Carolyn
Porta,
PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, SANE-A
Associate Vice President for Clinical Affairs / Professor - Nursing
University of Minnesota
Carolyn M Porta, PhD, MPH, RN, SANE-A, FAAN, FNAP is a tenured professor of nursing and an associate vice president of clinical affairs at the University of Minnesota. She launched this interprofessional internship five years ago with intent to connect learners with each other and purposed toward solving challenges for clinical and community partners.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
The Interprofessional Internship Program (IIP) at the University of Minnesota is an innovative internship model targeting students’ interprofessional competencies through hands-on, partnered engagement with community organizations to solve real-world challenges. Over its first five years, the program supported 36 projects with 19 community organizations and involved 69 students from 24 academic programs. Intern teams co-developed solutions addressing health workforce shortages, systems improvement, and rural healthcare issues. The IIP model incorporated direct mentorship, interprofessional…