Margaret
Ziemann,
MPH
Research Scientist
George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health
Mrs. Ziemann is a research scientist with the Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity at George Washington University, where she leads multiple studies within the Institute’s HRSA-funded Health Workforce Research Centers related to workforce policy and equity in health professions education and training. Ms. Ziemann has over 10 years’ experience in qualitative research and policy analysis in the academic research environment. Her interests lie in the upstream determinants of health and workforce policy solutions to advance health equity in the U.S. Mrs. Ziemann received her MPH with a focus in health policy from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Interprofessional Education (IPE) prepares future health professionals for effective collaborative practice to improve health outcomes. In medical education, IPE is embedded in accreditation standards, and schools have increasingly integrated it into the curriculum. Consensus guidance developed by the Health Professions Accreditors Collaborative (HPAC) is available to support this integration. Newer medical schools may be well positioned to cultivate strong IPE programs, due to the flexibility that comes along with creating a program from scratch. The objective of our study was to assess IPE…