Marta
Galagoza,
PharmD. Candidate
PharmD Candidate
Rutgers University
Marta is currently a final year Honors Research Pharm.D student at Rutgers University. As an honors research student, she has been working on the Osteoporosis and Falls Screening Event for the past 3 years. Marta has completed the Rutgers University SURF program where she developed and facilitated a 10-day Bone Health Program which was presented to the Princeton, NJ community. Marta has also completed research in food/ behavioral change with Eating for your Health in Princeton, NJ which was presented at ASHP Midyear and Rutgers Research Day. Marta is now planning to pursue her MPH in Health Systems and Policy.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Interprofessional Student Poster Description: Background: Osteoporosis is a preventable metabolic bone disease that increases the risk of debilitating falls and fractures. Early screening is important to identify people at risk for osteoporosis and falls. We developed an Osteoporosis and Fall Risk Interprofessional Practice and Education (IPPE) Event where students can learn and perform a comprehensive screening. The study's purpose was to evaluate the effectiveness of interprofessional peer-teaching during an osteoporosis and fall risk screening.Design: Student participants were recruited…
Join the leaders of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative Student Engagement Group (SEG), Teresa Cochran and Heather Miselis, along with a panel of students from institutions across the United States, to learn more about interprofessional student groups and initiatives.
Learning Objectives: Following the panel discussion, participants will be able to:
Recognize strategies to initiate an interprofessional student group at your institution
Identify ways to balance interprofessional learning with profession-specific demands
Network with others to learn strategies that…