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Health Science Policy Analyst, NIH/OAR
Ms. Coretté Byrd is a Health Science Policy Analyst at the NIH OAR where she leads several cross-cutting initiatives within NIH OAR and across NIH. Ms. Byrd is an experienced healthcare leader with almost 20 years of experience leading and developing healthcare policies and programs. Ms. Byrd has clinical nursing experience in caring for and managing patients with infectious and chronic diseases, and acute conditions. Ms. Byrd also has expertise in translating research into practical applications to inform programs and policies that benefit public health. Ms. Byrd has research interests in disease prevention, child and women’s health issues, health disparities, and infectious and chronic diseases. Ms. Byrd received a M.S. in Health Systems Management from George Mason University, a B.S. in Nursing from Georgetown University, and a B.S. in Marketing from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Currently, Ms. Byrd is pursuing her doctoral studies in Public Health at Loma Linda University.