Veronica
Young,
PharmD, MPH
Director of IPE and Clinical Professor
The University of Texas at Austin
Veronica Young, PharmD, MPH, FNAP is the Founding Director of The University of Texas at Austin Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education where she leads institutional initiatives in education, practice, and scholarship that advance collaborative person-centered care and population health. Under her leadership, UT Austin is a founding member of the statewide Texas IPE Consortium and hosts the national T3 Train-the Trainer Interprofessional Team Development Program. Dr. Young is also Clinical Professor and Director of IPE and Community Engagement at the UT College of Pharmacy. Her research focuses on IPE and patient safety, with an emphasis on community engagement.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Lack of or insufficient health insurance coverage affects access to care. The impact can be traumatic for both patients and those providing services. Preparing health professions students to address this issue by applying ecological systems theory (EST) and trauma-informed care (TIC) offers a novel approach to catalyze interprofessional collaboration around this challenge. This topic directly addresses the theme “Person, Family and Community-Engaged Practice and Education” by preparing future health care professionals to more effectively support their patients and families navigate the…