Reshaping Graduate Education to Respond to the Changing Focus of the Speech-Language Pathology Profession
Proposal Format
45-minute Presentation
Track Choices
Contemporary Issues in Teaching and Learning
Abstract
The ever-broadening nature of the field of SLP means that Master-level educational programs must become more effective and efficient. We recently developed and implemented an SLP Master program at MUSC that is built on best practices in higher education and clinical training programs of related fields. We have incorporated school, outpatient, and medical-focused content, in our competency-based curriculum. We use a knowledge and skills checkoff method with pass/no pass/high pass grading to focus the students and faculty on the critical content during our active classes. Lastly, we have linked clinical experiences with the didactic coursework and have a course each semester focused on maximizing clinical education and supporting clinical educators.
Keywords
Competency-based Educational Philosophy, Clinical Education
Speaker Bio
Theresa Hopkins-Rossabi (Terry Rossabi), is an Assistant Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in the College of Health Professions, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Division of Speech-Language Pathology. She is a certified speech-language pathologist and is board certified in swallowing. After over 30 years of clinician experience primarily in the acute care setting, she completed her Ph.D. at Northwestern University. Dr. Hopkins-Rossabi joined MUSC in 2020 and helped develop the curriculum and program for the new SLP master's program that opened in 2021. She has developed and taught several courses including Adult Swallowing, Adult Neurogenic Language, Cognitive-Communication Aspects of Communication, Motor Speech Disorders, Tracheotomy/Ventilator Dependency, and Introduction to Research. All of these courses were developed based on a competency-based education model to support the student's development.
Reshaping Graduate Education to Respond to the Changing Focus of the Speech-Language Pathology Profession
Penny Hall, 304
The ever-broadening nature of the field of SLP means that Master-level educational programs must become more effective and efficient. We recently developed and implemented an SLP Master program at MUSC that is built on best practices in higher education and clinical training programs of related fields. We have incorporated school, outpatient, and medical-focused content, in our competency-based curriculum. We use a knowledge and skills checkoff method with pass/no pass/high pass grading to focus the students and faculty on the critical content during our active classes. Lastly, we have linked clinical experiences with the didactic coursework and have a course each semester focused on maximizing clinical education and supporting clinical educators.