“There were 200 students accepted [U of M Med School]. 

175 of us and seven were women.” 

Way interviews Mary Houck for Oral History Series

Editor’s note: Dr. Houck passed in December 2025.

The orignal article was printed in the Journal in October 2025.

resident Mary Houck.

Dr. Houck, a career anesthesiologist, was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1934.

“I was an only child,” she said. “My name was …