One of the youngest survivors of the Oklahoma City Bombing is on her way to becoming a doctor 27 years later.At 6 months old, Madison Naylor was one of the youngest survivors of the OKC Bombing. Now at 27, she just matched with OU Medical to begin her residency.Naylor was a baby at the YMCA day care near the Murrah building in 1995 when the bomb went off.”I don’t remember the day, everything I know has been over my lifetime hearing others tell me. I was one of the infants that was evacuated and was okay as it turns out, completely uninjured,” Naylor said.Both Naylor’s parents were working at OU Health that day.”My mom heard the bomb go off. My dad did not realize what happened. It was the 90s and the two of them tried to coordinate in the pre-cell phone era. It was pretty stressful for them,” Naylor said.168 people were killed in the bombing, including 19 children.”My mom said I was being held by a really nice lady and she still doesn’t know who that person was,” Naylor said.She said that tragedy has shaped her life and inspired her to help others.”It’s always been a part of my story. I think it’s one of the reasons why I was very idealistic and wanted to go into medicine in the first place,” Naylor said.She wanted to become an Oklahoma doctor.”I was just always hoping to come back here and stay here because I feel like this is where I want to end up long term,” Naylor said.For the past four years, she has been studying medicine at OU Med. This week, she finally got the news she has waited for.”It was match week for medical students across the country. When I opened my envelope that told me the location which was here, I cried. It was messy, but I was so happy,” Naylor said.Naylor will be specializing in pediatrics at OU Med to help save children just like her.”In pediatrics, you really have the opportunity to step into a young person’s life and make a big impact on their health. No matter what, I just want to be a positive influence for people and I hope I can do that,” Naylor said.Naylor will graduate in May and start her residency in July.
One of the youngest survivors of the Oklahoma City Bombing is on her way to becoming a doctor 27 years later.
At 6 months old, Madison Naylor was one of the youngest survivors of the OKC Bombing. Now at 27, she just matched with OU Medical to begin her residency.
Naylor was a baby at the YMCA day care near the Murrah building in 1995 when the bomb went off.
“I don’t remember the day, everything I know has been over my lifetime hearing others tell me. I was one of the infants that was evacuated and was okay as it turns out, completely uninjured,” Naylor said.
Both Naylor’s parents were working at OU Health that day.
“My mom heard the bomb go off. My dad did not realize what happened. It was the 90s and the two of them tried to coordinate in the pre-cell phone era. It was pretty stressful for them,” Naylor said.
168 people were killed in the bombing, including 19 children.
“My mom said I was being held by a really nice lady and she still doesn’t know who that person was,” Naylor said.
She said that tragedy has shaped her life and inspired her to help others.
“It’s always been a part of my story. I think it’s one of the reasons why I was very idealistic and wanted to go into medicine in the first place,” Naylor said.
She wanted to become an Oklahoma doctor.
“I was just always hoping to come back here and stay here because I feel like this is where I want to end up long term,” Naylor said.
For the past four years, she has been studying medicine at OU Med. This week, she finally got the news she has waited for.
“It was match week for medical students across the country. When I opened my envelope that told me the location which was here, I cried. It was messy, but I was so happy,” Naylor said.
Naylor will be specializing in pediatrics at OU Med to help save children just like her.
“In pediatrics, you really have the opportunity to step into a young person’s life and make a big impact on their health. No matter what, I just want to be a positive influence for people and I hope I can do that,” Naylor said.
Naylor will graduate in May and start her residency in July.
