Caronne
Rush,
MSM, MED, EDS
Assistant Director and Faculty Lecturer
University of Florida
Caronne Rush is the Assistant Director and Faculty Lecturer for Interprofessional Education, UF Health Affairs at the University of Florida. She teaches interdisciplinary health science students and provides faculty development for faculty teaching in interprofessional courses. She manages the Office of Interprofessional Education including supervision of office employees. Her interests specific to interdisciplinary teams include community engagement, social determinants of health, mental health, and diversity.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
In the health professions pipeline, attrition of Black students is a substantial issue. Black college students face several challenges, including a lack of academic integration and institutional support, resource barriers, and few role models. Nationally, Black students enter college at a similar rate to White students but change majors or leave college before receiving a degree (Wilbur et al., 2020). Black students often present high distress, isolation, depression, and anxiety (Soto et al., 2016). These factors, combined with systemic racism and overlapping crises, fail to encourage Black…