Kristin Swope received her Bachelor of Science in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience with a minor in Gender and Health at the University of Michigan. She then went on to receive a medical degree and Master of Public Health at Loyola University Chicago, where she was inaugurated as a member of the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She is currently in residency at Emory University. During residency she has developed a strong interested in uterine fibroids and was instrumental in implementing a Centering Patient with Fibroids program at Emory and Grady. Her career interests include breastfeeding, chronic pelvic pain, and minimally invasive surgery