About

NC OBGYN Residency

Pronouns: she/her/hers
Hometown: Woodstock, Georgia
Undergraduate Degree: Emory University
MD: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

WHY OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY?

To me, the field of OB/GYN embodies all the reasons of why I wanted to become a physician: the chance to connect with and forge meaningful relationships with patients, the opportunities to serve a marginalized/underserved patient population, and the ability to have an impact on my patients in a variety of settings (i.e. clinic, OR, L&D). Additionally, most of the medical hardships in my immediate and extended family have been OB/GYN-related, and I see entering in this field as a way to advocate for the women in my family, and others like them, who have endured so much.

WHY UNC?

I have long admired UNC’s commitment to cultivating a residency cohort whose diverse backgrounds reflect the patient population it serves. I was encouraged to discover, after meeting these residents and faculty personally, that they are as funny and kind as they are intelligent and highly-skilled! These interactions, coupled with the opportunity to explore virtually any subspecialty that OB/GYN has to offer alongside renowned leaders in the field, assured me that UNC would provide me with the ideal training ground for both my personal and professional development. I can’t wait to grow into same kind of compassionate, culturally competent, and advocacy-driven OB/GYN that I get to surround myself with every single day!

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

For a list of recent publications, please visit Dr. Woodard’s PubMed Listing.