Dr. Alison ("Ali") Ross hails from Vancouver, BC, where she spent the better part of her youth exploring the mountains, forest and oceans that made up her backyard. She completed her undergraduate studies in Neuroscience at McGill University in Montreal and then spent a year working in restaurants and solo backpacking in South America prior to starting medical school at Queen's University. While at Queen's, she fell in love with the city of Kingston and the people of Queen's Emerg so she decided to stay to complete her 5-year FRCP residency in Kingston. Her academic interests include resuscitation medicine, point-of-care ultrasound and advocacy for equity-deserving populations. Thanks to support from amazing mentors at QEM, she has published two papers on Intimate Partner Violence in the ED and is currently conducting a study on medical education. In her spare time, she enjoys cycling, playing soccer with her co-residents, a nice IPA, and planning her next trip or outdoor adventure.