Tyler was born in Memphis (TN) and returned there to complete his MPAS at Christian Brothers University, but was raised in Bowling Green and calls Kentucky home. He completed his bachelor’s in biology at Brescia University (Owensboro, KY) and worked as a nursing assistant during the COVID-19 pandemic. During his PA education, Tyler completed a hospital medicine rotation at Baptist Health in Louisville, which first piqued his interest in inpatient internal medicine.  As a former collegiate baseball catcher, peer tutor, and club president, Tyler felt that he could best apply acquired skills of group leadership, communication, and delegation, in managing and coordinating patient care in the role of a hospitalist. He is very excited to be joining the UKPA Academic Residency Program in the hospital medicine tact at UK Healthcare (Lexington). During his residency year, Tyler will also be getting married to his fiancé, who he met in PA school and is also completing a residency program in emergency medicine at UK Healthcare. Tyler holds that all are created in the image of God, which drives his passion for healthcare. As Jesus ministered to the lowly and the sick, he aspires to follow in Christ’s example in his practice.  Outside of medicine, he enjoys hiking, sports, reading, movies, almost all kinds of music, and spending time with friends and family.