Ali Howen, MD

Ali Howen, MD, is from McFarland, Wisconsin. Having completed her undergraduate degree in Spanish at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, Ali earned her medical degree at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Prior to medical school, Ali developed a passion for working with individuals with disabilities as a support specialist (respite provider), working primarily with children at risk of out-of-home placement. She sought those experiences via AmeriCorps and United Cerebral Palsy. With a servant’s heart, Ali volunteered with Global Brigades, a non-profit organization using a holistic model to help prepare rural communities in Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua for self-sustainability through student-led medical, dental, public health, business, water, and engineering brigades, participating in three medical/dental brigades in Honduras, particularly. Ali further developed her Spanish-speaking abilities by majoring in Spanish, and incorporating Spanish into everyday life, which led to advanced ability to communicate with Spanish-speaking patients. When she’s not serving her community, Ali loves to play soccer, road biking, reading, and has deemed herself a cheese curd (both fresh and fried) enthusiast.