
Cheri
Friedrich,
DNP, CPNP-PC
Clinical Professor/Co-Director Center for Interprofessional Health
University of Minnesota
Dr. Friedrich is a Clinical Professor in the School of Nursing and Co-Director for the University’s Center for Interprofessional Health. Dr. Friedrich’s work is positioned in a large, urban university setting offering 24 health professions programs across three system campuses. She has had the opportunity to transform IPE across the University impacting the curriculum of over 1000 students from multiple health professions programs. Lastly, Dr Friedrich supports IPE through her work as a preceptor in her practice role as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in a Federally Qualified Health Center.
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…
This lightning talk presents an innovative advancement in practice-education partnerships, termed the LEAP Champion model, which serves as a call to our IPE academic and health system players to partner in the nexus to authentically prepare a collaborative practice-ready workforce. Significant gaps exist in understanding the opportunities and challenges in implementing interprofessional education (IPE) in the clinical learning environment (CLE). Academic institutions face barriers in implementation due to a lack of knowledge and control within the practice setting, and practice settings face…
While some literature and organizational documentation exists describing interprofessional education (IPE) team resources and institutional structures, little is shared regarding the teamwork, communication, and roles and responsibilities within IPE teams. In line with the Nexus Summit theme “Developing and Sustaining Leadership in Interprofessional Practice and Education,” this seminar session presents the perspectives of the University of Minnesota Center for Interprofessional Health (CIH) leadership, faculty, and staff regarding the past, current, and future state of operations in…