Penny Ford Carleton, Print this bio
RN, MS, MPA, MSc

CIMIT RESPONSIBILITIES

Co-Program Leader, Clinical Systems Innovation

BACKGROUND

Penny Ford Carleton holds degrees in cardiovascular nursing from University of Michigan and in Palliative Care from University of London, as well as an MPA from Harvard. She is a research associate, Harvard Medical School, and Faculty Advisor to the MGH RN Residency Program in Geriatrics and Palliative Care. She has been Associate Director for Research Management, Bedside Technology Specialist in the Bioengineering Department, and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in intensive care at Massachusetts General Hospital. For 30 years, she has written and lectured on topics related to innovation, physiologic monitoring and technology development.