Originally from Richmond, Virginia, Carrie Shadowen earned her BA in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and graduated from VCU School of Medicine in 2021.She is completing her post-graduate residency training (current PGY4) in Obstetrics & Gynecology at VCU. She is pursuing a career providing minimally invasive gynecologic surgical care, investigating multimodal treatment of benign gynecologic disease, and promoting clinical research. She will begin her fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA, in August 2025. In her free time, she enjoys being active outside, reading, listening to live music, and spending quality time with friends and family.