Christina
Zhou,
PA
Student Advisory Committee, Communication Liaison
Duke University
Christina Zhou is a recent graduate and Pi Alpha inductee from the Duke University PA Program. She is a founding member of Duke Mobile Medicine, an organization that offers free medical screenings to underserved communities. She is an active member of the IPEC Student Advisory Committee, where she represented PAs in her first year and now serves as a key communication liaison between students and faculty. Christina is passionate about interdisciplinary service opportunities that address the SDOH and strive to remove barriers to care. She has secured funding through Duke education grants to develop a street-side medicine curriculum, furthering her commitment to improving access to healthcare for all.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: The Duke Health Center for Interprofessional Education and Care (IPEC) was created to develop interdisciplinary skills and collaboration between healthcare students. The Student Advisory Committee (SAC) was formed to gather MD, PA, PT, OT, and Nursing trainees who could spearhead interprofessional educational, service, and social events. Since SAC’s inception, it has been restructured to find the most productive model for student collaboration.Initial Model: Students were divided across 4 workgroups (classroom, social media, service learning, and social) according to their…
Background: Effective interprofessional education (IPE) prepares future healthcare professionals for collaborative practice. Student feedback plays a crucial role in optimizing IPE experiences across the learning continuum. Recognizing the need for a structured framework, the Interprofessional Education and Care Center (IPEC) established a Student Advisory Committee (SAC).Purpose: The SAC fosters communication and exchange of ideas between students and the IPEC. This student-led body provides valuable input on IPE initiatives across classrooms, labs, clinical settings, and service-learning…