Dr. Lay grew up in Los Angeles, CA and stayed in the area for college where she majored in Psychobiology at the University of California, Los Angeles. After graduating with honors and taking a gap year working as a scribe and tutor, she pursued her medical degree at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She is currently training as a PGY-2 at the Kaweah Health Psychiatry Residency Program. As one of Kaweah’s Academic Seniors, she is passionate about education and working with underserved populations. She plans on applying to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship.