About Us

The Northern California Clinical Education Consortium (NCCEC) is a partnership between academic education and clinical practice that provides leadership for clinical education programs and clinical faculty development. Each academic program in Northern California, which has achieved a minimum of candidacy status from the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE), is represented along with Site Coordinators of Clinical Education (SCCEs) from physical therapy clinics and hospitals throughout the region.

NCCEC meets quarterly to discuss, network, and aggressively explore opportunities and visionary ideas to foster and support dynamic clinical education environments. Our goal is to create environments that enable students to transition into competent and socially responsible professionals who understand, respond, and promote creative problem solving in the rapidly changing, competitive healthcare delivery system. We explore, design, and implement innovations to assist practitioners in the provision of quality learning experiences to maintain excellence in clinical education.

New Members: If interested in becoming a member please contact, Chrissy Hauer: c.hauer@csus.edu

Mission

The Northern California Clinical Education Consortium (NCCEC) is an organization dedicated to the development, implementation, and support of quality clinical education for Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant students.

Serving the Following Regions

The Northern California Clinical Education Consortium (NCCEC) covers clinical sites and PT and PTA programs from Bakersfield up North to the Southern Oregon Border.

Academic Representatives

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Programs

Chrissy Hauer

Chrissy Hauer

Director of Clinical Education

c.hauer@csus.edu

CSU-Sacramento

President, NCCEC

Sarah Pawlowsky

Sarah Pawlowsky

Assistant Director of Clinical Education

University of California San Francisco/San Francisco State University

spawlowsky@sfsu.edu

Alisa Vanderkar

Alisa Vanderkar

Assistant Director of Clinical Education

California State University, Sacramento

alisa.vanderkar@csus.edu

Jo Bergh

Jo Bergh

Director of Clinical Education

University of California San Francisco/San Francisco State University

jo.kerr2@ucsf.edu

Alicia Rabena-Amen

Alicia Rabena-Amen

Director of Clinical Education

University of the Pacific, Stockton

arabenaamen@pacific.edu

APTA CCIP Level 1 Trainer

Sheryl Ettinger

Sheryl Ettinger

Director of Clinical Education

Samuel Merritt University, Oakland

settinger@samuelmerritt.edu

Jennifer Roos

Jennifer Roos

Director of Clinical Education

California State University, Fresno

jroos@csufresno.edu

Treasurer, NCCEC

Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Programs

Matt Silva

Matt Silva

Director of Clinical Education

Ohlone College, Newark

msilva14@ohlone.edu

Jana L. Emmons

Jana L. Emmons

Director of Clinical Education

Carrington College, Pleasant Hill

jana.emmons@carrington.edu

Millie Burns

Millie Burns

Director of Clinical Education

Sacramento City College

burnsm@scc.losrios.edu

Lars Holmberg

Lars Holmberg

Director of Clinical Education

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

lholmberg@gurnick.edu

Jeff McCormick

Jeff McCormick

Director of Clinical Education

Shasta College

jmccormick@shastacollege.edu

Website Coordinator, NCCEC

Joseph Munoz

Joseph Munoz

Director of Clinical Education

Mendocino College

jmunoz@mendocino.edu

Matt McClellan

Matt McClellan

Director of Clinical Education

Institute of Technology Modesto

wmcclellan@iot.edu

Heather Porter

Heather Porter

Director of Clinical Education

Institute of Technology Clovis

hporter@iot.edu

Secretary, NCCEC

Jeff Hepburn

Jeff Hepburn

Director of Clinical Education

Institute of Technology Redding

jhepburn@iot.edu

Jason Ament

Jason Ament

Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

Bakersfield College

jason.ament@bakersfieldcollege.edu

Nicole Marquez

Nicole Marquez

Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education

College of the Sequoias

nicolema@cos.edu

Clinical Representatives

Site Coordinators of Clinical Education (SCCE)

Paul D. Smith

Paul D. Smith

Community Regional Medical Center Fresno

Queen Phamle

Queen Phamle

Kaiser Diablo Service Area (Dept of Rehabilitation)

Suzie Maciel

Suzie Maciel

Sutter Valley Hospitals & Sutter Valley Medical Foundation

Fatema Ghani

Fatema Ghani

Golden Bear Physical Therapy

Michael Sterken

Michael Sterken

UC Davis Medical Center (Inpatient)

M. Casey Maynard

M. Casey Maynard

UC Davis Medical Center (Outpatient)

Salvador Sanchez

Salvador Sanchez

UC Davis Medical Center (Inpatient)

NCCEC Member Emeritus

Theresa Jaramillo

Theresa Jaramillo

APTA CCIP Level 1 and Level 2 Trainer

Heidi Garske

Heidi Garske

APTA CCIP Level 1 Trainer

Samuel Merritt University, Oakland

hgarske@samuelmerritt.edu

Bryan Coleman-Salgado

Bryan Coleman-Salgado

Retired

California State University, Sacramento

colemanb@csus.edu

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