Join the ASAHP Partnerships and Alliances Committee for an engaging session on expanding industry partnerships to enhance job readiness for allied health students. Industry collaborations are a cornerstone in preparing students for their careers.
Speakers:
Mari Knettle, PT, DPT, EdD, FASAHP, Medical Director, Health Professions Education and Dean of the School of Health Professions, Cleveland Clinic
Kimberly Hoggatt Krumwiede, PhD, FASAHP, Dean and Professor, School of Health Professions, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Aaron Rindflesch, PhD, MPT, Operations Manager for Academic Affairs, Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
A. Lynn Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Professor and former Interim Dean, East Tennessee State University
Moderator: David Henzi, EdD, FASAHP, Senior Associate Dean, UT Health San Antonio
This webinar will be an extension of a 2024 ASAHP Annual Conference presentation. The full abstract is available below.
Issue to be addressed: Industry partnerships are a vital component in education of allied health students. The ASAHP Partnership and Alliance (P&A) Committee is charged with increasing industry partnerships to better prepare students for job readiness following graduation. Currently there are a limited number of industry partners and the committee hopes to expand these partnerships in the future.
Method: The organization of the ASAHP P&A Committee will be reviewed as well as the history associated with current industry members (Cleveland Clinic & Mayo Clinic). A novel affiliation agreement between a local health system and the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) College of Health Sciences will be discussed to include the agreement’s five focus areas.
Outcomes: Learning from ASAHP’s relationship with Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic as well as the affiliation between a local health system and the ETSU could be used as a template for other organizations to help secure industry partnerships.
Conclusion: Creating a job-ready workforce is often an afterthought of curricular design. The relationships described in this presentation could provide a template for allied health leadership to increase industry partnerships.