Dr. Schmidt, a Portland native, graduated from Colgate University where she studied economics and played division 1  soccer. After graduation, she was hired by Colgate as an Investment Analyst for the university’s endowment, a post she held for 3 years. Dr. Schmidt then pivoted to medicine after completing a post-baccalaureate program at Johns Hopkins. In addition to her stint in the world of finance, before medical school, she served as a birth and postpartum doula. Highlights from medical school at OHSU include presenting cost-effectiveness research at SMFM, testifying at Portland’s City Hall in support of access to reproductive healthcare, and playing on an intramural soccer team with her classmates. She is a member of AOA and the Gold Humanism Honor Society. While not at the hospital, Dr. Schmidt likes to spend time outside, mostly on mountains and on rivers.