Natalie
Platt,
MSW, LISW
Student Engagement Coordinator
University of Minnesota
Natalie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, and later went on to receive her Master of Social Work degree with a Community Practice concentration from the University of Minnesota. Natalie is currently the Student Engagement Coordinator at the University of Minnesota’s Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) and strives to bring her social work ethics and values to the world of higher education. Her background in long-term care has taught her the value of interprofessional teamwork, particularly when it comes to improving patient care, which inspires her to help develop interprofessional competencies in future clinicians.
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…