She went to Medical School at the University of Calgary and completed her Residency training at UBC. While in Residency she developed an interest in Palliative Care management, Addiction Medicine (including Methadone Maintenance Programs), and chronic pain management. She expanded her expertise to include various forms of acupuncture (TCM, Dynamic Active Acupuncture, GTT) and energy medicine approaches to complement her other knowledge of Pain management. In addition to running a full time Family Practice she is currently a GP Pain consultant with the Comox Valley Nursing Centre Team and continues consultations in her other areas of expertise.