Abbigayle
Avery
Health Sciences Administrative Coordinator
University of Minnesota
Abbigayle Avery graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh with a BA in Communication Studies. Abbigayle has a background in Residence Life, Conference Services and Student Affairs, coordinating large-scale events for UWO. Abbigayle began her current role as the Health Sciences Administrative Coordinator for the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 2021. Abbigayle contributes to the co-curricular interprofessional work of CHIP by coordinating student-driven, interprofessional programming, student services, and spaces for health professional students to connect, learn and grow together.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
From Siloed to Social: Measuring the Impact of Shared Interprofessional Space on Student Connections
Recognizing that in 2020 we would have a new Health Science Education Center (HSEC), we knew this was an opportunity to study the effects of the building on the informal interactions that students have with each other. The 7-story building has state-of-the-art classrooms, a simulation center, an interprofessional lounge, and an interprofessional study area for all schools to use rather than learning and gathering in highly distributed and siloed sites.Our primary questions were whether the HSEC building changes the nature of the interactions among health profession students. We invited…
Co-curricular interprofessional engagement provides a unique informal space for future health professionals to find and make authentic connections with one another, build leadership skills through experimentation and innovation, and shape their educational experiences. Well designed and supported initiatives and spaces can both enhance student wellbeing and meet interprofessional education goals. For 50 years, the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota has been supporting students across health professions to “do what matters to them, outside of…