Kristen Will

July 2024 to present              Arizona State University; Phoenix, AZ

Associate Dean, Interprofessional Education and Community Engagement, School of Medicine and Advanced Medical Engineering

Interprofessional Education (IPE) Leadership

• Develop and implement an innovative interprofessional vision for ASU Health and the medical education program.
• Collaborate with faculty from diverse disciplines to design interdisciplinary curricula that promote teamwork, communication, and mutual respect among healthcare professionals.
• Ensure interprofessional education programs meet accreditation standards.
• Foster a culture of interprofessional collaboration through faculty development initiatives, workshops, and ongoing support.

Community Engagement

• Build strategic partnerships with community organizations, healthcare providers, and industry stakeholders to address local and regional healthcare needs.
• Lead outreach efforts to underserved populations, promoting health equity and access to care.
• Through coordination across the ASU interprofessional health entities, support and help organize community health fairs, workshops, and educational events to raise awareness of health issues and promote preventive care.
• Serve on the ASU Health Clinics executive planning team to build and implement a network of clinics which drive the key objectives of ASU Health and the medical education program that serve Arizona.

July 2024 to present              Arizona State University; Phoenix, AZ

                                                Associate Dean, Clinical Initiatives and Accreditation,

                                                College of Health Solutions

• Oversight of all clinical programs and initiatives for the college including undergraduate and graduate programs-including all aspects of program administration (recruitment, growth, fiscal operations, etc.)
• Development of strategic plans across clinical programs and implementation of strategic initiatives that align with college, university, state and national
• ASU Health liaison for all projects related to College of Health Solutions
• ASU Health Clinics Leadership team to build a series of interprofessional community clinics that will become a hub for training health professions students in a team-based environment with a focus on integrated clinical translational science
• Responsible for collaborating with clinical program directors to strengthen curricular design of didactic learning, clinical learning environments, meeting accreditation standards and developing strategic plans
• Collaborating with community partners, health systems and other collaborators strengthening partners for the university and the clinical programs; active partnerships with majority of health systems across Arizona
• Oversight Speech and Hearing Clinic; responsible for clinical operations, financial administration, interprofessional education and collaborative practice integration into practice; supervision of clinic directors and clinic manager
• Responsible for leading accreditation initiatives for all accredited and future accredited programs in the college
• Position reports directly to Associate Dean of Academic Success and Dean, College of Health Solutions

October 2019 to                     Arizona State University; Phoenix, AZ

June 2024                               Assistant Dean, Clinical Programs and Accreditation,

                                                College of Health Solutions

• Oversight of all clinical programs and initiatives for the college including undergraduate and graduate programs-including all aspects of program administration (recruitment, growth, fiscal operations, etc.)
• Development of strategic plans across clinical programs and implementation of strategic initiatives that align with college, university, state and national
• Leading inter-institutional and regional community partnership to build an interprofessional community clinic that will become a hub for training health professions students in a team-based environment with a focus on integrated clinical translational science
• Responsible for collaborating with clinical program directors to strengthen curricular design of didactic learning, clinical learning environments, meeting accreditation standards and developing strategic plans
• Collaborating with community partners, health systems and other collaborators strengthening partners for the university and the clinical programs; active partnerships with majority of health systems across Arizona
• Oversight Speech and Hearing Clinic; responsible for clinical operations, financial administration, interprofessional education and collaborative practice integration into practice; supervision of clinic directors and clinic manager
• Responsible for leading accreditation initiatives for all accredited and future accredited programs in the college
• Position reports directly to Associate Dean of Academic Success and Dean, College of Health Solutions

September 2015 to                Arizona State University; Phoenix, AZ

October 2021                         Director of Executive and Continuing Professional Education, College of Health Solutions

• Co-creator of novel and innovative program designed to train and develop healthcare professionals for the dynamic landscape of health and health care
• Responsible for curricular design, development and administration of Executive Education programs including development of online learning library, in-person customized courses, and immersion programs with over 1000 healthcare professionals trained to date
• Curricular design and creation also inclusive of interprofessional education and collaborative practice training
• Development of micro-credentials and digital badging for upskilling of the healthcare workforce
• Program creation includes topics such as:
  • Healthcare Leadership and Management
  • Quality Improvement for the Healthcare Clinician
  • Green Belt Lean Six Sigma for Healthcare Professionals
  • Clinical Genetics for the healthcare Professional
  • Introduction to Health Informatics
  • Prescribing Opioid and Controlled Substances for the Medical Provider

