UBC School of Kinesiology: Implementation of a Clinical Exercise Physiologist Pathway

Objective: The BC Ministry of Health recently recommended the hiring of Clinical Exercise Physiologists (CEPs; e.g., kinesiology graduates with specialized certification) in healthcare settings, signalling an increase in employment opportunities for our kinesiology degree students. Recent curriculum mapping identified that our current kinesiology degree program provides 71% coverage of competencies required to certify as a CEP. This project aims to address missing competencies and support faculty to use pedagogical best practices to teach these professional and skill-based competencies.

Expected outcomes: Our students will have a defined pathway for pursuing a career as a CEP and broaden their scope of employment opportunities post-graduation. Students will get access to online modules and three new clinical instructor-led courses to learn contemporary exercise professional competencies. Faculty, staff, and teaching assistants will have increased opportunities to learn skill-based pedagogies that can be brought to their existing classrooms.

Jasmin Ma, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Robert Boushel, Director / Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Kawami Cao, Undergraduate Thesis Student
Mark Carpenter, Professor / Associate Director, Infrastructure and Strategic Planning, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Ryan Feng, Work Learn Research Assistant
Maria Gallo, Professor of Teaching / Director, Master of High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Jessie Hall, UBC Work Learn Research Assistant
Paul Kenedy, Associate Professor of Teaching / Associate Director, Undergraduate Affairs, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Michael Koehle, Professor, UBC Sport and Exercise Medicine Clinic and Kinesiology, Faculty of Education / Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University
Michael Leahy, Graduate Student Alumni, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Desmond McEwan, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Cameron Mitchell, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Andre Pelletier, BodyWorks Exercise Physiologist, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Bill Sheel, Professor / Distinguished University Scholar, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Victor Liu, President, Kinesiology Undergraduate Society
Ashlesh Mathrani, VP Academic, Kinesiology Undergraduate Society
Andrea Han, Associate Director, Curriculum and Course Service, Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology (CTLT)
Trish Varao-Sousa, Evaluation and Research Consultant, CTLT
Nausheen Shafiq, Curriculum Consultant, CTLT
Kalisa Young, Learning Designer, Learning Design and Digital Innovation (LDDI), Faculty of Education
Jamilee Baroud, Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant, LDDI, Faculty of Education
Zach Weston, CEO, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology

Jasmin Ma, Assistant Professor of Teaching, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Robert Boushel, Director / Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Kawami Cao, Undergraduate Thesis Student
Mark Carpenter, Professor / Associate Director, Infrastructure and Strategic Planning, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Ryan Feng, Work Learn Research Assistant
Maria Gallo, Professor of Teaching / Director, Master of High Performance Coaching and Technical Leadership, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Jessie Hall, UBC Work Learn Research Assistant
Paul Kenedy, Associate Professor of Teaching / Associate Director, Undergraduate Affairs, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Michael Koehle, Professor, UBC Sport and Exercise Medicine Clinic and Kinesiology, Faculty of Education / Adjunct Professor, Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University
Michael Leahy, Graduate Student Alumni, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Desmond McEwan, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Cameron Mitchell, Assistant Professor, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Andre Pelletier, BodyWorks Exercise Physiologist, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Bill Sheel, Professor / Distinguished University Scholar, Kinesiology, Faculty of Education
Victor Liu, President, Kinesiology Undergraduate Society
Ashlesh Mathrani, VP Academic, Kinesiology Undergraduate Society
Andrea Han, Associate Director, Curriculum and Course Service, CTLT
Trish Varao-Sousa, Evaluation and Research Consultant, CTLT
Nausheen Shafiq, Curriculum Consultant, CTLT
Kalisa Young, Learning Designer, LDDI, Faculty of Education
Jamilee Baroud, Curriculum and Evaluation Consultant, LDDI, Faculty of Education
Zach Weston, CEO, Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology