Nikki Barrington, MPH
MD-PhD Student
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Nikki Barrington, MPH is an MD-PhD student at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. She received her BS from the University of California, Santa Barbara and her MPH from the University of California, Davis. She is currently completing her PhD in neuroscience studying neuroinflammation in traumatic brain injury and plans to specialize in neurosurgery. She is co-founder and Director of Operations for the National Association for Interprofessional Health Mentorship, Education, and Service (NAIHMES), a student organization whose mission is to promote health equity by training future healthcare providers to address the social determinants of health utilizing an interprofessional framework.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

The purpose of this lightning talk is to discuss the need for academic-practice partnerships that support the education, training, and development of students, faculty, and healthcare workers in interprofessional education and practice (IPEP) opportunities. Presenters will discuss the collaborative vision among Area Health Education Centers (AHEC), the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC), and the National Association for Interprofessional Health Mentorship, Education, and Service (NAIHMES), describing the value in forming a nationwide partnership among students, faculty,…