Anna
Azuz,
PharmD Candidate
PharmD Candidate
Wayne State University
Anna Azuz is a third-year PharmD student at Wayne State University (WSU) Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Detroit, Michigan. Anna earned her Bachelor of Health Science from WSU in 2024. She is the president of her class and serves in other leadership positions, including being the Vice President of Professional Affairs of Wayne State's APhA-ASP chapter and the treasurer of Wayne State's CPFI-PIC chapter. Anna is especially passionate about extending her efforts to the underserved and accessibility to healthcare within these communities. She is committed to strengthening interprofessional collaboration within the field of healthcare.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
During a weekly community riverwalk, interprofessional students from medicine and pharmacy provide free blood pressure screenings and health counseling. The RiverWalkers that agree to be screened receive health resources, information on free clinics, primary care providers, and nutrition guidance. Through this initiative, interprofessional students assess blood pressures manually while supervised by faculty, pharmacists and physicians. Holistic patient assessments, referrals, and counseling on medication adherence and lifestyle changes to maintain blood pressure goals. This program further…
Background: Team composition and size may influence student learning during interprofessional education events. This study investigated the impact of team size and composition (number of disciplines on a team) on changes in student interprofessional values and standardized patients’ (SPs) perceptions of team performance. Methodology: Students from 7 professions (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, and Social Work) participated in an interprofessional telehealth team visit (IPTTV) with standardized patients. Teams of students virtually met with their…