Resources for Our Clinical Partners

General Information

Additional Resources

Some of the links below, lead to sites outside of UCSF.

  • Northern California Clinical Education Consortium (NCCEC) (by clicking this link you will be exiting the UCSF site) is an organization with representatives from all Northern California physical therapist and physical therapist assistant education programs and clinical sites.

  • Clinical Instructors (CIs) can become credentialed through the Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program (CCIP) (by clicking this link you will be exiting the UCSF site). This 2-day course is composed of interactive didactic education sessions followed by an assessment and is frequently offered through APTA, CPTA, and our Northern California Clinical Education Consortium. California licensed PTs who serve as CIs may collect one hour for each week of full-time clinical experience with a student (California Code of Regulations).
  • A reference manual for CIs & SCCEs (by clicking this link you will be exiting the UCSF site)is available from the APTA.
  • UCSF/SFSU uses the Physical Therapist Clinical Performance Instrument (PT CPI) (by clicking this link you will be exiting the UCSF site) to evaluate students in each full-time clinical experience. If a CI has not used this tool before, they MUST complete an online training course through the APTA Learning Center. Once a CI has completed this training, they may access a web version of this tool.
  • California Physical Therapy Association (CPTA) (by clicking this link you will be exiting the UCSF site) website has information regarding continuing education opportunities, legislative updates, and CPTA-sponsored CI credentialing programs.
  • The APTA Academy of Education (by clicking this link you will be exiting the UCSF site) website has additional resources for clinical educators.