Dr. Sweney received her medical degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine, completed her Pediatric residency at Creighton-Nebraska Universities Joint residency, and her Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Utah. She has been on the faculty of the University of Utah Department of Pediatrics since 2010.She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Utah and is in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care. She is the medical director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Primary Childrens Medical Center. She also serves on the Primary Childrens Hospital Ethics Committee and Ethics consultation team. Dr. Sweney's clinical interests include pediatric bioethics, disaster preparedness, and care staff models.