Alex Harsha Bangura, MD, is a full-spectrum family physician with surgical obstetrics privileges at Lakewood Health System in Staples, MN. Dr Harsha Bangura serves as the inaugural Program Director for the UMN Lakewood Rural Family Medicine Residency Program, which aims to train family physicians for practice in rural areas and emphasizes obstetrics and acute care skills for critical access environments. Dr Harsha Bangura graduated from Contra Costa Family Medicine Residency in 2019 and Harvard Medical School in 2016. She grew up in New Ulm, MN, and has dedicated her career to improving healthcare in rural and resource-limited communities in the United States and globally.