Rosemary was a member of the first class of women to be admitted to the University of Notre Dame.  After graduation, she was commissioned as an officer in the U.S. Air Force.

She continued her education at the nation’s only military medical school where she earned her medical degree.  She went on to specialize in OB/GYN and served military members and their families in Germany and Texas. After 15 years in the Air Force, Rosemary and her family moved to Ogden.

From 1992 to 2020, she worked as an OB/GYN doctor in the Ogden Women's Clinic, Ogden Regional Medical Center, and McKay-Dee Hospital.

Additionally, she and her husband Dave, also a physician, have served as volunteers with the Ouelessebougou Alliance, providing surgical care to people in Mali, West Africa. They also joined Notre Dame’s medical team to provide emergency medical services in Haiti after the 2010 earthquake.