Eileen Rowe, of Prairie Village, Kansas, was born and raised in Raytown, followed by Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She is a family physician working at Research Brookside Emergency Department. She completed her Bachelors of Science in Biology at Emporia State University followed by medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences. She completed her residency training with Goppert Trinity at Research Medical Center in 2015. Eileen’s extended Westhues and Cassidy family grew from laying strong roots in Raytown. She is thankful to be able to give back to a community that has played such a vital role in her family’s upbringing.