Meet the author:

Amy Short

Amy Short is currently a second-year medical student at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She will be a member of the graduating class of 2021. Prior to starting medical school, she worked for 16 years as a speech-language pathologist in acute care in the diagnosis and treatment of the adult patient population in head and neck oncology and neurological disorders pertaining to speech and swallowing function. Amy received a Master’s of Science degree from Minot State University and a post-graduate fellowship from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in 1998. Amy spends time away from her medical studies with her family at home and enjoying lake life in the summer.