Welcome to the Clinical Education Committee (CEC) web page! We are a group of ASAHP members who are committed to working on issues related to clinical education in our allied health fields.
The CEC’s mission is to conduct literature reviews and research for ASAHP on behalf of deans and other stakeholders to improve and strengthen the value of health science clinical education programs to ensure safe, quality, cost effective care.
Co-Chairs: Julie O’Sullivan Maillet (Rutgers University) and Christopher O’Brien (King’s College)
Board Champion: Andrew Butler (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
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Rachel Ardern, HlthScD (NRSG), RN
Weber State UniversityBrenda Bertrand, PhD, RDN
University of Alabama at BirminghamAmber Boyd, PT, DPT, DHSc
University of CincinnatiMichelle Butina, PhD
West Virginia UniversityFelicia Chew, MS, OTR
Rutgers - SHPVictor Clampitt, MSRS
Weber State UniversityMaria Dimopoulos, PhD, MBA, RT(T)
Stony Brook University / Mount Sinai Health SystemClotilde Dudley Smith, ED.D, MPA, RDH, HEC-C
Quinnipiac UniversityTurquessa Francis, EdD, OTR/L
University at BuffaloPeter Hu, PhD, FACSc, FASAHP
UT MD AndersonMari Knettle, DPT, EdD
Cleveland ClinicTodd Reinhart, ScD
Baylor College of MedicineAaron Rindflesch, PhD
Mayo ClinicDonna Robacker, MOT, BS
Texas Woman's University, East Stroudsburg UniversityFred Romano, Ph.D.
Midwestern UniversityJoseph Shaffer, PhD, LAT, ATC, PES
Duquesne UniversityYasmen Simonian, PhD, FASAHP
Weber State UniversitySue Ann Sisto, PhD
University of BuffaloLaura Vasquez, Ph.D., M.S., B.S., A.A.S.
University of Texas Health San Antonio -
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Initiated at the October 2011 ASAHP annual conference, CETF came together to address what some saw as an impending crisis in clinical education.
In 2019, we published this set of five recommendations. These recommendations have been our guide for our committee’s strategic plan and priorities through 2024. The Committee is in the process of reviewing and updating these recommendations and strategies, which we expect to publish in late 2024 or early 2025.These are action strategies and potential approaches to develop scholarship regarding clinical education are offered in our white paper and manuscript:
Develop meaningful strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations to prioritize evolving needs for current and future healthcare.
Assess and integrate interprofessional competencies throughout the course of study to meet contemporary competencies for efficient and effective interprofessional practice (IPP).
Incorporate effective use of healthcare technology into allied health education and practice.
Advocate within and among healthcare systems, higher education leadership, accreditation and professional organizations, and governmental agencies to foster and support IPP competencies and effective cross-discipline referrals to improve client/patient care.
Drive excellence in clinical education through promotion of research and scholarly activity.
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The CEC is currently in development of their educational opportunities for the academic year. If there are specific topics of interest for a webinar or online discussion, please submit them here. On-demand webinars and presentations are available by clicking below.
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Papers, presentations, and resource bibliography relating to clinical education selected by ASAHP CEC members. Topics within the resource bibliography include accreditation, simulation, quality of healthcare, interprofessional education, clinical education sites, among several others.
