Roni
Lafky
Interprofessional Experiential Engagement Specialist
University of Minnesota
Roni Lafky (she/her) is the Interprofessional Experiential Engagement Specialist at the University of Minnesota Center for Interprofessional Health. Her work focuses on building interprofessional education opportunities for learners in the experiential phase of their training, co-leading an interprofessional ecohealth experience, coordinating an interprofessional student internship program, and collaborating on preceptor development opportunities.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
This lightning talk presents the design, implementation, and early outcomes of an innovative model situating interprofessional education (IPE) explicitly within the practice setting as part of the clinical learning environment experience. Partnerships between the University of Minnesota Center for Interprofessional Health and select high-quality clinical sites maximize a shared commitment and responsibility to advance IPE and collaborative practice through LEAP experiences (Learning through Engaging Actively in Practice). LEAP experiences involve explicit, sustainable, coordinated integration…
The Itasca Interprofessional EcoHealth Experience team of founders and sustainers will present our journey from ideation to execution, as well as our plan to grow and advance this successful program model that focuses on the intersection between interprofessional healthcare education, practice, and One Health principles. The experience is homegrown, collaborating with students and faculty experts at the University of Minnesota and within the community to deliver an experience that naturally connects students to animals, plants, and the earth., Participants find deeper connections with one…