Clinical Education - Physical Therapist Assistant Program
Contact Us
During all clinical education placements, your Ohlone College PTA Program faculty contact is the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE) whose contact information is below.
Carol Morodomi, MPT
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education
cmorodomi@ohlone.edu
(510) 979-7481
Clinical Education Calendar 2006-2007
- PTA-107A: Clinical Practicum I: February 26, 2007 - March 16, 2006 (3 weeks, part time - 20 hours per week)
- PTA-107B: Clinical Practicum II: November 20, 2006 - December 15, 2006 (full time)
- PTA-107C: Clinical Practicum III: April 30, 2007 - May 25, 2007 (full time)
- PTA-112: Clinical Affiliation: June 4, 2007 - July 13, 2007 (6 weeks - full time)
Clinical Education Courses
To review the on-line syllabus for a specific clinical education course, click on the specific course name below:
Clinical Education Resources
Have specific questions about how your facility can enhance its clinical education program? Need to know how to assess the CCCEs or CIs at your facility? Do you have a student from Ohlone coming to your clinic but you aren't sure what coursework they have completed or what the goals for the affiliation are? Check out these links provided to help your facility and staff succeed at clinical education.
- Ohlone College Clinical Education Manual (Not available at this time - it is being updated.) (view with the free Adobe Reader software)
- Contains Ohlone College PTA Program information including specifics for each clinical rotation regarding coursework complete/in progress, expectations of student performance, evaluation criteria, and what forms to fill out to assess student performance. Please note: due to copyright restrictions, this version of the manual does not include the Clinical Performance Instrument. Contact the ACCE if you need copies of this evaluation tool.
- Center Coordinators of Clinical Education Reference Manual
- APTA guide book for running clinical education; includes sections on orienting students and CIs, record keeping, and evaluation of the program from the top down. This manual can be downloaded free by APTA Members or can be purchased by members for $9. Non-members can purchase the manual for $15.
http://www.apta.org/ - Search for: Center Coordinators of Clinical Education Reference Manual
- Clinical Site Information Form (CSIF)
- Ever wished you could have this long form in electronic format so updating would be easier? Follow this link to download a computerized format of the CSIF.
http://www.apta.org/ - Search for: Clinical Site Information Form
- Guidelines and Self-Assessments for Clinical Education
- APTA members can access this useful tool for free! Contains worksheets to allow facilities, CCCEs, and CIs to assess their skills, identify weakness, and become better clinical educators.
http://www.apta.org/ - Search for: Guidelines and Self-Assessments for Clinical
- APTA Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing Program
- A formal clinical instructor education program composed of interactive didactic education sessions followed by an Assessment Center. The program is approximately 15 hours long. Use the link above to learn more or find a course in your area.
http://www.apta.org/ - Search for: Clinical Instructor Education and Credentialing
- Northern California Clinical Education Consortium
- An organization with representation from all Northern California physical therapist and physical therapists assistant education programs and clinical representatives from the region.
http://nccec.home.mindspring.com/
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