Tara
Dillon,
MA
Student
University of Minnesota School of Nursing
Tara Dillon, MA (Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology), BA (Communication Studies) is pursuing a Master of Nursing (2021). She previously worked for the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as a career and academic counselor and instructor, with a focus on empowering female and BIPOC students in historically excluded fields. Tara is interested in critical care nursing and on dismantling systems of oppression that create inequities in healthcare.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Our interdisciplinary student team collaborated to support the launch of the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (NCIPE) Patient, Family, Community, Caregiver (PFCC) Initiative, including a web resource collection that will serve as an accessible source of information for PFCC engagement in interprofessional practice and education. This initiative is aligned with NCIPE’s long-standing commitment to PFCC engagement and is a strategic priority coming out of the Nexus Summit 2020.Our team completed a literature review and environmental scan of PFCC engagement that…