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13 th Annual Dr. H. Fred Helmholz , MD Lecture. “Career Paths in Respiratory Care” Tom Jones, M.Ed., RRT Program Director Arkansas State Univ. – Mt. Home. Summer Meetings 2011. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Conflict of Interest.
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13th Annual Dr. H. Fred Helmholz, MD Lecture “Career Paths in Respiratory Care” Tom Jones, M.Ed., RRT Program DirectorArkansas State Univ. – Mt. Home Summer Meetings 2011
Conflict of Interest I have no real or perceived conflict of interest that relates to this presentation. Any use of brand names is not in any way meant to be an endorsement of a specific product, but to merely illustrate a point of emphasis. Summer Meetings 2011
Objectives Learning objectives for this presentation: • To identify key elements that facilitate successful education and career pathways; • To describe a collaborative pathway model between a 2-year and 4-year institution; • To explore how associate degree graduates can advance their educational and career goals. Summer Meetings 2011
What if everyone, everywhere, did the same thing, in the same way, without giving thought to how things could be? If only I had thought of that! If only I had tried…
Pathways… a blank slate Education is portable. Programs can emerge, evolve and expand. Finish lines are elusive.
Unique in Structure, Similar in Purpose 2 -Year Institution A.S. Other 4 -Year Institution B.S. ASU-MH - 2005 UACCB - 2006 UAMS Are pathways possible?
Successful Pathway Design in A.S. Degree • Accessible & Open (Windham, 2001, Dowd, et.al. 2008) • Benefits & Barriers (Boswell, 2000; Chaloux, 2004; Draeger, 2006) • Cultural Relevance (Claxton, 2007; Garza & Eller, 1998) • Direction(Bragg & Barnett, 2006; Calcagno, et. al, 2007) • Evolution & Expansion (Floyd, 2009; Hoover, 2008) • Flexible( Tagg, 2003; Sass, Pederson & Truman, 2007; Hoover, 2008) • “Gap-friendly” (Stehlik, 2010; Farley, 2006)
The “Communiversity”* 2 -Year Institution A.S. 4 -Year Institution B.S. * Floyd, D. (1998)
UAMS / AHEC-TX ASUMH A.S. UAMS B.S. • Strategic Steps: • Consortium / AA • Modify Curriculum • Key Personnel • Operating Council UACCB B.S.
UAMS / AHEC-TX ASUMH A.S. ? UAMS B.S. AS/BS UACCB B.S.
Testing Your Collaborative Pathways • Fittest: Congruence - values / purpose • Talktest: Open, constructive dialogue • Timingtest: Opportunity / timing • Risktest: Known barriers/ acceptable risk • Peopletest: Key personnel, leaders • Stretchtest: Flexibility, seeking consensus • Mileagetest: Sustainability over time • Resultstest: Results, Revision, Re-evaluate
Preparing Graduates and Practitioners for the Next Step • B.S. / Master’s • Public Health • Disease Management • Research • Interventional Pulm. • Critical Care • Neonatal / Peds • P.A. • Leadership • Management • Education • Patient-Centered • Home Model
Tom Jones, MEd, RRT, CPFT Program Director, ASU-Mt. Home Assistant Professor UAMS / AHEC - North Central P.O. Box 3350 Batesville AR 72503 tjones4@uams.edu 870-612-2064 Summer Meetings 2011
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