Our Family

The SHAPED Family

Here are some of the amazing people that make SHAPED happen by dedicating their time and energy to fostering better interprofessional education in Switzerland.

Get to know their field of study, their favourite organ, which illness would describe them best and, finally, why they are part of SHAPED!

PS: The SHAPED family is keen to grow, so if you're interested in our work and share our enthusiasm for IPE, don't hesitate to get in touch!

Aljoscha

Pharmacy
Favourite organ: the liver
Best described by: Narcolepsy

"I want to share my passion for pharmacy and health care with students from other fields to create a better starting position for the big step into the professional world."

Astrid

Physiotherapy
Favourite organ: There are many fascinating organs! For example: Musculus stapedius (the smallest muscle in our body located in the middle ear and just a bit longer than 1mm!)
Best described by: Dyscalculia (mental arithmetic is not my strong point)

" Interprofessional education is the key to providing the best patient care and treatment. Moreover, the exchange among health students is enriching. "

Carmen

Nursing
Favourite organ: Heart - without it no organ is able to function for a long time
Best described by: Restless leg syndrome (very sportive and almost gone crazy during lockdown)

" I like the opportunity to change something in our health care system. I believe that interprofessionality and it's education ist THE key to good patient outcomes and reduced health costs in the future. I want to contribute to such a change and create a mindset in which every health care provider or profession is appreciated and valued. SHAPED is also a good opportunity for networking and for getting to know new people."

Corina

Physiotherapy
Favourite organ: Musculus piriformis
Best described by: Klein-Levin-Syndrome (not a morning person at all)

" I like the exchange with different health care students from different schools all over Switzerland. It allows me to better understand the competencies of my profession as well as the competences of my health care colleagues."

Elena

Pharmacy
Favourite organ: Spleen
Best described by: Angelman-Syndrome (smiling without reason)

" I think it's very important to get to know the other professions of the health care system in order to work well and efficiently together. It's super interesting to get to know other professions and what they do and know, I think that everyone should have the opportunity to do the same. And the people are just amazing, it's great working with them!"

Felice

Human medicine
Somehow fascinated with the Motorcortex and it's tractus to the periphery. - or Epiphysis, regulates sleep and arousal ;-)
Best described by: Restless leg syndrome

"I am part of SHAPED as I like bringing different people together to widen everyones perspective. Within SHAPED this also might end in a tiny bit better future health care."

Jana

Pharmacy
Favourite organ: Kidneys
Best described by: OCD

"Being able to communicate and work with people from different educational backgrounds is inevitable in health care. If we are open-minded, learn and profit from each other’s strengths and weaknesses we can provide the best care possible for future patients, which ultimately is our common goal."

Leanna

Physiotherapy
Favourite Organ: Limbic System - as it plays a key role in motivation, learning and happiness
Best described as: Cold Hands (as a physiotherapist illness)

"I am part of SHAPED because interprofessinal collaboration is the future for health professions and therefore we students need more opportunities to gain those skills. As the schools don't provide enough learning opportunities in my view, we have to do it!"

Lucas

Human Medicine
Favourite organ: Pituitary gland - there is no closer connection between our mind and body
Best described by: RLS mixed with a little OCD

" I believe that the key to great health care lies in productive interprofessional collaboration. Unfortunately, experience tells us that such a collaboration is not a given, which is why putting an emphasis on it during the education of health care professionals is a necessity. From a more personal perspective, I highly enjoy meeting new people, learning from them and achieving a common goal as a team."

Nathalie

Nutrition
Favourite organ: Small intestine, I need my time
Best described by: Liver cirrhosis (since I miss a good party and always need a midnight snack)

" Ultimately our health system deeply depends on us working together effectively and trustingly to create truly good health care. For this we need to be able to understand each other's work process far better than our education system allows currently. SHAPED offers the possibilty to actively influence this issue by training young health care professionals for the real challenge of working in a diverse interprofessional team."

Nora

Pharmacy
Favourite organ: brain
Best described by: ADHS

" I like all the different aspects of health. There are so many different fields having their important impact on someone's health."

Tatjana

Midwife
Favourite organ: heart – It’s very complex and also a symbol of love. I do love uteri and placentas as well though.
Best described by: Fatigue-Syndrom (constantly exhausted pigeon)

“I like the idea of improving the health care system by supporting interprofessional education, collaboration and communication. A better understanding of the competences of different professions in the health care section can improve interprofessional care and lead to a better patient care overall. That’s what I want to work on."