physician - writer
| emergency medicine | current events |
| (single) motherhood | covid-19 |
Selected Media
Television
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Fox13 News "Spotlight: Healthier Together" with Dr. Jim Polo on the increase of patients in the emergency room during winter months due to a wide variety of causes. "Tips to stay out of the ER this winter," 28 January 2022.
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Fox13 News discussing omicron variant case surge and its toll on healthcare workers along with five other prominent Utah physicians and healthcare workers. "Utah health leaders, hospital systems address omicron case surge," 6 January 2022.
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KSL Studio 5 with Hailey Hendricks discussing questions parents should ask their physicians before getting the vaccine. "Before my child gets the COVID-19 vaccine, what questions should I ask their doctor?," 11 May 2021.
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KSL Studio 5 with Brooke Walker sharing Covid experiences and advocating for getting more information on a vaccine in order to help you in your decision making. "Anxious about the COVID vaccine? Here is a way to ease your mind…," 25 February 2021.
Radio
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Utah Public Radio
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Discussing emotional wellness and general exhaustion during the Omicron surge on Access Utah, 12 January 2022.
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Discussing burnout among healthcare professionals and vaccines on Access Utah, 24 September 2021.
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Discussing the roll out of vaccines, the future, and grieving during the pandemic on Access Utah, 3 March 2021.
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Discussing front-line pandemic experience in local Emergency Rooms on Access Utah, 20 May 2020.
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KSL News Radio
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"Illnesses such as RSV already striking children hard," 11 November 2022.
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"With a heatwave on the way, how do you avoid getting heatstroke?," 8 June 2022.
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Utah's Noon News, "US and Utah pausing use of Johnson and Johnson's vaccine," 13 April 2021.
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Physician guest on Live Mic with Lee Lonsbury
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Podcasts
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Appearance on The Salt Lake Tribune podcast TribTalk with the Utah State Medical Examiner Dr. Erik Christensen and The Salt Lake Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle, 3 August 2020.
Other
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Speaker at the College of Humanities and Social Science, Utah State University "A Light on a Hill" ceremony, 1 September 2020.
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Panel speaker at the College of Humanities and Social Science, Utah State University discussion on women in medicine "Learn where your CHaSS degree can take you", 15 November 2019.