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Overview of Clinical Education
Clinical Practicum Sites

Infographic titled “UF’s Clinical Training” with a central circle labeled “Clinical Education: Here’s a brief overview of our clinical education model.” Five numbered sections branch out: 1. Academic Training—students connect coursework to clinic, 2. Skills Across Big 9—clinical experiences across nine ASHA domains, 3. Various Settings—placements in different settings, 4. Various Populations—experience with both pediatric and adult populations, 5. Professionalism—adherence to ASHA’s professionalism standards.
Infographic titled “The Big 9” with a winding path connecting nine red dots, each labeled with an area of speech-language pathology: Articulation, Voice & Resonance, Fluency, Hearing, Receptive & Expressive Language, Swallowing, Social Aspects of Communication, Cognitive Aspects of Communication, and Communication Modalities.
Infographic titled "Overview of SLP Settings" with three columns listing speech-language pathology work settings. “Medical” includes outpatient hospital, acute care hospital, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing facility, and home health. “Educational” includes preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and specialty schools. “Other” includes pediatric private practice, adult private practice, telehealth, clinical research lab, and various specialty sites. A blue header explains the importance of experiencing a breadth and depth of placements during graduate school.
Infographic titled "Local & Regional UF Affiliated Clinical Sites." The image is organized in three columns. Under “Medical,” it lists UF Health Gainesville, UF Health Jacksonville, UF Health The Villages, Advent Health Ocala, VA Hospital Gainesville, several skilled nursing and rehab facilities, and Early Steps, with details on inpatient, outpatient, rehab, and specialty services. “Educational” includes public schools in Alachua County, Marion County, PK Yonge, and Einstein School, encompassing preschool through high school and specialty education. “Other” lists several private practices, the Communication Equity & Outcomes Lab, UF Craniofacial Clinic, and UF Reading Disabilities Program as specialty and research sites. The header notes Gainesville's central location, variety of sites, and that the list is not comprehensive.

UF Health affiliated sites

Gainesville and North Central Florida community sites

Clinical externships

Many of our students complete their clinical externships at sites beyond the Gainesville area. In recent years our students have ventured to schools, hospitals, and clinics in places such as Atlanta, Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and San Diego, to name a few!

In each of these settings, our students are mentored by licensed and certified speech-language pathologists (including our professors) who are highly experienced in the areas of assessment, prevention, and treatment. We strive to help our students develop a comprehensive, well-balanced foundation for successful clinical careers in speech-language pathology – ones that encompasses communication differences, developmental and acquired communication disorders, and swallowing disorders in both pediatric and adult cases.