Teal was born and raised in Laramie, Wyoming. She received her bachelors degree in Physiology with a minor in Statistics from the University of Wyoming in Fall of 2014. After college, she took a year and a half off traveling and working as a phlebotomist. Teal decided to pursue a career in medicine because she is fascinated by the human body and enjoy giving back to the community. She currently has not decided on any particular field in medicine, but hopes that as her medical education progresses it will inspire her focus toward a specific area of practice. In her free time she enjoys running, hiking, and snowboarding.