Kathy Scarbeck

Kathy Scarbeck, MA, currently serves as the Communications Director at the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, a position held since January 2024. Prior to this role, Kathy held the position of Director at WebMD, managing a team of 18 editors focused on MDedge.com within the Medscape Professional Network from 2005 to January 2024. Kathy's earlier career includes substantial editorial experience at Frontline Medical Communications, where responsibilities included conceptualizing newspaper articles for obstetricians and writing specialty news content. Kathy began professional writing at the Academy of General Dentistry, contributing to investigative articles for a newsmagazine. Educational qualifications encompass a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Notre Dame and a Master of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University Bloomington, with additional studies at the University of Tübingen.