She continues to practice emergency medicine at the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center. She is a member of the Wisconsin POST Coalition. She has special interest in advance care planning and the integration of palliative care in the emergency department.