PHILADELPHIA AREA
CLINICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM

History

The PACEC was initially formed in 1981 as the Philadelphia Consortium of Academic Coordinators of Clinical Education with representatives from the Physical Therapy Programs of Hahnemann University and Temple University.

Their first joint task was a workshop for clinical educators. As physical therapy programs were created at Beaver College, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, and Thomas Jefferson University, they also joined the Consortium. The group adopted a uniform clinical performance evaluation tool as well as planning an annual workshop for clinical sites. Through the years, other area physical therapy and physical therapist assistant programs joined the consortium. To reflect the growing geography of the members, the name was changed to the Philadelphia Area Clinical Education Consortium in 2012.

Current Member Schools

Arcadia University – Physical Therapy Department

Drexel University – Physical Therapy and Rehab Sciences

Harcum College – Physical Therapist Assistant Program

Montgomery County Community College – Physical Therapist Assistant Program

Neumann University – Physical Therapy Program

Pennsylvania Institute of Technology – Physical Therapy Assistant Program

Rutgers University – Newark Health Sciences Campus

Temple University – College of Public Health

Thomas Jefferson University – Department of Physical Therapy

University of Delaware – Physical Therapy Department

Saint Joseph’s University – Physical Therapy Program

Widener University – Institute for Physical Therapy Education