Joe was born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where he completed a H.B.Sc. in anthropology and a M.Sc. in biology at Lakehead University before studying medicine at his hometown school at NOSM and continuing his journey in emergency medicine in Saskatchewan. Along the way, Joe has worked at a summer camp, a wilderness gear store, a non-profit, a biotech company, and two different bookstores. When he’s not doing teaching on the whiteboard or seeing what an ultrasound probe can find, he loves to read, play music, and be outdoors.