The Gold Standards Summit 2009: Transforming Clinical Education in Audiology convened January 12-14, 2009, at Disney's beautiful Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. There were 164 participants with representatives from 65 of the 73 AuD programs in addition to representatives from preceptor sites, industry, licensing boards, accreditation agencies, certification bodies, and other allied professional organizations. These key stakeholders met to address critical issues underlying the effectiveness, efficiency, and consistency of clinical audiology education. Among the presentations were the preliminary results of a recent AuD program survey, which 64 of the programs completed.
Summit Presentations
PDFs of the Summit presentations are available for review via the program outline.
AuD Program Survey
Members of the Education Committee and the Gold Standards Summit 2009 Task Force prepared a survey which was sent to the AuD programs in Fall 2008. There was a strong response rate with 64 of the 73 programs completing the survey. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, PhD, co-chair of the Education Committee, presented the preliminary results at the Summit. Additional survey information was presented at a learning module at AudiologyNOW!® 2009 by Maureen Valente, PhD, co-chair of the Education Committee, and Todd Ricketts, chair of the Academic Education Subcommittee. View a PDF of the AudiologyNOW! 2009 presentation.
Audiology Today Articles
There were two articles in the March/April issue of Audiology Today. Therese Walden, AuD, chair of the GSS09 Task Force, wrote an article summarizing the Summit and Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, PhD, co-chair of the Education Committee and a member of the GSS09 Task Force, wrote an article summarizing the survey results.
AudiologyNOW!® 2009 Learning Module
Therese C. Walden, AuD, chair of the Gold Standards Summit 2009 Task Force, along with Ian M. Windmill, PhD, Jackson Roush, PhD, Maureen Valente, PhD, and Todd Ricketts, PhD, members of the Gold Standards Summit 2009 Task Force, presented a learning module on Summit outcomes and the AuD programs survey results at AudiologyNOW! 2009. View PDFs of their presentations.
CAUDP Reorganized
To help serve as a resource for AuD programs in future initiatives, the Council of AuD Programs (CAUDP) has re-organized. Scott Griffiths, PhD, CAUDP Secretary, and Jerry Church, PhD, CAUDP Treasurer, held a meeting at AudiologyNOW! 2009 to discuss issues facing AuD programs and the organization’s goals. For more information on the CAUDP, e-mail Scott Griffiths, PhD, University of Florida.
New Initiatives
Two new initiatives are in development as a result of the Summit. One is a special supplement to the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology which will focus on audiology education research. The other initiative is an audiology education feature in Audiology Today. Stay tuned for more information as these projects are developed.
Future Summit Outcomes
Members of the GSS09 Task Force and the Clinical Education Subcommittee are developing recommendations for focused initiatives that will help continue the on-going efforts towards excellence in audiology education. Information will be made available as future initiatives are developed.
Summit Presentations
PDFs of the Summit presentations are available for review via the program outline.
AuD Program Survey
Members of the Education Committee and the Gold Standards Summit 2009 Task Force prepared a survey which was sent to the AuD programs in Fall 2008. There was a strong response rate with 64 of the 73 programs completing the survey. Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, PhD, co-chair of the Education Committee, presented the preliminary results at the Summit. Additional survey information was presented at a learning module at AudiologyNOW!® 2009 by Maureen Valente, PhD, co-chair of the Education Committee, and Todd Ricketts, chair of the Academic Education Subcommittee. View a PDF of the AudiologyNOW! 2009 presentation.
Audiology Today Articles
There were two articles in the March/April issue of Audiology Today. Therese Walden, AuD, chair of the GSS09 Task Force, wrote an article summarizing the Summit and Christine Yoshinaga-Itano, PhD, co-chair of the Education Committee and a member of the GSS09 Task Force, wrote an article summarizing the survey results.
AudiologyNOW!® 2009 Learning Module
Therese C. Walden, AuD, chair of the Gold Standards Summit 2009 Task Force, along with Ian M. Windmill, PhD, Jackson Roush, PhD, Maureen Valente, PhD, and Todd Ricketts, PhD, members of the Gold Standards Summit 2009 Task Force, presented a learning module on Summit outcomes and the AuD programs survey results at AudiologyNOW! 2009. View PDFs of their presentations.
CAUDP Reorganized
To help serve as a resource for AuD programs in future initiatives, the Council of AuD Programs (CAUDP) has re-organized. Scott Griffiths, PhD, CAUDP Secretary, and Jerry Church, PhD, CAUDP Treasurer, held a meeting at AudiologyNOW! 2009 to discuss issues facing AuD programs and the organization’s goals. For more information on the CAUDP, e-mail Scott Griffiths, PhD, University of Florida.
New Initiatives
Two new initiatives are in development as a result of the Summit. One is a special supplement to the Journal of the American Academy of Audiology which will focus on audiology education research. The other initiative is an audiology education feature in Audiology Today. Stay tuned for more information as these projects are developed.
Future Summit Outcomes
Members of the GSS09 Task Force and the Clinical Education Subcommittee are developing recommendations for focused initiatives that will help continue the on-going efforts towards excellence in audiology education. Information will be made available as future initiatives are developed.
