promoting inDiViDUal &
institUtional excellence
AAL is the premier resource for professional and
organizational growth and development. For nearly
a decade, institutions around the world have gained
advantages through AAL’s leadership training, teaching
and learning programs, and consulting services.
At AAL we are committed to helping individuals
achieve their goals as leaders, educators, and as agents
for change. Our consulting services are designed to
address each client’s specific needs and to provide
them with the most comprehensive solutions and
support. All of our educational programs are offered
annually; they are comprised of an international
audience and can be customized for organizations
of any size.
Please let us know how we can help you and your
organization achieve your desired goals. If you have
any questions or requests, you can reach us at:
[email protected]
+ 1 (404) 350-2098
Consulting Services
AAL begins with an in-depth analysis of the current status of the organization, and works collaboratively to help achieve transformation. We bring together the expertise to assist in building short and long-term goals, and then ensure that expectations are exceeded throughout the project.
Strategic Planning
AAL works with organizations and institutions to customize a strategic plan that provides the framework for institutional effectiveness and measureable outcomes.
Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
AAL’s consultants come from a variety of professions. We develop collaborations across schools and programs to foster interprofessional education and assess learning outcomes.
Professional Development
AAL’s experts provide practical and interactive workshops in teaching and learning, leadership development, team-building, change management, and a host of other programming tailored to meet the needs of an institution.
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About AAL
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Compass Program, 2013 ITL Program, 2012Accreditation
Our consultants are experts in the accrediting process of a variety of professions in higher education. They have completed numerous self-study assessments at international and national institutions.
Coaching for Individuals and Teams
For those faculty newly positioned in leadership roles and those who want to respond more effectively to current challenges, AAL provides coaching services. Our coaching strategies are sensitive to the contexts and problems of complex health science organizations and their multiple constituencies.
Curriculum Development
With changes in accreditation standards, budgets, technology, faculty and students, AAL helps institutions evaluate, update, and improve their curricula to address the contemporary needs of patients, students, and the learning environment.
New School/Academic Program Development
For institutions creating new colleges and schools in academic health care or those augmenting existing programs, AAL facilitates:
• Feasibility studies • Strategic planning • Curriculum development
• Initial application for accreditation • Outcomes assessment
• Faculty calibration and development • Interprofessional collaboration
Professional Development
AAL offers a wide array of leadership training and teaching and learning courses as open-enrollment programs and as customized workshops. In addition, we can create single-topic courses that can be presented as onsite programs or hosted as online interactive sessions.
AAL has provided professional development to faculty from hundreds of higher education institutions and associations in the U.S. and abroad.
Interprofessional Programs
Chairs & Academic Administrators Management Program
(CAAMP)
New, current, and aspiring leaders learn the tools for effective academic management, team performance, and interpersonal relations, and experience personal development through assessment tools and one-on-one coaching with a CAAMP instructor.
Compass Program for Academic Advancement
The Compass Program helps early and mid-career faculty master a variety of skills outside the classroom and clinic: conducting research, writing grant applications, publishing articles and reports, and pursuing career growth in higher education.
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Compass Program, 2013 ITL Program, 2013Institute for Allied Health Educators (IAHE)
In collaboration with the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), with exclusive sponsorship from Colgate, AAL conducts the IAHE as a series of online, independent programs. The sessions assist faculty in the allied health professions with teaching best practices in the classroom and the clinic.
Program for Dental Educators
Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL)
In collaboration with ADEA, the ITL enables dental and allied dental faculty—and private practitioners interested in an academic career—to acquire the skills of master teachers. This flagship program has trained hundreds of dental educators and attracted scholarships from a number of professional organizations. Moreover, this comprehensive teacher training program is now a pathway to a Master’s Degree in Dental Education.