• As director, responsible for budget planning and financial reports, recruitment and retention of faculty/staff, strategic planning, business development and intelligence, marketing, and community and strategic partnership on regional and national level
• Strong skills in strategic partnership and inter-university and inter-organizational collaboration
• Position reported directly to the Dean of the college

September 2015 to                Arizona State University; Phoenix, AZ

June 30, 2020                                     Clinical Assistant Professor, College of Health Solutions

                                                (Responsibilities see below under Clinical Associate Professor)

July 1, 2020 to                       Arizona State University; Phoenix, AZ

Present                                   Clinical Associate Professor, College of Health Solutions

Teaching:

• Faculty lead, Capstone Applied Projects: Capstone series courses (3) immersion and online (HCD 592 Part One, HCD Part Two and HCD 550); High-value Patient Centered Care (HCD 510). Capstone projects are the culmination of the graduate degree learning experience; Facilitation and mentoring of individual and group projects; Over the course of 5 years have mentored over 400+ capstone students (including participating at the Principal Investigator for ASU); in addition to mentoring students, faculty liaison with community partners; Average student evaluations: 4.6 (5.0 scale)
• Mentorship for Students: Career counseling and letters of recommendations for over 20 students per year
• Mentor, Barrett, The Honors College: Serving as a mentor and committee member for undergraduate thesis for Pre-PA and Medicine students
• Responsible for program and course development, administration, and evaluation of graduate students in both immersion and online degree programs including new programs such as, Healthcare Administration and Policy
• Strong experience with online course design and development integrating pedagogical and andragogical learning theory

Service:

• Mayo Clinic School of Medicine Patient-Centered Care Domain Liaison; working directly with Mayo Clinic Arizona faculty to design and refine curriculum for the Mayo Medical Students.
• Provost Level Taskforce for Interprofessional Continuing Education Accreditation; Co-led on taskforce created by the Provost to obtain accreditation as a nationally recognized provider of Interprofessional Continuing Education through the Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education; September 2017 to present.
• ASU Faculty Senate, Elected CHS Representative, 2019-2022
• SHCD Graduate Curriculum Committee, Current Co-Chair
• CHS Scholarly Fund Committee, Past Chair and Member
• CHS Faculty Workload Distribution, Participant- completed 2020
• CHS Annual Faculty Evaluation Committee, Reviewer
• MS SCHD Strategic Initiatives Committee, Past Chair and Member, August 2020 to present

July 2020 to Present             Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant               (ARC-PA); Johns Creek, GA; Accreditation Specialist

• Responsible for remote site visit review for postgraduate PA program accreditation site visits
• Engaged with virtual and in-person site visits for postgraduate PA programs
• Through work on taskforce, help create the postgraduate PA program accreditation standards and accreditation manuals

February 2021 to Present    Journal of American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA); Deputy Co-Editor, Health Systems Science Series

• In collaboration with JAAPA editor and deputy editors, responsible for procuring, reviewing, and creating research articles related to healthcare delivery science and health services research

January 2002 to                    Mayo Clinic Arizona; Scottsdale, AZ

September 2015                    Physician Assistant in Hospital Internal Medicine

• Clinician in a hospital-based Internal Medicine practice, directly responsible for diverse inpatient care, including medical and surgical patients throughout their entire hospital stay.  Also, regularly perform pre-surgical evaluation of patients, and medical consultations for surgical patients.
• First Advanced Practice Provider in HIM Division, led the development of the APP role within the division and across the organization as a system-wide model for APP-Physician Practice.

