LEAP Interprofessional Champions

 
Time Commitment & Compensation

  • Approximately 6-8h/month throughout the course of one academic year (June-May).
  • Individuals are compensated with a set stipend of $5,000 for one academic year, separate from this individual's FTE and salary with their health system employer.

AY 2025-2026 LEAP Interprofessional Champions

Previous LEAP Interprofessional Champions

We are grateful for all of our LEAP partnerships, both present and past. 

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Melissa Martin, RN, BSN (M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank)

Melissa Martin, RN, BSN
Floor Nurse 
Unit 6C Cardiology Intermediate Care (IMC) - M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center - East Bank
Outcomes of LEAP Champion work: interprofessional reflective debrief sessions for on-site learners, increased encouragement of learner participation in regular interprofessional rounding, support for intentional interprofessional activities from site leadership 
 

Sandi Mulliner, MBA, MS, CCC-SLP (CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital)

Sandi Mulliner, MBA, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist; Clinical Education Liaison (PT, OT, SLP)
CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital
 
Sandi Mulliner is employed at CentraCare - St. Cloud Hospital. She has practiced as a speech-language pathologist for 19 years and as a clinical education liaison for 10 years. As an Interprofessional LEAP Champion, Sandi is most excited about the opportunity to expose learners to the standard of collaborative care early on in their education to improve the quality of care they provide, now and in the future.

Jennifer Pratt, DO (Children's Minnesota)

Jennifer Pratt, DO 
GME Director, Physician - Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Children's Minnesota

Dr. Pratt is the director of Graduate Medical Education at Children's Minnesota where she has practiced as a pediatric hospitalist for 11 years. After completing residency training at the University of Minnesota, she has spent the past decade precepting medical students and residents through their pediatric clerkship and inpatient pediatric rotations. As an interprofessional LEAP Champion, she is most excited about engaging learners across disciplines in real and authentic learning opportunities that serve to strengthen team dynamics and improve value-based care.