- Medical School
- Vanderbilt University
- Biography
- Barbara grew up in rural Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa, graduating with a degree in chemical engineering. In medical school, she was selected for the Vanderbilt Program in Interprofessional Learning and worked to improve health care delivery systems with integrated quality improvement. Additionally, she completed a rotation at the CDC in Atlanta doing field work in outbreak response. She can be found on the mountain both skiing and snowboarding, and in the summers, she enjoys golfing.