Lavender
Wang
Graduate Student
University of Michigan
Lavender Wang is a second-year graduate student studying Nutritional Science at the University of Michigan. Her academic interests focus on maternal and child health and the prevention of chronic disease through nutrition. Lavender has experience working in both clinical and community settings and is passionate about promoting health equity and culturally responsive care.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
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’…