Tilaye Seblework
Tilaye studied Nursing and Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania. As an international student from Ethiopia, she had the chance to experience first-hand two different health care systems and acknowledge common gaps as well as disparities. Her classes in the Nursing School as well as her time spent shadowing at a hospital in Ethiopia inspired her to join the health services research field. She is currently the Head of Education at CTP Ethiopia.
As part of the SUMR program, Seblework worked on two projects. For the first project, she worked with Dr. Meghan Lane-Fall, MD, MSHP, FCCM on a study that focused on Post ICU Syndrome and how it manifested in patients after they left the hospital as physical changes, cognitive effects, or emotional consequences. Her second project, with Dr. Robin Stevens, investigated youth perspectives on biomedical prevention pertaining to HIV/AIDS, especially within populations of young men who have sex with men (MSM) with the intent of improving adherence and acceptability of biomedical prevention.
In addition to her academic interests, she likes reading and songwriting.