January 2007 to                    Mayo Clinic Arizona; Scottsdale, AZ

September 2015                    Program Director & Assistant Professor, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic Arizona Postgraduate Physician Assistant Fellowship in Hospital Internal Medicine

• Responsible for the development and administration of the first postgraduate Hospitalist PA Fellowship in the country, including all aspect of curriculum development, didactic and clinical instruction and national accreditation certification and maintenance.
• Three tracks: Hospitalist, Hematology/Oncology, Critical Care Medicine
• First ever Hospitalist PA Fellowship Program to be accredited through ARC-PA
• Expertise in accreditation standards and multi-professional core competencies/milestones

February 2013 to                  Mayo Clinic Arizona; Scottsdale, AZ        

September 2015                    Interprofessional Taskforce Lead and Principal Investigator

“Interprofessional Orientation for Allied Health Professionals Utilizing the Simulation Laboratory”

• Responsible for creation and implementation of an Interprofessional Education Workgroup that has designed and implemented a novel IPE curriculum utilizing the simulation laboratory to orient allied health professionals
• Novel, innovative IPE Education Intervention using simulation learning
• Project completed in 2015 with continuation of education intervention presently

June 2001 to                          Mayo Clinic Rochester; Rochester, MN                            

January 2002                         Physician Assistant in Inpatient Internal Medicine

• Working with a new Hospitalist and Mid-level provider team, function as an Inpatient Internal Medicine Physician Assistant providing care for Orthopedic surgical patients and non-surgical patients.  Specifically, responsible for on-going patient care in sub-acute and acute care units, performing pre-surgical anesthesia medical evaluations, peri-operative care for Orthopedic patients, and medical consults. 

November 1999 to                 Healthsouth Medical Clinic; Tempe, AZ

June 2001                               Physician Assistant in Urgent Care Medicine & Occupational Medicine

• Function as a semi-autonomous mid-level provider, responsible for diagnosing and treating many disorders and disease processes related to Occupational Medicine and Urgent Care.  Responsibilities also include reading radiographs daily, performing minor office surgery on a daily basis, providing wound care management, administrative duties such as ordering office supplies and medications and precepting physician assistant students. 

December 1998 to                 Priest Road Family Medical Center; Tempe, AZ

November 1999                     Physician Assistant in Family Practice

• Responsible for the management of a diverse patient population in a busy Family Medicine clinic with a large percentage of cardiovascular and diabetic patients; performing minor office surgeries, providing wound care management and follow-up for complicated patients with cardiovascular disease and/or Diabetes Mellitus, gynecological disease management, as well as caring for a large pediatric and geriatric population. 

May 1998 to                           Arizona Heart Institute; Phoenix, AZ

December 1998                      Cardiovascular/Vascular Surgical Physician Assistant

• Responsible for first and second assisting in vascular, cardio-thoracic, and cardiovascular procedures; also experience in harvesting and preparation of the Saphenous Vein for bypass surgery.
• Direct inpatient care, including rounds, preoperative and postoperative assessment, bedside procedures and discharge planning.  Also responsible for managing patients with wound complications secondary to cardiovascular/vascular disease and other co-morbid conditions. 

July 1997 to May 1998          Arizona State Hospital; Phoenix, AZ

Employed by: East Valley Family Medicine Group; Chandler, AZ  

Physician Assistant at Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital

• Managed all inpatient medical patient needs, including admission History and Physicals, daily rounds with diagnosis and treatment of diverse medical and psychiatric problems, patient education, discharge planning for complex medical and psychiatric patients.
• Involved in weekly call schedule and monthly weekend call for busy family practice.

July 1997 to Present             Midwestern University, Physician Assistant Program; Glendale, AZ

                                                Clinical Instructor, PA Program (currently adjunct faculty)

• Participated in clinical education for physician assistant students, providing lectures and teaching various courses such as History of Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Physical Exam and Diagnosis.
• Developed first mentor program for MWU PA Program.
• Created curriculum for first Pediatrics course for PA students at Midwestern University, focusing on "Primary Care Pediatrics."

June 2002 to Present            A.T. Still University, Physician Assistant Program; Mesa, AZ

                                                Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Preceptor

• Participate in mentoring and precepting physician assistant students during their second year of clinical rotations

July 2014 to Present             NAU Physician Assistant Program; Phoenix, AZ

                                                Adjunct Faculty

• Provided various lectures to first-year PA students on hospital internal medicine topics
• Participate in mentoring and precepting physician assistant students during their second year of clinical rotations
• Co-creator of Healthcare Leadership and Management course 2nd year PA students; Course focuses on Leadership, System Science and Management/Administration for PA students.