Malissa
Smith,
MBA
Post-Award Project Manager
A.T.Still University
Malissa Ellsworth is a Post-Award Program Manager in the Department of Sponsored Programs. As a member of the Primary Care Transformation Executive Fellowship project team, she manages all aspects of the project for programmatic and fiscal compliance and ensures the project reaches its objectives, methodology, and evaluation and outcomes dissemination goals. Prior to working at ATSU, she worked as a Grant Manager at Preferred Family Healthcare where she managed a variety of health and medical care services grants, specifically related to adult substance abuse rehabilitation, mental and behavioral health services, and assisting individuals in achieving overall health and wellness.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background, including statement of problem, and aims -Advancing health equity requires collaboration among interprofessional stakeholders. However, the structure and function of some healthcare systems can create barriers to effective collaboration and interprofessional practice and education. The Primary Care Transformation Executive (PCTE) Fellowship at A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona (ATSU-SOMA) provides professional development and opportunities for interprofessional collaboration to practicing primary care clinicians who want to enhance their leadership…