Clinical Educators’ Academy

Building Leadership Skills and Professional Relationships at the 2025 Clinical Educators’ Academy

Judged a successful event by both presenters and participants, the Clinical Educators’ Academy, held April 22-23, 2025, supported CAPCSD’s strategic objective to create and share best practices in program leadership. Fifty new and experienced CSD clinical educators from programs across the country met for two days prior to this year’s annual conference to explore strategies to enhance their leadership skills.

On day one, keynote speaker Lucy Leclerc, and her associates from uLeadership, introduced the principles of human-centered leadership, exploring skills needed to foster well-being, engaged team-building, and productive conflict resolution in clinical education environments. On day two, experts in clinical education drawn from the CAPCSD community facilitated collaborative discussions addressing the opportunities and challenges associated with CSD clinical education.

Participants developed individualized action plans to create supportive and innovative workplace environments. The event offered opportunities for peer networking, and a series of three subsequent webinars scheduled throughout the coming year will provide opportunities for further development of the skills and relationships established during the academy.

CAPCSD would like to extend a special thank you to the Clinical Educators' Academy Ad Hoc Committee members who invested many hours into making this academy a success.

Jennifer Mackey, Committee Chair, MGH Institute of Health Professions
Amanda Copes, Stockton University
Tammy Fredrickson, University of Colorado – Boulder
Jennifer Phelan, University of South Dakota
Michael Bamdad, George Washington University
Anu Subramanian, University of Iowa
Kevin McNamara, Monitoring Officer, Southern Connecticut State University (Emeritus)