Washington, DC - Today, the Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions announced that four new members will receive the prestigious ASAHP Fellows Award. This distinguished recognition is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon an ASAHP member and recognizes outstanding leadership and innovation in health professions education.
Established in 1981, the ASAHP Fellows Program Award was designed to provide meaningful recognition to those members who have contributed significantly to health professions as administrators, educators, clinicians, or researchers. Only 210 individuals have earned this honor thus far. The inductees will be recognized at a Fellows Luncheon on October 15 during the ASAHP Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana.
The four new ASAHP Fellows are:
Lisa Dutton, PT, PhD, Professor & Dean, College of Health Professions, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Alfreda Harper-Harrison, EdD, MSN, RN, CLNC, Associate Professor, Winston Salem State University
Kim Hoggatt Krumwiede, PhD, CMI, Dean, School of Health Professions, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
LesLee Taylor, PhD, LAT, ATC, FNAP, Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs, University of Kansas Medical Center
“Our four new ASAHP Fellows have made superior contributions to health professions and their member institutions. They strive for excellence, bring energy and enthusiasm to their work, and are role models for their peers,” said ASAHP President Craig R. Jackson, JD, MSW, FASAHP, Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions at Loma Linda University. “I offer a heartfelt congratulations for this well deserved honor.”
About ASAHP
The Association of School Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is a national professional organization of 130 universities and employers focused on critical issues affecting health professions education. ASAHP’s mission is to advance health professions education and discovery through interprofessional collaboration, leadership, excellence, and innovation. As much as 60% of the U.S. healthcare workforce may be classified as ‘health professions’ which are distinct from medicine, nursing, and dentistry, yet equally vital to the health and wellbeing of our society.