Karen E. Fowler is a Research Health Science Specialist at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Center for Clinical Management Research.  Karen received a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology from the University of Michigan and has 15 years of project management experience for health services research and quality improvement projects.   She has been a member of the Patient Safety Enhancement Program since 2009 and has assisted Dr. Saint and team on many projects focusing on healthcare associated infection prevention. ​