Dr. Speaks is Board Certified in Clinical and Anatomic Pathology. She holds a B.S. (Biology), M.S. (Medical Sciences) and PhD (Molecular Genetics of Cancer) from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. She obtained her Medical Degree, with Distinction, and completed her medical residency there. She holds membership in the American Pathology Foundation, American Society of Clinical Pathologists, College of American Pathologists, United States and Canada Academy of Pathology and the Kansas Medical Society/Kansas Pathology Society. She is licensed to practice in Kansas and five surrounding states.