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Sara North, PT, DPT, PhD. M.Ed., FNAP
University of Minnesota
MN, United States
Sara North PT, DPT, PhD, M.Ed., FNAP serves as Co-Director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Interprofessional Health and Director of Educational Innovation and Evaluation and Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy, Medical School. Dr. North’s scholarly and professional passions include interprofessional curriculum development and assessment, systems-level approaches to organizational change, clinical education, population health, diversity in health professions, and collaborative initiatives to move interprofessional education forward through academic-clinical partnerships and data-informed curricular design and assessment. In addition to her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, Dr. North completed her PhD in Evaluation Studies and Masters of Education.

Presenting at CAB 2025:

This presentation describes an innovative hybrid continuing education curriculum for health professionals to develop and apply the IPEC competencies in their roles as providers and preceptors within interprofessional clinical learning environments. Presenters will summarize the curriculum content, present feedback data, and share lessons learned in implementation and assessment.
Significant gaps exist in implementing interprofessional education in the clinical learning environment. In partnership with three health organizations, the UMN Center for Interprofessional Health launched an innovative academic-clinical partnership model designed to leverage and support IPE Champions employed within health systems. Champion presenters will share lessons learned, outcomes, and impacts.
There is little guidance regarding academic-community collaborations in interprofessional education across the learning continuum related to death, dying, and disposition. Presenters describe an innovative 3-year task force (TF) partnership exploring DDD IPE and resources across the learning continuum, including outcomes, deliverables, and lessons learned.