McDowell makes history as first rural ob-gyn residency grad in country

Later this month, UW Ob-Gyn resident Laura McDowell, MD, PGY-4 will make medical history when she becomes the first graduate from the first rural ob-gyn residency training program in the country. 

Numerous news outlets in the area have covered McDowell’s accomplishment. Watch or read about this momentous UW Ob-Gyn residency occasion:

Caring for Rural Women: UW doctor completes nation’s first rural OB-GYN residency – Wisconsin State Journal

UW doctor becomes first in country to complete OB-GYN residency focused on rural healthcare – WKOW News

Wis. doctor becomes 1st in nation to complete rural OB-GYN residency program – NBC15

Laura McDowell completes nation's first rural-focused OB-GYN residency – UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Congratulations, Dr. McDowell!