Mary is originally from Palmer, AK though she completed her undergraduate in Psychology at Boise State University. She moved back to Alaska and began working as a medical assistant in an addiction treatment program which allowed her to find her true passion, addiction medicine. Mary then attended medical school at University of Washington School of Medicine and is currently in her Internal Medicine Residency for UW-Boise. She plans to apply for Addiction Medicine Fellowship within the upcoming cycle with hopes to return to her home state and provide more access to addiction services.