Infection Preventionist
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Sara Baughman, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, a-IPC is an infection preventionist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH) in Columbus, Ohio. She received her Bachelor of Science degree at the Ohio State University and went on to work in Clinical Microbiology as a laboratorian. During her microbiology work, she completed a Master of Science in Clinical Epidemiology at Kent State University. Upon completion, her infection prevention career began at an acute care hospital serving adult populations right before the omicron COVID wave and through the MPox outbreak. Sara then pivoted her focus on pediatric populations at NCH at the height of the measles outbreak. She is still growing as an infection preventionist and enjoys learning through challenges. She is continually thankful for the supportive team around her and the opportunity to help her community.