HISTORY
Initiated at the October 2011 ASAHP annual conference, CETF came together to address what some saw as an impending crisis in clinical education. Each discipline faced its own set of challenges, but overall, ASAHP deans and faculty described an increasing tension between the maintenance and growth of allied health academic programs, and the availability and affordability constraints of clinical fieldwork placements. The tension continues to the present and provides many productive opportunities for development.
Early discussions focused on payment for clinical education – Who was paying? Who was charging? What were the effects on academic budgets and costs to students? How could schools maintain a reasonable fee structure? What policies did schools want to pursue?
A related area was investigation of alternatives to traditional fieldwork placements as strategies to manage the need for students’ clinical education experiences amidst shrinking health care institutional access. Task force members shared their experiences – use of simulation, collaboration between schools, campus-based clinics, development of priority MOUs with health care systems, interprofessional education (IPE), use of adjunct faculty to supervise students in the clinical setting, advanced lab practice in the classroom, etc. These early efforts led to CETF’s first study into expectations of accrediting bodies regarding clinical education requirements.
Current Members 2020-2021 (also past member*)
Peter Hu, Ph.D., FASAHP
Dean ad interim and Professor, School of Health Professions
UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
pchu@mdanderson.org
Mari Knettle, DPT, EdD
Director of Health Sciences Education
Cleveland Clinic
knettlm@ccf.org
Ashley Mullen, PhD, MSAT, CPO
Program Director
Baylor College of Medicine
ashley.mullen@bcm.edu
Christopher O’Brien, Ph.D., LAT, ATC *
Dean of Health Sciences
Kings College
Christopherobrien1267@kings.edu
Yasmen Simonian, Ph.D.*
Dean, Dumke College of Health Professions
Weber State University
ysimonian@weber.edu
Sue Ann Sisto, PT, MA, Ph.D., FACRM
Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Science
University at Buffalo
suesisto@buffalo.edu
Marcie Weinstein, Ph.D., MBA, OT, FAOTA*
Associate Dean of the College of Health Professions
Towson University
mweinstein@towson.edu
Chair: Julie O’Sullivan Maillet, Ph.D., RDN, FASAHP
Professor, Department of Clinical & Preventive Nutrition Sciences
Director of Coordinated Dietetic Program
Rutgers University School of Health Professions
maillet@shp.rutgers.edu
Brenda Bertrand, PhD, RDN
Program Director and Professor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
brendamb@uab.edu
John A. Bonaguro, Ph.D.
Founding Dean, College of Health Professions
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
john.bonaguro@sru.edu
Michelle Butina, PhD
Associate Professor and Program Director
West Virginia University
michelle.butina@hsc.wvu.edu
Felicia Chew, M.S., OTR/L, FAOTA
Vice President of Clinical Services, Education, & Staff Development
Genesis Rehab Services
Felicia.chew@genesishcc.com
Laura Dailey, M.S.*
Nursing Student Programs Manager
Kindred Students
Laura.Dailey@rehabcare.com
Sarah J. Ewing, Ph.D.
Dean, Morosky College of Health Professions and Sciences
Gannon University
ewing003@gannon.edu
Previous Members
Bethany Krom
Assistant Dean
Mayo School of Health Sciences
krom.bethany@mayo.edu
Robert McLaughlin, Ph.D.*
Dean for the School of Health Professions
Baylor College of Medicine
robertm@bcm.edu
Jacquelyn Sample, DrOT, MEd, OTR/L
Previous Director & Clinical Instructor
MHPC OTA Program
samplej@missouri.edu
Troy Tynsky, MEd
MSHS Administrator
Mayo Clinic
Tynsky.troy@mayo.edu
Barbara Romig, PhD
Adjunct Instructor
Department of Interdisciplinary Studies
Rutgers University
Bdromig@gmail.com
Peggy Valentine, EdD, M.A.
Dean & Professor, School of Health Sciences
Winston-Salem State University
pvalentine@wssu.edu
Barbara Wallace
Senior Director, University Relations
Kindred Rehab Services/RehabCare
Barbara.wallace@rehabcare.com
Erinne Wasalski (nee Daley), M.S.H.S.
PhD Candidate
Rutgers University School of Health Professions
erinne@shp.rutgers.edu
Scott Westervelt, M.S.*
Director & Practicum Coordinator for the MPH & BS in Health Sciences Programs
LIU Brooklyn
Scott.westervelt@liu.edu
Roy Anderson, M.S. *
Former Director of Health Sciences Education
Cleveland Clinic
andersr@ccf.org
Annie Roden, B.S.*
Student Programs Manager – East Region
Kindred Students
Annie.Roden@rehabcare.com
Ben Ayzenberg, PT, DPT
Physical Therapist
Spear Physical Therapy
Benjamin.ayzenberg@gmail.com
Joseph Cameron, Jr., M.S.*
Dean of Health Sciences
Tarrant County College
Joseph.cameronjr@tccd.edu
Patricia M. Chute, Ed.D.
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dalton State College
pchute@daltonstate.edu
Stephen N. Collier, PhD
Director and Professor Emeritus
Office of Health Professions Education and Workforce Development
University of Alabama at Birmingham
colliers@uab.edu
Clotilde Dudley-Smith ED.D,MPA,RDH,HEC-C
Assistant Professor
Sacred Heart University
Dudleysmithc@sacredheart.edu
Tracy Farnsworth, EdD
Associate Dean of the College of Business
Idaho State University
farntrac@isu.edu
Kyle Keahey, M.S.
Project Manager
Clinical Education Task Force
Kkeahey26@gmail.com