As the category leader in tech-enabled clinical training placements and workforce solutions, AMOpportunities (AMO) is committed to delivering the highest quality clinical education experience for students studying to become physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. In the past three years, AMO has partnered with more than 75 U.S. academic institutions and placed students in nearly 6,000 clinical rotations. AMO is also quickly expanding the growth of Clinical Hubs for its academic partners.  These hubs are geographically defined networks of clinical education sites that allow students to receive high quality learning experiences while supporting talent pipeline development for participating healthcare partners.

Today AMO announced the formation of its Clinical Education Quality Advisory Council. The Council will advise AMO on clinical education program design and delivery as AMO expands its capabilities to supplement local Clinical Hub partner competences. AMO, in collaboration with its partners and with the support of the Council, will continue its progress towards becoming the leader in quality of clinical education experience for the students it serves.

The founding members of AMO’s Clinical Education Management Advisory Council are distinguished leaders in their fields and bring important insights for innovation. They are:

- Kevin Klauer, DO, EJD, is AMO’s Chief Medical Officer and the CEO of Shepherd's Hope. He brings decades of experience as a healthcare executive, physician, and healthcare educator, including being the former CEO of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the American Health Information Association (AHIMA).

- Keith Horvath, MD, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, is the Founder and CEO of H Space Solutions, where he continues to lead efforts in advancing healthcare innovation. Dr. Horvath served as the Senior Director, Clinical Transformation at the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC).

- Paryus Patel, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer at Prime Healthcare with a distinguished career in clinical practice and education. Dr. Patel is a triple board-certified physician with more than 25 years of experience in the fields of critical care medicine, internal medicine and pulmonology.

- Saje Davis-Risen, PA-C, is the Program Director for the School of Physician Assistant (PA) Studies at Pacific University and has 20 years of experience in PA practice, education, and leadership roles. She has actively shaped PA education through her ongoing work with Oregon Society of Physician Associates (OSPA) and American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA) House of Delegates.

- Kristi Reguin-Hartman, DNP, APRN,ACNS-BC, is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with over 25 years of nursing leadership and innovation including work in undergraduate and graduate nursing education. She is the President of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nursing (AMSN) and CEO of One Team Clinical Advisors.

The Council is chaired by AMO’s CEO, John Danaher, MD, and AMO’s Chief Academic Officer, Ryan Palmer, EdD. Dr. Kevin Klauer will also serve in a leadership role in the implementation of day-to-day clinical education best practices across the Clinical Hub AMO delivers for its academic partners.

“We are very excited to accelerate the work and impact of our senior strategic advisors by bringing them together as a council,” says Dr. John Danaher, CEO at AMO. “Having their expertise in the same room will allow AMO to develop innovative solutions and provide quality experiences at scale for both our academic and healthcare partners, as well as the students we serve.”