Murarik earned both her bachelor’s degree in health sciences and her Master of Health Sciences, Physician Assistant Studies, from Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated cum laude.

Murarik shares that it is interactions with her patients that motivates what she does. “Forming those individual relationships and learning how to best care for each person is what it’s all about.”

As one of four children, Murarik likes spending time with her family – including her parents, three brothers, three sisters-in-law and her fiancé. She also enjoys being active outdoors hiking, biking and camping.