Taylor Ross, MD

Taylor Ross, MD (she/her), is drawn to family medicine because of her passion for advocacy, social justice, and community medicine. Taylor is originally from Nixa, MO and she earned her bachelor’s degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from Missouri State University. She then went on to earn her Masters of Public Health and medical degree from the University of Missouri. She served as Director of Clinic Services and started the Food Security Team at MedZou Community Clinic, the student-run free clinic. During her last year of medical school, she served as an intern at the Boone County Department of Health and Human Services, where she helped with contact tracing and the translation of COVID-19 infographics. Taylor also worked with Live Well by Faith, a Community Health Worker program that partnered with Historically Black Churches to create a system to match community members with primary care providers. Taylor believes that forming relationships outside of the clinic is essential in providing practical advice and interventions to improve the health outcomes of communities. Taylor’s medical interests also include women’s health, medication assisted therapy, gender affirming care, and sports medicine. In her free time, Taylor enjoys growing plants, cooking, baking, hiking, and enjoying life with her husband and their two dogs and cat.