Lynne C. Hvidsten, BS, DC, CCST, MBA Associate Dean of Clinical Education Associate Professor (952) 885-5455 9(52) 886-7593 (fax) lhvidsten@nwhealth.edu

Dr. Hvidsten oversees the curriculum content of Clinical Internships III, IV, V/VI and Case Studies I and II. She administers the clinical and experiential education programs for interns. She directs the Community Based Internship Program (CBI), the Preceptorship Program (Chiropractic Physicians Associate Program, or CPAP), the Clinical Rotations program, and the Postgraduate Preceptorship Program. Dr. Hvidsten oversees the placement process of interns/externs in appropriate clinical settings, and the management of relevant quantitative data as required for graduation. She is responsible for identifying and developing quality clinical field training sites that meet the educational needs of the students and standards for quality established by the University. She also coordinates and implements service learning opportunities.

Dr. Hvidsten has presented research at international conferences and co-authored journal articles on chiropractic intern education. She is active in numerous professional associations and serves on several Northwestern committees. “My philosophy of teaching is to provide hands-on opportunities for each student until they become technically proficient and interpersonally competent while coordinating all aspects of patient care with ease and confidence.”

Dr. Hvidsten received an MBA from Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota in 2008 and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree and an Acupuncture Certificate from Northwestern College of Chiropractic in 1986. She has 23 years of experience in clinical education and has worked at Northwestern since 1994. She is also certified in Chiropractic Spinal Trauma as well as a Registered Medicolegal Death Investigator with the American Board of Medicolegal Death Investigators.

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