Proposals appropriate for submission to this topic area include models of clinical education, supervision, clinical precepting, interprofessional education, and research in clinical education practices. Supervision of assistants, other professionals, and support personnel should be included in this topic area.

Research and Professional Education

• Translational, applied, or implementation research
• Securing research funding in clinical education, supervision, or precepting
• Innovative curricular design in clinical education
• Innovative models of clinical education
• Evaluation, assessment, and/or effectiveness of:
  • Clinical programs and/or teaching
  • Student success and career planning
  • Educational materials (e.g., digital and/or non-digital, supplemental instruction, videos, accessible educational materials, and data management systems)
• Models of clinical education and evidence of their effectiveness (e.g., case-based, problem-based, service-learning approaches)
• Collaborative care outcomes specific to models of clinical education
• Technology-supported clinical education
• Considerations that address inequities in and expand access to clinical programs and/or teaching
• Descriptions of:
  • Simulations with standardized and virtual patients
  • Innovative curricular modifications and delivery models in clinical education
• Curricular development of emerging programs (e.g., audiology and speech-language pathology assistants, clinical doctoral programs in audiology and speech-language pathology)

Related Topics

Proposals involving supervision but that have a primary focus on:

• Areas of academic research and researching funding, didactic and classroom-based education and curriculum design, academic faculty development, recruitment and admissions, and models of higher education should be considered for submission to the Academic Models of Education topic area.