Casey Sautter is the daughter of two veterinarians and grew up on a sheep farm in rural Minnesota. She studied chemistry at Lawrence University in Appleton, WI before completing a master’s degree in infectious diseases, vaccinology, and drug discovery as a joint degree from the University of Basel in Switzerland and the National University of Singapore. She then returned to her home state for medical school at the University of Minnesota as a third-generation Golden Gopher. She initially started medical school with the intent to become an infectious disease physician, however, she fell head over heels for women’s health, reproductive justice, and life in the operating room. While in medical school, she completed a Doris Duke International Clinical Research Fellowship and spent a year in Uganda. Following medical school, she stayed in the Midwest and completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Within women’s health, she has particular interests in reproductive infectious disease, family planning, and general obstetrics and gynecology. She is looking forward to the HEAL fellowship as an opportunity to become a part of a global community working toward health equity among all people and populations. Outside of medicine, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, exploring new places, yoga, scuba diving, cooking (and eating!) vegetarian dishes, and trying to keep up with the news and politics.