Payton Neubauer, Pharmacy Student Intern
Student
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Payton Neubauer will be a second-year student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Pharmacy. She is in the second class of students to join the Interprofessional Scholars Program and gained a mentor upon entry. Payton has expanded upon her interprofessional skill set by attending various seminars to learn from doctors around the country, as well as involving herself in an interprofessional course alongside medical, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and nursing students to learn how to better work with various health professionals. She plans to use the program to expand upon her interprofessional competencies.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Background: While interprofessional curricular activities are required by most health professions programs, learners are often looking for additional experiences to develop as an interprofessional team-member. The aim of this project was implementation of a program designed to provide opportunities to further interprofessional education (IPE) and recognize students who exceed required IPE activities. Design: A team of four University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) School of Pharmacy (SOP) students led by a faculty advisor identified a desire among students for advanced education in…