Mission
The mission of the Philadelphia Area Clinical Education Consortium (PACEC) is to promote the advancement of physical therapy clinical education by unifying the clinical and academic resources of the physical therapy community at the local, regional, and national levels.
The Consortium continues to work to improve clinical education in the Philadelphia area. Members work together to support clinical instructors through educational opportunities, keep abreast of professional and legislative trends that affect students, and support and mentor members as clinical education faculty.
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
Members work together to support clinical instructors through educational opportunities, keep abreast of professional and legislative trends that affect students, and support and mentor members as clinical education faculty.
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Vision: Values and Purpose
Thomas Jefferson University
Drexel University
Arcadia University
Saint Joseph’s University
Values
1. Clinical education is a collaborative effort between the clinical and academic communities.
2. Clinical education is an equal and essential component to the professional education of physical therapists and physical therapy assistants.
3. Successful clinical education is an equally shared responsibility among students, clinical faculty and academic faculty.
4. Collaboration among physical therapy educational programs in the Philadelphia area is essential to optimal clinical education outcomes.
5. We accept responsibility to conduct our affairs in a collegial manner and with a firm sense of integrity.
Purpose
1. Promote communication and cooperation among the physical therapy educational programs in the Philadelphia area.
2. Promote cooperation in clinical education planning, both in the education program and in the clinic.
3. Promote clinical faculty development.
4. Provide opportunity for development of research efforts in clinical education.
5. Serve as a support group for ACCE’s.
6. Serve as advocates for clinical education in the physical therapy profession at the local, regional and national levels.
7. Foster the development of new ACCE’s.