The Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) is proud to announce that five of its members have been recognized with its Fellows Award.
Renée J. Bogschutz, PhD, CCC-SLP, FNAP, Texas Tech University Health Science Center
Michael Lehker, PhD, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Timothy A. Reistetter, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Health Professions
Elizabeth Swann, PhD, ATC, FNAP, Nova Southeastern University
Genevieve Pinto Zipp, PT, EdD, FNAP, Seton Hall University
This important award provides meaningful recognition to those members who have contributed significantly to health professions as administrators, educators, clinicians, or researchers. Recipients must be an active ASAHP member for five years with demonstrated leadership, publication in professional journals and professional creativity.
The Fellows will be recognized and inducted during ASAHP’s Annual Conference “Harmonizing the Future of Health Professions Education” which is scheduled for October 27-29, 2026, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Nashville, Tennessee. The Awards Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:45 AM (CT) and all conference attendees are invited to attend. Following the Awards Ceremony, there will be an invite-only Fellows Luncheon, where the new Fellows will be inducted.
“Becoming an ASAHP Fellow is a meaningful recognition of exceptional leadership and sustained contributions to the health professions,” said ASAHP President Jon Williamson, PhD, FASAHP, Dean of the School of Health Professions at UT Southwestern Medical Center. “We are proud to honor these five outstanding members whose expertise, creativity, and commitment have strengthened our profession and advanced our association. Their achievements reflect the excellence we strive to celebrate and inspire.”
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.
Contact:
Kristen Truong
kristen@asahp.org
Deputy Executive Director
ASAHP