Janet Thorlton is a member of the University of Illinois-Chicago Interprofessional & Collaborative Practice Steering Committee and Curriculum Subcommittee where she has been instrumental in analyzing program assessment data from the Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice course whic enrolls over 1,000 students each spring. As a member of the National Center for Rural Health Professions Research Committee, she works to fulfill it’s mission to conduct interprofessional research in the areas of rural education and clinical care. The goal of her research is to reduce preventable harm from substance misuse, abuse, and errors. Her program of research has led to mining and analyzing large national datasets, using findings to raise awareness and thereby improve population health. She is a Certified Nurse Educator who teaches graduate level nursing informatics, health policy, and quality improvement.