Master’s Degree in Dental Education
In partnership with the University of the Pacific and ADEA, AAL presents the ONLY Master’s program created specifically for dental educators. Using the ITL as its foundation, the Master’s curriculum is designed to be completed in one year and is applicable to academic professionals in dentistry and allied dentistry, as well as private practice professionals transitioning to academia.Program Highlights
• Start in January and complete the coursework by December • 32 academic credits from the University of the Pacific
• A Certificate in Dental Education is awarded after completion of the first 6 academic credits
• Three onsite sessions, totaling 11 days in San Francisco, at the University of the Pacific Dugoni School of Dentistry
• Convenient online learning supplements onsite curriculum
• Competitively priced, with payment plans and federal loan available • Non-thesis Master’s program
• Research projects and all assignments are applicable to dental and dental hygiene education
• Master’s degree is regionally and nationally accredited
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ITL Program, 2013 ITL Program, 2013Judith E. N. Albino, Ph.D.
Dr. Albino has served as president of two higher education systems: a public research university and a private nonprofit university. Her higher education experience also includes service at the dean and vice-presi-dential levels, and she has spent more than twenty-five years as a faculty member in schools of dentistry and medicine, as well as departments of psychology and educational psychology. At AAL, Dr. Albino is dedicated to team and leadership development and executive coaching.
John C. Baldwin, M.D.
Dr. Baldwin is the Senior Advisor for Health Affairs to the Texas Tech University System, a world-renowned physician and a national leader in health care policy. He is a former Dean and Associate Provost of Dart-mouth Medical School and Head of Surgical Programs at Baylor College of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals. At AAL, Dr. Baldwin is dedicated to new medical school development and leadership development.
Hershey S. Bell, M.D., M.S., F.A.A.F.P.
Dr. Bell is Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of the School of Pharmacy, and a professor of family medicine and pharmacy at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He practiced “full-service” family medicine for two decades, has published extensively, and received numerous teaching awards. At AAL, Dr. Bell focuses on teaching and learning programs and leadership development.
Judith Buchanan, D.M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Buchanan is the former Director of Research, University of Mis-sissippi; Academic Dean, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry; Academic Dean at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine; and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, University of Minnesota School of Dentistry. She was also Director of the Center for Interprofessional Education and Interim Dean of the School of Dentistry at Minnesota. At AAL, Dr. Buchanan focuses on consulting services and professional development for institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Randy D. Danielsen, Ph.D., P.A.-C., D.F.A.A.P.A.
Dr. Danielsen is dean of the A.T. Still University Arizona School of Health Sciences, where he previously served as academic coordinator, chair of physician assistant studies, and also as dean. At AAL, Dr. Danielsen is dedicated to teaching and learning programs, leadership development, and consulting services for physician assistant programs.
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AAL Instructors
AAL is a collaborative of leaders, scholars, and educational specialists, providing services that help academicians pursue educational excellence, the application of knowledge, the discovery of ideas, and the quest of lifelong learning. The AAL team strives to build long-term relationships based on superior service, mutual trust, and intellectual inspiration.
N. Karl Haden, Ph.D.
Dr. Haden is the founder and President of AAL. His consultation and faculty development activities have included clients from across the academic health professions. Dr. Haden’s areas of expertise include leadership development, organizational change, team building, strategic planning, curriculum development and the scholarship of teaching and learning. In the past 10 years, he has made over 250 presentations to groups in higher education. He has authored or co-authored over 80 articles and monographs on educational policy.
Tobias E. Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Dr. Rodriguez is a Vice President at AAL. In this capacity he provides oversight as well as instruction to AAL’s client-specific programs in teaching and learning and leadership development as well as client consulting services. Dr. Rodriguez has worked extensively within higher education and academic health care. His expertise includes faculty development, strategic planning, curriculum reform, accreditation, and academic research. He has received accolades for excellence in teaching as well as for his efforts in developing and reforming curricular models of education.
Deena Alani, B.D.S., D.M.D.
Dr. Alani is an Assistant Vice President at AAL. She worked as the Head of Admissions at the European University College in Dubai, U.A.E., and as Assistant Dean for Student Affairs. She was a recipient of the Delta Dental Student Leadership Award and the Dr. Earle Banks Hoyte Teaching Award, and has presented posters nationally on campus climate issues for underrepresented minority students in dental education and research productivity of dental residents. Her areas of specialty are accreditation, campus climate issues, policy issues in higher education, and international dental education.
