Jessie took the scenic route to Vancouver, making stops in Kingston and Calgary before settling on the West Coast—mostly for the ocean views, $8 lattes, and the sheer volume of large dogs in tiny rain jackets. A proud UBC-lifer, she did both undergrad and med school here and never left. Some say it’s loyalty. Others say she just can’t remember her CWL password to log out.
Emergency Medicine quickly stole Jessie’s heart (and destroyed her sleep schedule) with its controlled chaos and high-stakes problem-solving. A match made in trauma-bay heaven, if you will.
Outside the hospital, Jessie keeps her cortisol in check with boxing sessions—because nothing says self-care like aggressively punching a heavy bag. She is also regularly humbled by seniors on the pickleball court. But most days she can be found in couch-rotting mode: horizontal, doom-scrolling, and somehow still dodging a DVT.
Jessie is absolutely stoked to join the UBC Emergency Medicine crew—ready to tackle residency one trauma, one “weak and dizzy,” and one Diet Coke at a time.