Emily Block is an inflammatory bowel disease nurse practitioner at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, IL. Prior to her role as a nurse practitioner, Emily was an IBD nurse for nearly 5 years and has helped spearhead quality improvement projects and assisted in the opening of the IBD infusion center at Northwestern. Prior to her work in IBD, Emily was a medical-surgical nurse at Northwestern. Emily received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Illinois and her Master's degree in the Family Nurse Practitioner program at Chamberlain University College of Nursing.