Jessica Top grew up in South Dakota with an interest in global health that began at a young age. She attended Wheaton College in the Chicago area where she earned a B.S. in Cross-Cultural Healthcare, then returned home to attend medical school at the University of South Dakota. USD exposed her to medicine in underserved areas of the Midwest as well as Haiti which confirmed her desire to pursue a career involving global health and providing care for the underserved. She did her pediatric residency at Virginia Tech Carilion in the Appalachian mountains, then stayed on as a chief resident and attending pediatric hospitalist. Throughout her training she has had experience with the NGO Mission Haiti, Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative at Texas Children’s Hospital, and garnering experience in Ghana and Malawi. She has spent the last two years as a teaching pediatric hospitalist, then decided to pursue more training and experience in global health through the HEAL fellowship. She has a passion for medical education, quality improvement in the hospital setting, and providing care for underserved children. She loves mountain biking, snowboarding, trail running, Thai food, her nephews, and a good book. She is thrilled to join the HEAL family and provide care at Tsehootsooi Medical Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona and SEWA Rural in Jhagadia, India.