Dr. Meredith Baker-Rush, Professor in the College of Health Professions,  serves as Program Director for the Interprofessional Healthcare Studies (IPHS) Doctoral Program, Interprofessional(IP) Research Faculty Lead, DeWitt C. Baldwin Institute at ÎÞÂëȺ½» of Medicine and Science. She received her PhD in Psychology with a concentration in Health Psychology from Walden University and her Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders (a.k.a. Speech Language Pathology) from Rush University. Dr. Baker-Rush practiced medical speech pathology in acute care, acute rehab, outpatient, home health, and subacute settings with a specialty in geriatric medicine, critical care, cardiopulmonary disease, tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation, and neurology.  She has developed and provided hands-on skills training across the country on complex medical patient populations, tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation, and team-based care.

She is a Distinguished Fellow in the National Academy of Practice (NAP), Chair of the IPP/IPE sub-committee in the Speech Language Pathology Academy of NAP, Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE), Interprofessional Education Collaborative practice (IPECP) Task Force Member for the Illinois Speech Language Hearing Association, IP Committee Member within the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP), serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice, and serves as a peer reviewer for several healthcare journals.

Dr. Baker-Rush serves as faculty within the Interprofessional Healthcare Students (IPHS) Doctoral program in the College of Health Professions, the Chicago Medical School, and the Department of Healthcare Simulation.  Her roles include doctoral chair, committee member for student-led research, professor and instructor for research-based courses, simulation development and curricular alignment, and IP consultancy. She mentors student-led research at the IP community clinic (ICC), and aids in the support for quality assurance for simulation-based learning opportunities. Her research interests include chronic and critical illness / complex medical patient populations, psychology of illness, health psychology, interprofessional education and practice, assessment of knowledge and skills, team-science, and simulation.