Overview

Gender

female

Marla Salmon is Professor of Nursing and Public Health at the University of Washington, as well as Senior Visiting Fellow of Public Affairs. Her career has focused on health policy and capacity building in both global and US contexts, working with governments, international agencies and other health –related entities.

Her most recent work focuses on social enterprise and development in the health sector. Marla Salmon holds a doctorate in health policy and administration from the Johns Hopkins University, degrees in political science and nursing from the University of Portland, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cologne (Germany). Marla Salmon holds two honorary doctoral degrees recognizing her national and international service and is a member of the Institute of Medicine. Her board service includes IES Abroad, Inc. the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the National Center for Healthcare Leadership.

Her advisory Roles include the White House Task Force on Health Care Reform, the World Bank, the World Health Organization's Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery, and the National Institutes of Health National Advisory Committee for the Institute of Nursing Research.