Cowling, Kathleen

Biography

Dr. Cowling has been involved with Medical Education in Saginaw since 1995. Initially hired as core faculty for the EM program after completing her residency in Lansing, Michigan at the MSU combined Sparrow hospital-Ingham Regional Medical Center Affiliated program in 1995. She assumed the role of program director in 2015 and served nine years until being appointed Chair, Surgical Disciplines for CMU College of Medicine. Dr. Cowling served as Covenant HealthCare's Chief of Staff through the pandemic until December 31st, 2022. She cares for patients in Covenant's Emergency Care Center which sees > 80,000 patients/year and is an accredited Level Il adult and pediatric trauma center. Over the decades she has mentored hundreds of residents, medical students and faculty. She also served the SoM as Commissioner for MDHHS - Certificate of Need for 6 years. Her advocacy at the local, state and national levels continues as she supports improved access to health care in the mid-Michigan area.