Haben
Kidanemariam, BSPH
Community Researcher
The Ohio State University
Haben Kidanemariam, BSPH, is a Community Researcher in the Office of Interprofessional Practice and Education at The Ohio State University and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. In this role, they support curriculum development and research initiatives focused on interprofessional collaboration and health systems improvement. Haben is a co-author on an institutional research article evaluating the integration of interprofessional education into clinical practice for medical students. With a background in public health and a focus on data analysis and community engagement, Haben contributes to projects that aim to enhance patient outcomes through evidence-based, team-based healthcare education.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
It is well-established that interprofessional learning must occur in clinical learning environments (IOM, WHO). In 2023, leaders from the Doctor of Medicine (MD) curriculum and the Office of Interprofessional Practice and Education (OIPE) at The Ohio State University developed a new module for medical students to learn interprofessional (IP) collaborative competencies within a required clinical experience, Understanding Patients Within Populations (PWP). The “IPE in PWP: Identifying and Reflecting on Interprofessional Collaboration in Clinical Practice” module aims to enable immersive IP…