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*)

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

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