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13 th Annual Dr. H. Fred Helmholz , MD Lecture

13 th Annual Dr. H. Fred Helmholz , MD Lecture. “Career Paths in Respiratory Care” Tom Jones, M.Ed., RRT Program Director Arkansas State Univ. – Mt. Home. Summer Meetings 2011. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Conflict of Interest.

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13 th Annual Dr. H. Fred Helmholz , MD Lecture

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  1. 13th Annual Dr. H. Fred Helmholz, MD Lecture “Career Paths in Respiratory Care” Tom Jones, M.Ed., RRT Program DirectorArkansas State Univ. – Mt. Home Summer Meetings 2011

  2. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

  3. Conflict of Interest I have no real or perceived conflict of interest that relates to this presentation. Any use of brand names is not in any way meant to be an endorsement of a specific product, but to merely illustrate a point of emphasis. Summer Meetings 2011

  4. Objectives Learning objectives for this presentation: • To identify key elements that facilitate successful education and career pathways; • To describe a collaborative pathway model between a 2-year and 4-year institution; • To explore how associate degree graduates can advance their educational and career goals. Summer Meetings 2011

  5. What if everyone, everywhere, did the same thing, in the same way, without giving thought to how things could be? If only I had thought of that! If only I had tried…

  6. Pathways… a blank slate Education is portable. Programs can emerge, evolve and expand. Finish lines are elusive.

  7. Unique in Structure, Similar in Purpose 2 -Year Institution A.S. Other 4 -Year Institution B.S. ASU-MH - 2005 UACCB - 2006 UAMS Are pathways possible?

  8. Successful Pathway Design in A.S. Degree • Accessible & Open (Windham, 2001, Dowd, et.al. 2008) • Benefits & Barriers (Boswell, 2000; Chaloux, 2004; Draeger, 2006) • Cultural Relevance (Claxton, 2007; Garza & Eller, 1998) • Direction(Bragg & Barnett, 2006; Calcagno, et. al, 2007) • Evolution & Expansion (Floyd, 2009; Hoover, 2008) • Flexible( Tagg, 2003; Sass, Pederson & Truman, 2007; Hoover, 2008) • “Gap-friendly” (Stehlik, 2010; Farley, 2006)

  9. The “Communiversity”* 2 -Year Institution A.S. 4 -Year Institution B.S. * Floyd, D. (1998)

  10. A long tradition…

  11. UAMS / AHEC-TX ASUMH A.S. UAMS B.S. • Strategic Steps: • Consortium / AA • Modify Curriculum • Key Personnel • Operating Council UACCB B.S.

  12. UAMS / AHEC-TX ASUMH A.S. ? UAMS B.S. AS/BS UACCB B.S.

  13. Testing Your Collaborative Pathways • Fittest: Congruence - values / purpose • Talktest: Open, constructive dialogue • Timingtest: Opportunity / timing • Risktest: Known barriers/ acceptable risk • Peopletest: Key personnel, leaders • Stretchtest: Flexibility, seeking consensus • Mileagetest: Sustainability over time • Resultstest: Results, Revision, Re-evaluate

  14. Preparing Graduates and Practitioners for the Next Step • B.S. / Master’s • Public Health • Disease Management • Research • Interventional Pulm. • Critical Care • Neonatal / Peds • P.A. • Leadership • Management • Education • Patient-Centered • Home Model

  15. Educational & Career Pathways

  16. Tom Jones, MEd, RRT, CPFT Program Director, ASU-Mt. Home Assistant Professor UAMS / AHEC - North Central P.O. Box 3350 Batesville  AR  72503 tjones4@uams.edu 870-612-2064 Summer Meetings 2011

  17. Resources Boswell, K. (2000). Building bridges or barriers? Public policies that facilitate or impede linkages between community colleges and local school districts. New Directions for Community Colleges, 2000(111), 3. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Bragg, D.D. & Barnett, E.A. (2006). New directions in community colleges: Academic pathways to and from the community college (Special Issue), 2006;135, 1-107. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Calcagno, J.C., et. Al. (2007). Stepping stones to a degree: The impact of enrollment pathways and milestones on community college student outcomes. Research in Higher Education, Vol. 48, No. 7.p.9053-9058. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Chaloux, B. N. (2004). Policy: The inconspicuous barrier to expanding e-learning in community colleges. New Directions for Community Colleges, 2004(128), 79-84. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Dowd, A. C., Cheslock, J. J., & Melguizo, T. (2008). Transfer Access from Community Colleges and the Distribution of Elite Higher Education. Journal of Higher Education, 79(4), 442-472. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Summer Meetings 2011

  18. Resources Draeger M. (2006). How students benefit from high-tech, high-wage career pathways. New Directions for Community Colleges. 2006(135):81-89. Available from: Academic Search Elite, Ipswich, MA. Accessed May 11, 2011. Fisher, Karin A., and John D. Fraser. 2010. "Rural health career pathways: research themes in recruitment and retention." Australian Health Review 34, no. 3: 292-296. Academic Search Elite, EBSCOhost (accessed May 11, 2011). Floyd, D. and Walker, K. (2009). The community college baccalaureate: Putting the pieces together. Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2009; 33:90–124. Garza, H., & Eller, R. D. (1998). The Role of Rural Community Colleges in Expanding Access and Economic Development. New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998(103), 31. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Haber, J., & Mills, M. (2008). Perceptions of Barriers Concerning Effective Online Teaching and Policies: Florida Community College Faculty. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 32(4-6), 266-283. doi:10.1080/10668920701884505 Summer Meetings 2011

  19. Resources Hendry C, Farley AH (2006) Essential skills for students who are returning to study. Nursing Standard.21, 6, 44-48. Date of acceptance: July 9 2006. Hoffman, N., Vargas, J. and Santos, J. (2009), New directions for dual enrollment: Creating stronger pathways from high school through college. New Directions for Community Colleges, 2009: 43–58. doi: 10.1002/cc.354 Hoover, E. (2008). How Community Colleges Attract Baby Boomers. Chronicle of Higher Education, 55(8), A26. Retrieved from EBSCOhost. Stehlik, T. (2010). Mind the gap: school leaver aspirations and delayed pathways to further and higher education; Journal of Education & Work, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p.363-376. Sass, S. A., Pedersen, G. L., & Truman, G. H. (2007). The Career Pathway Model: Small Steps to Big Leaps. Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 31(6), 453-461. doi:10.1080/10668920701357692 Windham, P. et. al. 2001. Concurrent use: Part of the new definition of access. Community College Review, 29(3), 39–55. Summer Meetings 2011

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