Dr. Farrell is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD where she received her degree in Systems Engineering. She went on to medical school at Washington University in St. Louis, MO and returned to active duty after completing her medical degree. She retired from the United States Navy in 2019 after over 20 years as a comprehensive obstetrician gynecologist. After retiring from the Navy, Dr. Farrell joined the faculty at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. In 2022, she graduated from the Harvard Kennedy School with a master’s in public administration focusing on healthcare economics, business strategy, and policy.  Presently, she is a member of the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences at the University of California San Diego.  Her professional interests are graduate medical education, healthcare policy and politics, surgical quality, and gynecologic surgery.