
Amy
Buckenmeyer,
PhD, MPH, RN, CPH, CPNP-PC
University of Michigan
MI,
United States
Dr. Amy Buckenmeyer is Co-Chair of University of Michigan’s Interprofessional Community Health Collaborative and Clinical Assistant Professor of Nursing. Her work focuses on enhancing community capacity for sustainable health outcomes through community-based participatory research. Dr. Buckenmeyer applies community capacity sharing with administrators and faculty to enhance IPE opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. She led the development of eighteen IPE courses across eight health degree programs and has collaborated with communities globally for over 20 years with students from dentistry, medicine, nursing, physician assistants, and public health. She is passionate about building capacity for interprofessional collaborations early among health professionals.
Presenting at CAB 2025:
The Interprofessional Education (IPE) TEAMS Activities, adapted from the University of Toronto, were piloted among undergraduate nursing students during clinical placements. TEAMS 1 focused on understanding interprofessional roles, and TEAMS 2 on analyzing interactions. Findings suggested potential increases in interprofessional socialization and the need for better integration into nursing curriculums.
Explore practical strategies for building sustainable community health partnerships using the University of Michigan's Interprofessional Toolkit. Participants will be guided in planning, implementing, and evaluating community partnerships and educational experiences through site selection, needs assessments, and action plan development, fostering deeper community engagement while enhancing health profession learners’ outcomes.