NEXUS Summit 2025
At the Nexus Summit 2025, CIPE presented work aligned with conference themes centered on engagement, innovation, partnership, and measurable outcomes in interprofessional practice and education.
Participation includes:
Assessment and Evaluation of Your Interprofessional Center or Program: Exemplar Models and Lessons Learned
Authors: Barbara Maxwell, PhD, DPT, MSc, CertTHE, FNAP; Zachary Weber, PharmD, BCPS, BCACP, CDCES, CHC, FASHP, FNAP; Mary Keehn, PT, DPT, MHPE; Sara North, PT, DPT, PhD, MEd, FNAP; Rajesh Mangrulkar, MD, FNAP
Description: This session explores practical approaches to assessing and evaluating interprofessional centers and programs, highlighting exemplar models and lessons learned to support meaningful impact and continuous improvement.
Enhancing Interprofessional Education Through Strategic Partnerships: A Collaborative Approach to Curriculum Expansion
Authors: Hannah Edwards, MHM; Olivia Anderson, PhD, MPH, RD, CLC; Ben Anderson, MLIS; Evan Ogg Straub, PhD; Megan Patrick, EdD; Laura Smith, PT, DPT, PhD, FNAP
Description: This session describes how strategic partnerships were leveraged to expand and enhance interprofessional curriculum, illustrating a collaborative model for scalable, institution-wide educational innovation.
Intercultural Humility as a Core Competency in Interprofessional Education
Authors: Olivia Anderson, PhD, MPH, RD, CLC; Hannah Edwards, MHM; Erin Khang, LMSW, FNAP
Description: This presentation examines the evolution of intercultural humility as a core IPE competency at the University of Michigan, aligned with updated IPEC competencies and institutional learning outcomes.
Longitudinal Establishment of Team Norms in Interprofessional Teams
Authors: Lavender Wang; Olivia Anderson, PhD, MPH, RD, CLC; Hannah Edwards, MHM
Description: This mixed-methods study investigates how early health professions learners develop and practice establishing team norms across longitudinal interprofessional education experiences.
Preparation for Interprofessional Practice: Developing a Competency-based Framework for Interprofessional Core Education
Authors: Gundy Sweet, PharmD; Dana Tschannen, PhD, RN; Hannah Edwards, MHM; Vani Patterson, MPH, FNAP
Description: This session outlines the development of a competency-based framework designed to prepare all health professions learners for effective interprofessional practice through a shared core curriculum.
Strengthening Interprofessional Collaboration in Primary Care
Authors: Marwa Hussein, BSPH; Sidney Dobbins, BS; Vani Patterson, MPH, FNAP; Rajesh Mangrulkar, MD, FNAP
Description: Using enterprise-level data, this project examines interprofessional collaboration in primary care settings and highlights insights gained from high-performing clinical teams.
The Importance of Self-reflection as a Building Block to Providing Peer Feedback to Optimize Team Performance
Authors: Katerina Kornievskaia; Sarah Schang; Gundy Sweet, PharmD
Description: This learner-focused study explores how structured self-reflection supports students’ ability to give and receive meaningful peer feedback to improve team performance.
Visualizing Interprofessional Communication: Gantt Plot Analysis of Student-patient Interactions in Early Experiential Education
Authors: Adam Boxwalla; Kason Glover; Hannah Edwards, MHM; Karren Farris
Description: This lightning talk introduces a novel data-visualization tool using Gantt plots to analyze interprofessional communication patterns during student-patient interviews in early experiential learning.
Welcoming AI to the Team: Preparing Interprofessional Health Care Teams to Effectively Leverage AI
Authors: Cornelius James, MD; Rajesh Mangrulkar, MD, FNAP; Shelley McKearney, BS
Description: This session addresses the growing role of artificial intelligence in healthcare and outlines strategies for preparing interprofessional teams to thoughtfully and effectively integrate AI into practice.