Melissa Eckroade, MHA, serves as a Project Manager for the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety. In this role she supports the research team on multiple grants and contracts aimed at building diagnostic capacity and improving the diagnostic process.
Melissa has had a successful career with MedStar Health since 2018, when she joined the MedStar Health Quality & Safety Department as an administrator supporting the Data and Analytics team. She later joined the MedStar Institute for Quality and Safety team in 2019. Prior to her time at MedStar Health, Melissa served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy since 2013.
She holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master’s in Health Administration from the George Washing University.