Hello! My name is Karina and I have been a certified medical assistant since 2008. I started my career working in Family Medicine and Geriatrics in 2009 and moved into Psychiatry after 8 years. I began working with Erin Walker at Great Lakes Behavioral Health in 2017. Since moving over to the Women’s Health Collective I enjoy that I still get to help with our psychiatric patients at the same time as I am able to work within Women’s Health. I have learned so much with this change! Currently I am attending Grand Rapids Community College to obtain my nursing degree. When I complete that I hope to be able to continue working within either Psychiatry or Women’s Health. Working at the Collective has stirred a passion for women’s health, women’s rights and the rights of our patients in marginalized communities. No matter where my path takes me in life I will continue to fight for all our patients so they have access to the best medical care and treatment possible.