The Clinical Programs Working Group is chaired by Sue Cox, MD, Executive Vice Dean of Academics at Dell Medical School, and was formed under the Academic Planning Working Group. The Clinical Programs Working Group is charged with developing a strategy for clinical skills and practice-focused education on campus and for entry into the clinical environment and field placements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The information and opinions contained in these resources are solely from the authors of these works and do not constitute any endorsements from the Center for Health Interprofessional Practice and Education (CHIPE) or university. Please contact the CHIPE staff if you have any updates or questions. 

 

The guiding principles below inform the Clinical Programs Working Group's collaboration, planning, and resource-gathering. Please note that decisions are made with the best available information at the time, including potential future trends and events, which are subject to change. As such, the principles help anchor thought processes, but decisions may evolve over time. An adaptive mindset is necessary under these circumstances. 

 

• Audiology and Speech Language Pathology: Council for Clinical Certification in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (CFCC)
• Kinesiology and Athletic Training Programs: Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences and National Athletic Trainers' Association 
• Medicine: American Association of Medical Colleges and Liaison Committee on Medical Education 
• Nutrition: Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND®)
• Nursing: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
• Pharmacy: Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
• Psychology: American Psychological Association
• Social Work: Council on Social Work Education (CSWE)
• IPE: Interprofessional Education Collaborative is a national organization that ensures new and current health professionals are proficient in the competencies essential for patient-centered, community- and population-oriented, interprofessional, collaborative practice.

• CDC's Using Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contains posters and written instructions, including posters in Spanish and other Spanish-language resources. 
• CDC's Handwashing Video demonstrates the proper way to wash hands
• Telehealth and Privacy: Must-Have Telehealth, Remote Work Privacy, and Security for COVID-19 
• Center for Health IPE's Adapting IPE During COVID-19 provides resources for health care teams and educators to connect and learn how others are implementing team-based care 

• College of Pharmacy Students: CORE Readiness provides training modules that can be put together into a “program.”  
• Steve Hicks School of Social Work Students: COVID-19 resources for interns can be found here. This page also contains a document that outlines policies for field internships here.