Christopher O’Brien, Dean of Health Sciences at King’s College and Chair of the Clinical Education Committee of the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP), is part of an interprofessional team that published a special report, “Health Professions Clinical Education Update: Recommendations and Strategies 2026” in the Summer 2026 Issue of the Journal of Allied Health. O’Brien, part of a team of eight authors representing six different health professions from institutions including the Mayo Clinic, University of Texas MD Anderson Medical Center School of Health Professions, Rutgers University, and King’s College amongst others, “present a framework for advancing clinical education across health professions. This essential document emphasizes the importance of expanding clinical education settings; integrating artificial intelligence and telehealth into curricula; ensuring alignment of interprofessional competencies with accreditation standards; and continuing to facilitate collaborative practice across disciplines. These efforts are essential to training a workforce that not only is clinically competent but also adaptable, mindful of equity, and capable of thriving in diverse, team-based care settings.
Equally critical is the call to elevate research and scholarly activity within clinical education. The report emphasizes the need for academic-clinical partnerships that support and complete an inquiry into the value, effectiveness, and innovation of clinical training. These recommendations aim to advance a responsive, inclusive, and outcomes-driven clinical education system that benefits students, educators, health care systems, and the communities they serve. These efforts reflect ASAHP’s name and mission to advance health professions.”
A free preview of the article is currently available from ASAHP’s Journal of Allied Health‘s webpage at https://www.asahp.org/journal-of-allied-health
