Michelle earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1996, followed by a Master of Science degree as a Physician Assistant from The Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University in 1998. She received the Physician Assistant Departmental Thesis Award in 1998 with her Masters’ Thesis titled “Treating Obesity as a Chronic Medical Condition”. Michelle is board-certified in General Medicine and holds a special certification in Surgery.