Ellen J. Salkeld, PhD

Ellen works with the Foundation's professional affiliates and Medical Advisory Board to provide management and oversight to the MDS Clinical Research Clinical Research: A type of research that involves individual persons or a group of people. There are three types of clinical research. Patient-oriented research includes clinical trials which test how a drug, medical device, or treatment approach works in people. Epidemiology or behavioral studies look at the… Consortium, the annual grants review process, and professional symposia. After earning her doctorate in medical anthropology and completing a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical research, she gained experience in health services research, program evaluation, and mixed methods research. Most recently she has worked with clinical researchers in academic medicine to enhance collaborative efforts around implementation and translational science, and research consortia.