MedStar Institute for Quality & Safety Scholarship Recipients

2026 Scholarship Recipients

Tawni Cunningham, BS

Quality Specialist and POC Coordinator, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

Nina Rodriguez, BSN, RN, CEN

Clinical Quality Manager, MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

Alice Tabe-Ebob, BSN, CPPS, RN-PCT

Registered Nurse, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Kelsey Walden, BSN, RN

Neuro-Oncology Nurse Coordinator, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

2025 Scholarship Recipients

Amy Grund, EM-CQSL, BSN, RNC-NIC

NICU/WIS Ambulatory Nurse Educator, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Jennifer James, EM-CQSL

Performance Measurement Coordinator, Quality & Safety, MedStar Health

Meredith Ofstead, PT, DPT, EM-CQSL

Inpatient Rehabilitation Coordinator, MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital

Nnenna Oluigbo, MD, EM-CQSL

Internal Medicine Internist, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

2024 Scholarship Recipients

Roushanara Ali-Khan, BSN

Assistant Director of Nursing in Capacity Management and Nursing Resources, MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Selena Briggs, MD, PhD, MBA, FACS

Vice Chair of Otolaryngology, MedStar Washington Hospital Center & Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Georgetown University

Hilary Hancock, BSN

Nursing Director of the Wound Ostomy Continence, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Maria Stidham, PT, DPT, MBE

Senior Physical Therapist, and lead Therapy Clinical Informaticist, MedStar National Rehabilitation Network

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Margot Giannetti McCloskey, EM-CQSL, BS

Clinical Research Coordinator III, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital

Germeia McKoy, EM-CQSL, BA

Ambulatory Practice Manager, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital/MedStar Medical Group

Chelsea Midtvedt, EM-CQSL, BSN

Assistant Nursing Director of NICU, MedStar Washington Hospital Center

Meggin Sabatino, DNP, FNP-BC

Chief APC, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

2022 Scholarship Recipients

Kimberly Benson, PT, DPT, NCS, EM-CQSL

Quality Improvement Team Lead, Suburban Hospital 

Caleshia Myles, EM-CQSL, BS

Director of Patient Access, Central Scheduling and Verification, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Yahia Tagouri, MD, EM-CQSL

Pathologist, MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital & MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Megan Walling, MS, PA-C, EM-CQSL

Director of Provider Recruiting, MedStar Health Urgent Care | Patient Safety Lead, MedStar Ambulatory Services