Laura
Dammer Hess,
MLS
Director of CHIP
University of Minnesota
Laura is an educator focused on experiential learning and collaborative leadership. As Director of CHIP, Laura guides interprofessional, student-led programming and creative interprofessional initiatives. Laura's academic and professional background include experience in program and curriculum development, community engagement, service-learning, critical reflection, student leadership and interdisciplinary approaches. Laura is an experienced facilitator of interprofessional, collaborative and innovative educational programming, and she finds joy in the process of co-creation.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Learning from case studies is a common practice in health science education. The CLARION Case Competition takes this common practice and provides a unique experience for students to collaborate on interprofessional problem solving. Through the CLARION Interprofessional Case Competition, groups of 3 to 4 students in interprofessional teams analyze a case that deals with both patient-centered and systemic challenges in healthcare. The competition format encourages students to bring their unique perspectives to analyze and provide solutions to the challenges presented in the case. While the word…
The CLARION case competition, originating at the University of Minnesota over two decades ago, has grown as an annual national interprofessional event. It engages students from various professions and institutions to tackle complex healthcare cases, crafted by interprofessional faculty and community organizations. Teams from diverse educational backgrounds compete locally, with winners advancing to a national level where they can earn cash prizes.
In 2017, we began collecting data using the ICCAS survey to evaluate the competition's impact on student competencies across multiple dimensions.…