Dr. Shirley Scott is a Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner on an HRSA-funded State Maternal Health Innovation Program entitled “Innovations to ImPROve Maternal OuTcomEs in Illinois (I PROMOTE-IL).” I PROMOTE-IL, a multi-faceted initiative that aims to improve maternal health and reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity during pregnancy and through one year postpartum.
Dr. Scott enjoys working with individuals from puberty through adulthood with more than 20 years of medical and teaching experience in maternal/child health. Currently, Dr. Scott works at UIC’s Two-Generation Clinic, where parents and children of all ages can receive comprehensive primary care separately but simultaneously from a team of providers.
Dr. Scott serves as a member of the Illinois Maternal Mortality Review Committee (MMRC) and the Illinois Maternal Mortality Review Committee for Violent Deaths (MMRC-V), responsible for reviewing preventable issues for all maternal deaths in the state.