2021–2022 OACA/CIH Interprofessional Interns

Co-hosted by the Office of Academic Clinical Affairs and Center for Interprofessional Health

Eighteen students from across the health sciences were in our 2021–2022 cohort.

1 DDS, 1 DDS/MHS, 2 DOT, 2 PharmD, 1 DPT, 1 MHA, 6 MPH

Community Partner Projects

Advance Novel Interprofessional Initiatives
Center for Interprofessional Health
The CIH Co-Lead Interns fostered interprofessional leadership development, mentorship, and collaboration to advance UMN Strategic Plan priorities. Key outputs included blog posts, a case study repository, an alumni networking plan, and monthly leadership sessions for interns.

Advancing Strategic Imperatives
National Center of Interprofessional Practice & Education
Interns curated resources on patient, family, and community engagement, focusing on racism and caste in healthcare teams. They developed tools to raise awareness and engagement on these issues. Deliverables included a literature review, scan of 110 resources, thematic analysis, and the development of the Nexus Resources Center website.

Care Team Communication Platform
GuidePointe Pharmacy
Interns enhanced interprofessional communication during care transitions to address mental health disparities and improve patient outcomes. Additionally, they developed and implemented a Primary Care Team communication platform for crisis situations. Deliverables included provider surveys on communication practices, an analysis of the results, and a comprehensive report shared across multiple institutions.

Community Health Needs Assessment
Welia Health
Interns assisted Welia Health, a newly transitioned private non-profit, in conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment for Kanabec and Pine counties. The project aligned with Section 501(r)(3) requirements and included facilitating discussions on strategies to address identified health needs. The final report was presented to senior leadership and the governing board.

Interprofessional Community Health Initiatives in West Central Minnesota
The UMN Morris Challenge
The UMN Morris Challenge fostered sustainability and community collaboration to improve health and quality of life. Interns assisted in gathering data, building community interest, and developing interprofessional health initiatives in west central Minnesota. Products included a panelist event for high school students to explore health careers and a report on transportation barriers in rural MN, derived from interviews with transit system stakeholders.

Interprofessional Education and Teaming Resources
HealthPartners
Interns created a resource webpage and developed a teaming toolkit based on the HealthPartners Teaming Framework. The toolkit, which included resources for interprofessional education and teaming, was tested with longitudinal NP/PA students in spring 2022. Products included a teaming webpage with resources for each skill, along with visuals and materials for future use.

Model to Monitor the Lifecycle of a Tiered Huddle System
Veterans Administration
The Veterans Administration implemented a tiered huddle system to manage safety and risk concerns, with plans for organization-wide expansion. Interns helped develop tools to scale this system, including a method to monitor its lifecycle and team alignment. Deliverables included a functional evaluation tool using Microsoft Teams surveys for facilitators, a recruitment and incentive strategy, and an evaluation plan for meeting types, dashboard use, safety tracking, key performance indicators, and engagement levels.

Quantitative and Qualitative Patient Satisfaction Model
Community University Health Care Center
Interns developed a mentorship model where current interns orient and support new interns while teaching learned skills. Key outcomes included creating templates for patient satisfaction data, mapping survey workflows, structuring peer review reports, and delivering a leadership development presentation, "Ideal Team Player," to CUHCC staff, preceptors, and learners.

Interprofessional Interns

Colton Cannon
Dentistry DDS / MPH
Community partner: Veterans Administration
Model to Monitor the Lifecycle of a Tiered Huddle System

Mila Centrella
Public Health - MPH - PHAP
Community partner: Community-University Health Care Center
Quantitative and Qualitative Patient Satisfaction Model

Nathan Evans
Public Health - MPH - PHAP
Community partner: Welia Health
Community Health Needs Assessment

Adey Fentaw
Public Health MPH
Community partner: Morris Challenge

Brandon Gilmer
Pharmacy PharmD
Community partner: HealthPartners
Interprofessional Education and Teaming Resources

Lizz Johnson
Occupational Therapy OTD
Community partner: NCIPE
Advancing Strategic Imperatives

Claire Knutson
Public Health - MHA
Community partner: Veterans Administration
Model to Monitor the Lifecycle of a Tiered Huddle System

Julie Ntegeye
Public Health - MPH
Community partner: HealthPartners
Interprofessional Education and Teaming Resources

Hannah Saalsaa
Physical Therapy DPT
Community partner: Welia Health
Community Health Needs Assessment

Janette Romero Saenz
Public Health - MPH - PHAP
Community partner: Morris Challenge UMN
Interprofessional Community Health Initiatives in West Central Minnesota

Breana Stang
Occupational Therapy OTD
Community partner: HealthPartners
Interprofessional Education and Teaming Resources

Elena Tran
Public Health - MPH - PHAP
Community partner: GuidePoint Pharmacy
Care Team Communication Platform

Aisha Waseem
Pharmacy PharmD
Community partner: Morris Challenge UMN
Interprofessional Community Health Initiatives in West Central Minnesota

Poornima Vasireddy
Dentistry DDS
Community partner: NCIPE
Advancing Strategic Imperatives