Dr. Alaina Shine was born and raised in Wichita, KS. She attended the University of Missouri-Kansas City where she received a Bachelor of Science in Biology. She received her M.D. from the University of Kansas. Alaina then completed her pediatric residency at Seattle Children's and stayed to continue her training as a Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellow where she plans to further develop her skills in research and QI methodology. Her specific academic interests include decreasing low-value care and implementing quality improvement initiatives to make the hospital safer and more equitable for patients and their families.