The people and organizations behind ILEAP
Catherine Demko
Catherine A. Demko, PhD is an Associate Professor at Case Western Reserve University in the Department of Community Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Demko has been involved in interprofessional learning and assessment programs at CWRU since 2011. She served as co-investigator and lead evaluator on the HRSA-funded clinic-based collaboration between dental and advanced nurse practitioner students, known as CHOMP (Collaborative Home for Oral Health, Medical Review and Practice). She serves as co-investigator and lead evaluator on the Macy Foundation ILEAP grant and the Key Bank Foundation grant for community based interprofessional team opportunities.
Ellen Luebbers
Ellen Luebbers, MD is an Assistant Professor at the Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) School of Medicine. She is the medical director for the Mt Sinai Skills and Simulation Center, a medical educator and a Quality Scholar though the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA. Her medical practice was Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. She was the primary investigator on a 4-year interprofessional education grant from the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation that brought together 4 professional schools at CWRU, numerous programs and multiple clinical sites. She is the PI on a multi-year grant from the Key Bank Foundation to develop community based interprofessional education and support the Interprofessional Student Run Health Clinic.
Case Western Reserve University
There’s a reason we’re ranked as one of the nation’s leading research universities: With programs spanning the arts and sciences, engineering, health sciences, law, management, and social work, our groundbreaking research and enriching education allow our students, faculty, staff and alumni to think beyond the possible.
Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation
The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation is the only national foundation dedicated solely to improving the education of health professionals.
Our guiding principle is that health professional education has at its core a strong social mission: to serve the public’s needs and improve the health of the public.
