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With a diverse background spanning various healthcare settings and roles including infection prevention and care management, Sue has brought her wealth of experience to Health Quality Innovators (HQI).<\/p>\n<p>Sue is passionate about mentoring the next generation of IPs. As co-chair of the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/community.apic.org\/virginia\/mentorship\/mentor-about\">APIC-Virginia\/VDH IP Mentorship Program<\/a><\/span><\/span>, she has been instrumental in the program\u2019s success. Recognizing the challenges faced by early-career IPs, Sue played a key role in developing this structured, low-burden mentorship program. By pairing experienced IPs with newcomers, the program fosters professional growth, enhances knowledge sharing, and standardizes best practices across the field. Sue\u2019s dedication helped create a scalable model that supports both mentors and mentees while reducing the workload on seasoned professionals.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to her efforts, the mentorship program has seen high engagement, strong retention rates, and overwhelmingly positive feedback from participants. With structured learning modules, interactive discussions, and continuing education credits, mentees gain the skills and confidence needed to excel in infection prevention.<\/p>\n<p>Sue\u2019s passion for mentorship embodies the spirit of collaboration and leadership. Her work ensures that infection prevention professionals across Virginia are supported, empowered, and prepared for success.<\/p>\n<p>Fun Facts About Sue<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Celebrating her 43rd wedding anniversary this year<\/li>\n<li>Has 3 grandchildren<\/li>\n<li>Registered nurse for 42 years<\/li>\n<li>In her spare time, she loves to quilt (and is very good at it)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":21796,"template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-21795","cheerspeers","type-cheerspeers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating Sue Moeslein&#039;s Dedication to Mentorship - VIPTA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/vipta\/cheerspeers\/celebrating-sue-moesleins-dedication-to-mentorship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Celebrating Sue Moeslein&#039;s Dedication to Mentorship - VIPTA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Susan (Sue) Moeslein is not just a leader in infection prevention, she\u2019s a mentor shaping the next generation of professionals. 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