Ellen Bannister, MA, is the mother of two children with intellectual/ developmental disabilities (I/DD). She is Academic Programs Coordinator of the Center for Learning and Leadership/Oklahoma's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Her life experience of caring for her own children has inspired her work to improve access to high-quality health care for people with I/DD. Ellen is a member of the OUHSC Interprofessional Educators and Practitioners Association (IEPA). She is the Secretary of the Alliance for Disability in Health Care Education, a national coalition of health care education faculty and other stakeholders.