Overview
Erin Eckert, MPA, CPPS is the Program Director for Duke AHEAD and is responsible for administering the Academy’s programs and supporting its community of educators.
She previously served as the Strategic Services Associate for Duke Palliative Care, coordinating the health system’s Goals of Care initiative to improve the frequency, timing, and quality of serious illness conversations with patients and their loved ones. She also supported the Duke Center for Healthcare Safety and Quality as Education Coordinator, leading Duke’s TeamSTEPPS Training Program, Evidence-Based Medicine Workshop, and the Annual Duke Health Quality and Safety Conference.
Before joining Duke, she served as TeamSTEPPS Coordinator for UNC’s Institute for Healthcare Quality Improvement, supporting teamwork training, quality improvement, and simulation programs. She transitioned to health care after more than ten years in emergency management, helping organizations improve disaster teamwork, communication, and leadership through interprofessional planning, training, and simulation exercises.
She attended Kenyon College (BA, Political Science and Economics, cum laude) and received her Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from UNC-Chapel Hill’s School of Government.