Angela
Kennedy,
SLPD, CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor/Clinical Coordinator
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dr. Angela Kennedy, SLPD, CCC-SLP, received her Doctor of Speech-Language Pathology in 2019 from Northwestern University and her Master of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas in 2007. She practice_x000D_ d clinically within a variety of settings including education, rehabilitation, and home health. She is currently an Assistant Professor and Clinical Coordinator at UT Health Science Center at San Antonio in the Department of Communication Sciences. She currently directs all clinical education aspects of graduate students in speech-language pathology across their program of study including clinical preparation, clinical practicums, and community-based clinical practice.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
BACKGROUND: The next generation of health care workers will require interprofessional education (IPE) to prepare for interprofessional collaborative practice (IPCP). To date, IPE growth and development in the United States has been primarily preclinical. Leading organizations recognize, however, that IPE must move meaningfully into clinical learning environments to improve health outcomes. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is dedicated to advancing IPE, including clinical IPE, as evidenced in the institution’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP),…