Triesta Fowler, M.D.
Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator
Office of the Director
fowlerlt@mail.nih.gov
301-827-0999
Triesta Fowler, M.D., is a Supervisory Health Scientist Administrator in the Office of the Director. She leads efforts that will help foster an engaged workplace focused on collaboration and the effective utilization of the talent and expertise of its workforce. Among other duties, she is charged with strengthening NIMHD’s workforce ecosystem, developing programs and initiatives that promote training, recruitment, retention, and career development. Dr. Fowler oversees the NIMHD workforce committees and collaborates with NIMHD leadership and staff to implement, promote, and evaluate their plans and ensure targets are met.
Dr. Fowler was previously a medical officer and Director of Communications and Outreach in the Office of Education within the Division of Intramural Research (DIR) at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). In the DIR, Dr. Fowler led key NICHD activities, training intramural investigators on effective outreach to trainees, and developing a research mentor initiative to increase the scientific workforce.
Dr. Fowler began her career at NIH as the director of The National Child and Maternal Health Education Program (NCMHEP), which she created and launched in 2009. NCMHEP provided a forum for reviewing, translating, and disseminating new research in the field of maternal and child health through educational initiatives for providers and patients. She began her long-standing commitment to communication, education, and outreach within NIH and in the extramural community during her work with NCMHEP and while doing special projects as assigned by the deputy director to translate emerging research into programs and initiatives.
Dr. Fowler graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine after obtaining a B.A. in biology from Johns Hopkins University. She completed her pediatric residency at the Albert Einstein Medical Center and the Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children.
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