I’m Elizabeth, a board-certified nurse practitioner working in dermatology. I grew up in the northern suburbs of Chicago and was not exactly sure what I wanted to do career-wise going into college. After bouncing around from a special education major to dietetics, I finally landed in the nursing program at the University of Illinois. After receiving my Bachelor’s degree in nursing, I started working in an intensive care unit as a new grad RN at a hospital in Chicago.

I quickly realized that night shift and bedside nursing were not for me. I started asking friends and family about other potential job opportunities. At the time, my boyfriend’s mom (who now happens to be my mother-in-law) was a nurse and just happened to previously work for a dermatologist. She passed along my resume, the office reached out for an interview, and that’s how I got into derm. It really is about who you know, and connections are everything!