She completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the University of Utah Hospital. Prior to her fellowship she completed residency and internship in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at University of Utah Hospital, serving as Chief Resident from 2015-2016. Dr. Patterson received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Kentucky in May, 2012. Dr. Patterson is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Pediatrics. She is a member of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, and the American College of Physicians.