Liz
Harrell,
DNP, PMHNP-BC
Program Director for the Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) Community Initiative
Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) Community Initiative - Arizona State University
Liz Harrell, DNP, is the Director of the Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) and the ASU Faculty Lead for the Refugee Education and Clinic Team (REACT). In both programs, she supports students’ engagement and exploration of social justice, health outcomes, and team-based care in vulnerable communities.
Dr. Harrell’s career spans over 28 years. Her experience as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in community-based settings, and the translation of interprofessional education into practice, leads students towards becoming culturally competent, socially aware practitioners.
Currently, Dr. Harrell is the Associate Director of Interprofessional Practice & Community Engagement in the Center for Advancing Interprofessional Practice, Education, and Research (CAIPER) at Arizona State University.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Interprofessional (IP) champions of SHOW, a student-run community initiative, created the Interprofessional Education & Community Health course (the first in a three course series) for early learners to begin IP practice through the design and delivery of team-based health promotion activities, in collaboration with vulnerable populations and community partners.
Methods: Students teams, composed of undergraduates from various degree programs and academic levels, were divided into small teams and assigned to a community organization that serves vulnerable populations to create…
Background: Interprofessional (IP) champions of SHOW designed a experiential-learning course (the second in a three course series) in collaboration with a local hospital’s emergency department (ED) to support student and client led interventions aimed at addressing social determinants of health (SDoH) with high utilizers. Student teams collaborate with clients to provide better care for complex health and social needs.1 As students build on IP team competencies, the teams meet with clients where “they are at” using tools/techniques to identify and address the client’s self-identification of…
The Student Health Outreach for Wellness (SHOW) tri-university initiative was formed in 2013 as a student-led volunteer program to deliver interprofessional (IP), team-based care to community-based vulnerable populations. Since its inception, SHOW attracted graduate and undergraduate students - numbering over 200 per year - from over 10 academic disciplines. However, this magnitude of students overwhelmed the initiative's philanthropic supported operations, prompting needed change for sustainability. Under these pressures, SHOW turned to the Guidance on Developing Quality Interprofessional…