Martina Plag

Martina Plag is an innovation design strategist at the Center for Insights to Outcomes. In this role, they work with teams across Penn Medicine to design, test, and implement initiatives that improve both patient and clinician experiences. She is passionate about health equity with a specific focus on person-centered solutions.

Before joining I2O, Martina was an innovation manager with Way to Health. In that role, they managed the implementation team and focused on clinical patient monitoring program designs with expertise in health equity, innovation methodologies and practice, and operations management. 

Martina previously served as a human simulation specialist at the University of Pennsylvania’s Experiential Learning and Assessment Center at the Perelman School of Medicine. Her work centered on applying human simulation methodology to provide safe, measurable, and authentic learning and testing experiences for medical students, practitioners, and other professional trainees.  

Martina also helps people optimize their health, sense of well-being, and vitality through her work as a certified exercise nutrition coach. She received her bachelor’s degree in architecture from Temple University and a master’s degree in health care innovation from the University of Pennsylvania.