Surekha
Appikatla,
MPH
Data Informatics Specialist
A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Surekha Appikatla is a Data Informatics Specialist in the Department of Public Health at A.T. Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, Arizona. As a part of the Primary Care Training Enhancement grant from HRSA, her focus is to support the team in research design and data analysis of community-oriented primary care research projects. Prior to her work at ATSU, she worked as a Project Director at the University of Michigan School of Public Health for an NIH-funded project conducting a longitudinal study focusing on adolescent tobacco use initiation and compliance with tobacco control policies in India.
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…