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PGY-2
University of Louisville School of Medicine PM&R Program
Dr. Sweat completed her Bachelor of Science in Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2013. During her time as an undergraduate, she acted as a student ambassador for the campus health service which allowed her to organize and carry out health promotion events within the Yellow Jackets community. She volunteered extensively to provide education and resources to other students about the importance of healthy living and physical activity. She also served as a teaching assistant for the Bio@Tech summer program where she taught general biology laboratory skills, aiming to foster a love of basic sciences to future researchers. She discovered her own love of the basic sciences in the Sulchek BioMEMs and Biomechanics Lab where she conducted applied research in the field of biophysics, specifically studying how to use Fc-functionalized microparticles to modulate complement activity.
Dr. Sweat is passionate about physiatry education and serves as a mentor to anyone who enters her Twitter DMs. She is specifically interested in leveraging social media for good by connecting people who would otherwise not have the exposure to PM&R as a specialty or have the resources for mentorship within their medical school sphere. She has since served the AOCPMR as social media chair for two years, significantly growing the organization's digital reach, and now serves as the PhiT Council Secretary and PhiT representative for her residency program.
Dr. Sweat is interested in the intersection of technology and rehab, specifically as it relates to virtual/augmented reality and neuromodulation. She plans to work in a mixed inpatient and outpatient practice. Outside of medicine, Dr. Sweat likes to stay active with running and weightlifting and enjoys playing video games in her free time.