MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety Team
Our Team at MIQS has over 100 years collective experience in leading Patient Safety and Quality efforts. This core team continues to work together to promote, share and educate healthcare professionals, both young and seasoned, on their experience designing and implementing innovative programs that drive lasting culture change, and the safest, highest quality healthcare.Executive Directors
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Rollin J. “Terry” Fairbanks, MD
Senior Vice President and Chief Quality and Safety Officer, and
Executive Director, MedStar Health Institute for Quality and Safety -
David Mayer, MD
Founding Executive Director Emeritus
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Raj Ratwani, PhD
Vice President, Scientific Affair, MedStar Health
Executive Director of Research, MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety
Director, MedStar National Center for Human Factors Engineering in Healthcare
Team
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Kisha J. Ali, PhD, MS
Research Scientist
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Leah Blackall, BS
Research Associate
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Melissa Eckroade, MHAProgram Manager
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Christine Goeschel, ScD, MPA, MPS, RN
Assistant Vice President
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Stacey Gonzalez
Program Manager, Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety
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Tracy Granzyk, MS, MFA
Founder and Director, Center for Healthcare Narratives
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Martin J. Hatlie, JD
Co-Director, MIQS
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Carole Hemmelgarn, MS, MS
Senior Director, Executive master’s program for Clinical Quality, Safety & Leadership
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Michael Hofmann
Director, International Training Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery
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Laria Jones, CAPM
Program Manager, Education
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Armando Nahum
Director, Center for Engaging Patients as Partners
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Jackie Stark, CAPM
Program Manager, Education
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Alberta “Allie” Tran, PhD, RN, CCRN
Senior Research Scientist