She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Houston. She received her medical degree at the Medical School of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Potter completed her Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency and combined adult and pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship at VUMC. Her special interests include the health care transition of young adults from pediatric to adult endocrine care as well as genetic and congenital endocrine diseases. Potter is Board Certified in Pediatric and Adult Endocrinology.