Anthony Breitbach, PhD, ATC, FASAHP, FNAP
Chair, Interprofessional Committee
Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions

Dr. Anthony Breitbach is a Professor, Certified Athletic Trainer and Vice Dean in the Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University after serving as Director of the Athletic Training Program for 15 years. A native of Dubuque, Iowa; Dr. Breitbach graduated from the Athletic Training Program at the University of Iowa in 1985, received a Master’s degree from the University of Florida in 1987 and a PhD from SLU in 2007. In 2023, he was honored with the Sayers “Bud” Miller Distinguished Educator Award by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He is a Distinguished Fellow and serves as President-Elect of the National Academies of Practice (NAP) after serving as the inaugural Chair of the NAP Athletic Training Academy. He is an Association of Schools Advancing Health Professions (ASAHP) Fellow and chairs their Interprofessional Committee as well as representing them on Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) Core Competencies Revision Work Group. He served on the Executive Committee of the American Interprofessional Health Collaborative (AIHC) and helps lead Communication working groups for Interprofessional.Global and Interprofessional Research.Global. He is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Interprofessional Care; Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Public Health Education and Promotion; and serves on the Scientific Committee for All Together Better Health Health XI in Doha, Qatar. He is President-Elect of the Alpha Eta National Allied Health Honor Society and is a Peer Reviewer for the Higher Learning Commission.

Presenting at the Nexus Summit:

Join us for the Interprofessional Practice and Education Partners Forum to learn more about US organizations working to advance interprofessional practice and education. During the one-hour session, there will be three 20-minute rotations where attendees will have the opportunity to visit three different participating organizations for a briefing to learn more about their mission, priorities and new initiatives. Take this opportunity to hear the latest developments from organizations committed to advancing interprofessional priorities in learning and practice. Click on the organization name…