Sarah Philbin is a health services researcher specializing in implementation science and care for medically complex populations. She has extensive experience managing multi-stakeholder collaborations, overseeing funded research portfolios, and translating evidence into practice.
Previously, she served as a Senior Program Associate at the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, where she managed a diverse portfolio of funded studies, led pre-award processes, and co-led topic development initiatives to advance patient-centered comparative effectiveness research.
Sarah earned her PhD in Health Services and Outcomes Research from Northwestern University, where her dissertation examined how receipt of care at Federally Qualified Health Centers influences treatment prescribing. She also holds an MPH from Columbia University and a BA from the University of Notre Dame.
Her work is driven by a commitment to advancing health care delivery models that ensure evidence-based treatments reach patients who need them most. This commitment is further informed by her personal experiences navigating the health care system.
