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Stacy Higgins, MD
Emory University
GA, United States
Stacy Higgins, MD, FACP, is a Professor of Medicine and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at the Emory University School of Medicine, MD program. She is a traditional general internist who cares for patients at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, GA with both a primary care practice and on the inpatient wards 6 weeks of the year.

Presenting at CAB 2025:

Health Professional Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Learning at the Emory Farmworker Project, a Community Based Interprofessional Education Program
The Emory Farmworker Project (EFP) is an interprofessional service-learning program at Emory University where health professional students provide care to migrant farmworkers in the fields. PA and MD students participated in focus groups about the interprofessional nature of EFP and the impact of community-based, practical IPE on their clinical learning.
Health Professional Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Learning at the Emory Farmworker Project, a Community Based Interprofessional Education Program
Despite the rise in interprofessional education (IPE) and collaborative practice, opportunities for true IPE are limited in traditional didactics and rotations. The Emory Farmworker Project provides a model for community-based IPE programs to create a unique, high yield learning environment to foster collaboration and co-learning for health professional students.