Hi! I’m Abbie and I currently work at Mayo as an infectious diseases pharmacist in the outpatient setting (both Pediatrics and Adults). I have a miniature golden doodle named Fredrick, whom I love to take on walks or with me to any pet-friendly shop. I have two brothers, Jake and Luke, and a sister-in-law, Molly, who is expecting her first baby. I’m very excited to become an aunt this winter, and I’m currently training (I use that term loosely) for my first 10K that will be in April 2026!
Share a core childhood memory and a bit about your younger years and places you’ve lived.
Most of my favorite memories from childhood are the countless hours my brothers and I would spend playing outside. I’m the middle child in between 2 boys, and I remember constantly playing sports together – basketball, football, tennis, baseball, etc. in our backyard. One memory that sticks out is the first time I was invited to play in their touch football games with our neighbors. I remember running across the yard just hoping someone would throw me the ball and finally a friend did and I actually outran my brother (which certainly wouldn’t happen now since he’s 6’5″) to get a touchdown.
Abbie and her family
I was lucky to grow up in a loving home with brothers who were great (for the most part – though we did have our fair share of fights) and parents who taught us to love the Lord. I grew up in a small town in Illinois called Robinson and moved to West Lafayette, IN for college at Purdue University where I spent 6 years getting my PharmD degree. Many of my fond memories of playing sports and watching them with my family probably led to my continued love of sports and the way I never missed a Purdue basketball game in person while on campus (and still don’t on TV) and continue to love playing and watching sports of all kinds. After college, I moved to South Carolina for 2 years of post-graduate residency that eventually led me to Rochester for my first “big kid job” last year.
Celebrating the completion of residency with friends in Mexico
How does your faith inform your work?
My faith is the cornerstone of my practice and purpose. It guides my decision-making and fuels my passion for taking care of patients in some of their lowest and most stressful moments. In my role, I get to have visits with patients a few days after they leave the hospital to ensure they have a smooth transition to homewhile taking antimicrobials, but this also allows me to ask how they’re doing and let them know that I’m praying for them in this season.
What is one important skill every person should master?
I think every person should master the art of asking questions! In our increasingly digital world, our inability to ask questions and get to know people can give the impression that we find whatever is on our phones more interesting than the people sitting in front of us. It’s still an art that I’m working on, and it’s awkward at first but it’s so worth it for getting to know people!
What are you most passionate about?
Abbie with her bestie, Lucy
I am most passionate about Christian community meaning that people truly DO life together (see Dietrich Bonhoeffer’ book Life Together). I think that we often silo ourselves off because of the busy nature of our culture and it robs us of knowing one another deeply, bearing each other’s burdens, and praying for each other. (Galatians 6:1-5; James 5:15-16)
What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
I love to spend money on books! I have called it a compulsion in the past because I spent a lot of years owning more books that I have not yet read than ones I have read. I don’t think that’s true anymore, and I try to keep the ratio more read than need to be read in my stacks that I have laying around.
