On April 4th, 2009 Creighton University students (pictured below from left) Jon Nguyen (health care administration), Pauline Felker (nurse practitioner), Lisa Bagby (occupational therapy), and Andrea Walter (pharmacy) participated in the 2009 CLARION National Case Competition in Minneapolis.
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The CLARION Case Competition is an annual competition hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Health Interprofessional Programs out of the Academic Health Center. The Case Competition brings together teams of four students from different health disciplines to analyze a case using a systems approach. Student teams register and receive the case in February each year. The teams are charged with developing a 20-minute presentation analyzing the problems of the detailed case and proposing solutions. At the Competition, teams present their analysis and are judged by a panel of experts.
Although the Creighton Team did not place, they received positive reviews on their presentation and case analysis from the judges including that their presentation was well organized; the team appeared to have good balance and communication among its members; and the team emphasized patient dignity.
This was the second year a team was sent from Creighton University. An interprofessional team of faculty assisted in mentoring the students from across the University. The students prepared for the competition through IPE 411: CLARION Case Preparation coordinated by Dr. Joy Doll, OTR/L. For questions or interest in participating in the 2010 Creighton CLARION Team, please contact Joy Doll at joydoll@creighton.edu.