Clyde H. Evans, Ph.D.
Dr. Evans was Vice President at the Association of Academic Health Centers and Director of the Office for Academic Careers, and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Harvard Medical School. At AAL, Dr. Evans focuses on leadership development, faculty career planning, and consult-ing services that include strategic plannconsult-ing, change management, and interprofessional education coaching.
Wyatt R. Hume, D.D.S., Ph.D., D.D.Sc.
Dr. Hume is a former Executive Vice President and Provost of the University of California (UC) system of ten campuses and three national laboratories. He served concurrently as the UC system’s Vice President for Health Affairs. In addition, he served for four years as Provost of the United Arab Emirates University, then as Executive Director of Educa-tion, Training and Development, Research and Development Division of the Qatar Foundation in Doha, Qatar. At AAL, Dr. Hume focuses on consulting services and leadership development.
Kenneth L. Kalkwarf, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Kalkwarf is Dean Emeritus at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) Dental School. Dr. Kalkwarf served UTHSCSA from 1987 to 2013, including twenty-four years as Dean of the Dental School and the last two years as President ad interim. Prior to his appointment at UTHSCSA, he held faculty positions at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Oklahoma. At AAL, Dr. Kalkwarf focuses on consulting services and professional develop-ment for institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Leslie Karns, D.M.D.
Dr. Karns has served in various leadership capacities at three dental schools as well as seven years on active duty with the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard. She is a clinical consultant to the Commission on Dental Accreditation. In 2009 she completed a yearlong fellowship with The Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership Academic Medicine Program for Women through Drexel University College of Medicine. At AAL, Dr. Karns focuses on consulting services for institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Paula N. O’Neill, M.Ed., Ed.D.
Dr. O’Neill is the former Associate Dean for Professional Development and Faculty Affairs at The University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston and has been a consultant in health professions education for more than 20 years. She has written and edited for numerous peer-reviewed journals, and has been the principal investigator or co-director on government, foundation, and corporate grants. At AAL, Dr. O’Neill is dedicated to teaching and learning programs and faculty career planning.
Brad J. Potter, D.D.S., M.S.
Dr. Potter is a Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. In addition, he maintains his teaching responsibility and a private practice in Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology. Dr. Potter is a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology and a Fellow of the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, the American College of Dentists, and the International College of Dentists. At AAL, Dr. Potter is dedicated to teaching and learning programs and consulting services in the U.S. and abroad.
Victor A. Sandoval, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Dr. Sandoval has served in a variety of academic settings in four dental schools. He is a curriculum consultant to the Commission on Dental Accreditation and has served as Vice-Chair of the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations. In 1996–97, he served as President of the American Dental Education Association, formerly the American Association of Dental Schools. At AAL, Dr. Sandoval focuses on consulting services for institutions in the U.S. and abroad.
Felicia Tucker-Lively, M.P.H.
Felicia Tucker-Lively is a Project Manager for AAL. In the role, Ms. Tucker-Lively provides the managerial support and administrative ser-vices for AAL’s professional development programs. She has experience in administration, operational management, and program coordination at Morehouse School of Medicine, St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, and Brooklyn Hospital Center.
Pamela Zarkowski, M.P.H., J.D.
Prof. Zarkowski is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Detroit Mercy. She was most recently the Executive Associate Dean at the School of Dentistry. She has been a member of the Michigan bar since 1989. At AAL, Prof. Zarkowski’s expertise is in legal issues in the academic environment, teaching and learning programs, and leadership development.
Meng Becky Zhang, Ph.D.
Dr. Zhang is a Project Manager for AAL. She provides managerial support for AAL’s client-specific programs and client consulting services, as well as oversight to AAL’s social media activities. Her experience in higher education includes teaching undergraduate level communication courses, conducting and publishing studies in international communica-tion and media studies, as well as engaging in distance learning programs and instructional design.
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