| Title: |
Clinical Associate Professor
Director of Clinical Education for Physical Therapy |
| Dept: | Physical Therapy |
| Office: | HS 107 |
| Phone: | 216-687-3903 |
| Email: | K.VITAK@csuohio.edu |
| Address: | 2121 Euclid Ave. HS 107, Cleveland, OH 44115 |
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| Education: | ||||||||
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D.P.T, Arcadia University, 2002
M.S., Physical Therapy, Arcadia University, 2000 B.S., Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 1998 | ||||||||
| Brief Bio: | ||
| Dr. McIntyre is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy within the College of Health and a member of the Graduate Faculty. She also serves as the Director of Clinical Education (DCE) for the department, a role she has held since 2011. Her primary areas of teaching include clinical education, professional issues, and management of patients with multi-system dysfunction in the acute hospital setting. Dr. McIntyre has been licensed as a physical therapist since 2000, and her primary clinical expertise includes the evaluation and treatment of individuals across the lifespan in the acute care hospital environment (including the adult and pediatric intensive care units and the neonatal ICU). She has also spent some time in outpatient working with pediatric and adult clients.
Professionally, Dr. McIntyre is involved at the state and national level in various initiatives related to clinical education and professional regulation. She has served as a Credentialed Trainer for the APTA's Level 1 Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) since 2012 and is active with the Ohio-Kentucky Consortium of Physical Therapy Programs as Secretary. She is currently Chair of the PT Section of the Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Athletic Trainers (OTPTAT) Board and involved at the national level with work through the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy and the Physical Therapy Compact Commission. Dr. McIntyre's research interests focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning, including understanding the student experience and investigation of innovative educational methods & clinical education processes. | ||
| Honors and Awards: | ||
| -Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy Excellence in Regulation Award to Ohio 2023
-Cleveland State University Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award 2022-2023 -Faculty Merit Recognition Awards: 2013, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2023 -Credentialed Trainer for the American Physical Therapy Association's Level I Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program; awarded October 2012 with renewal through 2026 -American Physical Therapy Association's Level II Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor, March 2010 -Outstanding Allied Health Educator Award, Cleveland Clinic, Spring 2009 -American Physical Therapy Association's Level I Basic Credentialed Clinical Instructor, October 2006 | ||
| Research Interests: | ||
| -clinical education processes, including regional networks and collaborative placement processes for DPT student clinical education
-experiences of DPT students related to perfectionism, imposter syndrome, and self-efficacy -innovative educational learning experiences (using visual arts to stimulate reflection and growth in students) | ||
| Teaching Areas: | ||
| PT Clinical Education
PT Professional Issues/Clinical Seminars Acute Care Physical Therapy (multisystem dysfunction) | ||
| Professional Affiliations: | ||
| -American Physical Therapy Association (APTA): Member of Academies for Acute Care and Education; Member of Clinical Education Special Interest Group
-Ohio Kentucky Consortium of Physical Therapy Programs for Clinical Education -Secretary | ||
| Professional Experience: | ||
| 2015 - 2016 Per Diem Physical Therapist, University Hospitals St. John Medical Center
2001 - 2009 Senior Physical Therapist, Cleveland Clinic 2000 - 2001 Per Diem Physical Therapist, Ohio State University Medical Center | ||
| University Service: | ||
| Recent University Service:
2023 - Member, University Petitions Committee 2022 - Member & Hearing Chair, University Conduct Board 2021 Member, Graduate College, Grade Dispute Committee (spring only) 2020 - 2021 Member, CSU 2.0 Athletics Taskforce 2020 - 2021 Chair, Faculty Senate Committee on Athletics 2019 - 2020 Member, Faculty Senate Committee on Athletics 2019 - 2021 COSHP Representative, Faculty Senate 2018 - 2020 Member, Graduate College, Graduate Petitions Committee 2018 - Faculty Facilitator, Interprofessional Programming Recent College Service College of Health (COH) and College of Sciences & Health Professions (COSHP) Service: 2024 - Member, COH Ad Hoc Workgroup Clinical Education and Clinical Capacity 2023 - Member, COH Ad Hoc Workgroup Simulation Capture Modernization 2022 - 2023 Member, Occupational Therapy Department Peer Review Committee 2019 - 2022 Member, COSHP Academic Standards Committee Recent School of Health Sciences (SHS) Service: 2018 - 2019 Co-Chair, DPT Program Search Committee 2017 - 2018 Member, SHS Curriculum Committee Recent DPT Program Service: 2022 - Member, DPT Outcomes Committee 2020 - 2022 Member, Residency Committee 2020 - 2022 Member, DPT Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee 2017 - 2021 Member, DPT Marketing Committee 2017 - Member, DPT Curriculum Committee 2015 - Chair, Clinical Education Strategic Planning Committee 2011 - Director of Clinical Education | ||
| Professional Service: | ||
| 2024 - Member, Executive Board, Physical Therapy Compact Commission (PTCC)
2024 - Member, Informed Consent Task Force, Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT) 2023 - Secretary, Ohio Kentucky Consortium of Physical Therapy Programs 2023 - 2024 Chair, Compliance Committee, PTCC 2022 - 2023 Member, Re-entry Demographics Task Force, FSBPT 2021 - 2022 Member, Compliance Committee, PTCC 2018 - Chair of the PT Section, Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board (appointed by Governor) | ||
| Community Service: | ||
| 2021 - Volunteer Mentor, College Now of Greater Cleveland Mentoring Program | ||