Natalie
Platt,
MSW, LISW
Student Engagement Coordinator
University of Minnesota
Natalie received her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, and later went on to receive her Master of Social Work degree with a Community Practice concentration from the University of Minnesota. Natalie is currently the Student Engagement Coordinator at the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) and strives to bring her social work ethics and values to the world of higher education. Her background in long-term care has taught her the value of interprofessional teamwork, particularly when it comes to improving patient care, which inspires her to help develop interprofessional competencies in future clinicians.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
From Siloed to Social: Measuring the Impact of Shared Interprofessional Space on Student Connections
Recognizing that in 2020 we would have a new Health Science Education Center (HSEC), we knew this was an opportunity to study the effects of the building on the informal interactions that students have with each other. The 7-story building has state-of-the-art classrooms, a simulation center, an interprofessional lounge, and an interprofessional study area for all schools to use rather than learning and gathering in highly distributed and siloed sites.Our primary questions were whether the HSEC building changes the nature of the interactions among health profession students. We invited…
Co-curricular interprofessional engagement provides a unique informal space for future health professionals to find and make authentic connections with one another, build leadership skills through experimentation and innovation, and shape their educational experiences. Well designed and supported initiatives and spaces can both enhance student wellbeing and meet interprofessional education goals. For 50 years, the Center for Health Interprofessional Programs (CHIP) at the University of Minnesota has been supporting students across health professions to “do what matters to them, outside of…