Insights from the Armstrong Institute
Nisa Maruthur, M.D., M.H.S., is an assistant professor of medicine and epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She co-directs the Johns Hopkins General Internal Medicine Fellowship and is an active member of the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program team in an outpatient practice. Melinda Sawyer, M.S.N., R.N., C.N.S.-B.C. is assistant director of patient safety for the Armstrong Institute and The Johns Hopkins Hospital. She also directs the institute's learning and development programs.
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