Hannah
Edwards,
MHM
Education & Curriculum Program Manager
University of Michigan
Hannah Edwards, MHM serves as the Education & Curriculum Program Manager at the University of Michigan Center for Interprofessional Education (C-IPE). Leading the University of Michigan's IPE Core Curriculum and overseeing experiential learning, Hannah's passion lies in creating meaningful educational experiences for students in didactic, as well as experiential clinical and community settings. Hannah also leads a new IPE student leadership program - Interprofessional Students: Innovating. Collaborating. Leading.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Introduction to Interprofessional Education (IPE) at the University of Michigan (U-M) began as a 1.5-hour asynchronous module, serving as an assignment for first-year students in various health profession programs, introducing them to two IPEC competencies. In 2023, it was revised as a 3-hour asynchronous offering to describe all IPEC competencies, intercultural humility (a U-M-specific IPE competency), define IPE and IP collaboration (IPC) in relation to the quintuple aims and social determinants, identify attributes of effective interprofessional teams, and reflect on conflict/leadership…
BackgroundSince its inception, the University of Michigan (UM) Center for Interprofessional Education (C-IPE) has recognized a 5th IPE competency unique to UM focused on intercultural humility. Originally adopted from a white paper by the UM Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, its definition and application have undergone revisions. Most recently was in response to: the 2023 updates to the national Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) competencies and the definition of the UM Core Curriculum to emphasize learning outcomes essential before entering practice-level settings…
Establishing team norms is critical in ensuring positive student collaboration and performance, yet there is a lack of literature describing how early learners in IPE learn about and practice establishing team norms. To develop skills to establish team norms, health professional students at the University of Michigan enrolled in the core interprofessional education (IPE) courses: Introduction to IPE (Fall 2024) and Longitudinal Interprofessional Family Experience (LIFE) (Winter 2025). These were early learners in their professional programs. This mixed-methods study examined students’…
A primary objective of the University of Michigan (U-M) Center for Interprofessional Education (IPE) is to equip graduates with the skills and competencies necessary to engage effectively with interprofessional teams, with the goal of improving quality of health and healthcare to patients, families, and communities. To advance this goal, the IPE Curriculum Committee launched a multi-phased initiative to define and implement a comprehensive IPE framework. This initiative focused on identifying necessary competencies and establishing a core curriculum for all relevant health professional…
This Lightning Talk will introduce an innovative, data-driven visualization tool developed to assess interprofessional communication in the University of Michigan Longitudinal Interprofessional Family-based Experience (LIFE) course. By analyzing Zoom interview transcripts, the tool generates interactive Gantt plots that map second-by-second speaker activity. Code was created and tested using recorded zoom interviews of student-patient interactions during an early experiential course where students interview patients on their experiences with chronic illnesses and community resources.The…