NEWSLETTER
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Academy of Education 2022 Annual Report
  • Academy Business Meeting at CSM
  • JoPTE Journal Club
  • PTAE SIG March Webinar
  • CSM Request for Volunteers: Exhibit Booth & Session Moderator
  • ELC 2023
APTA ACADEMY OF EDUCATION
2022 ANNUAL REPORT
Dear APTA Academy of Education Members,
  
The full 2022 Academy of Education Annual Report can be found by clicking the link below. We highly recommend you review the report prior to the 2023 Annual Business Meeting, taking place on Friday, February 24th from 6:30-9:30 PM PST as this report goes into far greater detail than time will allow at the business meeting. The bylaws to be voted on for amendment, which was sent on January 24th, are included in the Annual Report beginning on page 12. Items included in the Annual Report will not be reviewed during the Business Meeting.

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego!
 
Warmly,
Pamela K. Levangie, PT, DSc, DPT, FAPTA 
President
APTA Academy of Education (Academy)
APTA ACADEMY OF EDUCATION
BUSINESS MEETING AT CSM

Please join us at the 2023 Academy Annual Business Meeting being held on Friday, February 24th from 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, at the Hilton Bayfront, Sapphire CDGH.

Business Meeting: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Awards Ceremony: 8:00 - 8:30 PM
Reception: 8:30 - 9:30 PM
JoPTE JOURNAL CLUB
Join us March 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM (ET) for the Journal of Physical Therapy Education Journal Club.

The APTA Academy of Education Journal Club is a complimentary, facilitated webinar-based discussion about a Journal article. You will interact directly with the author and a colleague, with expertise in and other views on the topic, demonstrating how the information could be viewed and used. It is a fun way to move yourself in the direction of life learning and strengthen your evidence-based teaching and future research.


 William Healy will be the speaker.
PTAE SIG MARCH WEBINAR
Integrating Intraprofessional Student Collaborative Experiences to Increase Access to Physical Therapy Services and Improve Profitability
The next webinar of the 2022-2023 PTAE SIG Webinar Series will be held on March 2 from 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST.

Jessica Niemann, PTA, MEd and Jessica Scholl, PTA, MA will present Integrating Intraprofessional Student Collaborative Experiences to Increase Access to Physical Therapy Services and Improve Profitability. The provision of physical therapy services by physical therapist assistants have been impacted by recent legislative changes in reimbursement of physical therapy services. When labor is divided effectively between a PT and PTA, it can counteract the impact of cuts. However, research has shown that current curriculum is not adequately preparing students to work as an effective team. This course will describe the need for intraprofessional collaborative learning experiences in PT and PTA programs and present concrete examples of how to integrate new or additional collaborative activities into the curriculum. This enhanced curriculum will better prepare students for workforce demands by increasing accessibility to physical therapy services, enhancing provider satisfaction, and improving patient outcomes which results in increased organizational growth and profitability.

If you’re unable to attend the webinar live, you may access the recording via the APTA Learning Center within approximately two weeks after the broadcast date. You do not need to register for the webinar in order to obtain access to the recording.
VOLUNTEER REQUEST FOR THE ACADEMY OF EDUCATION EXHIBIT BOOTH AT CSM
For those of you attending CSM, please consider giving us an hour of your time by signing up to be an Academy representative in our CSM Exhibit Hall booth. It's a fun, easy way to provide service to the Academy as you get to know fellow attendees who stop by the booth. You don't have to be an Academy "expert", as we'll provide answers to FAQs from other years. Consider signing up with a colleague or PT/PTA school classmate - it's a great way to find an hour for catching up during the busy CSM schedule. Thanks in advance!
VOLUNTEER REQUEST FOR
SESSION MODERATOR AT CSM
Open Sessions:

02/23/2023 (Thursday):

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Beyond Binary: Unpacking Sex and Gender in Rehabilitation Education)
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Watch a Therapist Get Sued: An Interprofessional Simulation on Therapy Documentation)

02/24/2023 (Friday):

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Assimilation Is Not Inclusion: Deconstructing and Reconstructing the Hidden Curriculum in Physical Therapy Education)
  • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (Beyond the Brick-and-Mortar Classroom: Legally Sound Innovation in Community-Centered Education)

02/25/2023 (Saturday):

  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Why? The Essential Question and Answer to Intrinsically Motivate Students and Faculty)
  • 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Why Is First Always the Last? Clinical Educators’ Perspectives on First Clinical Education Experiences)
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Go Deep: The Role of Cognitive Structure in Physical Therapy Students Learning Gross Anatomy)
  • 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (Pro Tips on Building a Residency Program: Basics and Troubleshooting for Success)
ELC 2023 Abstract Submissions
Opening on March 1st, 2023.

The APTE Academy of Education (AoE) and the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) encourage you to submit educational sessions, platform, and poster presentation proposals for the Educational Leadership Conference 2023.

Abstracts will be accepted from March 1 until April 19, 2023.

More information to come.
ELC 2023
October 13-15, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA
CPI Update presented on Monday, January 23, 2023.

Click the button below to access the narrated overview of the slide deck presented at the January meeting.

Passcode: aPya5h2?
FHEL APPLICATIONS OPEN
The APTA Academy of Education Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership (formerly the APTA Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership), provides current and aspiring directors in physical therapy education programs with the skills and resources they need to be innovative, influential, and visionary leaders who can function within a rapidly evolving, politico-sociocultural environment.

The award-winning fellowship was first accredited by the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education (ABPTRFE) in 2012 and reaccredited in 2017 through 2027. With over 160 alumni, the FHEL looks forward to welcoming its 12th cohort for 2023-2024.

Accepted candidates will begin the fellowship July 5, 2023 and take part in three trimesters of coursework, a mentorship program, and a leadership project.

The APTA Academy of Education looks forward to helping current and aspiring leaders in Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership achieve their professional goals and advancing the physical therapy education community.

Teressa Brown, DPT, serves as the FHEL Program Director.

Please reach out to fellowshiphighered@aptaeducation.org with any additional questions.
PHYSICAL THERAPY FACULTY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
July 20-22, 2023 • Chicago, Illinois
Workshop Goals:

  • Introduce novice faculty to established roles in the academy.
  • Facilitate professional growth of junior faculty members.
  • Create a sustainable professional growth and development plan incorporating elements of teaching, scholarship and service.
  • Cultivate a network of academic colleagues among workshop participants and facilitators.
  • Examine the contemporary integration of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in the physical therapy curricula.

CEUs: 21 Contact Hours

The deadline for the registration is June 9, 2023. Early registration is encouraged to ensure enrollment. New FDW is limited to 75 participants.
ACADEMIC FACULTY SIG PODCAST
The 2nd episode of our AF SIG Podcast, Office Hours with a Physio, is now live! Listen as Dr. Gail Jensen tells her incredible journey through academia!
PRE-CONFERENCE COURSE
Are We Equipped to Transform Society?
Develop Your Skills As an Anti-Racist Educator
Deepen your understanding & further develop teaching, learning, and assessment strategies around clinical reasoning that bridge the gap across academic and clinical learning environments. 
PTA PELVIC HEALTH'S
$10K RESEARCH GRANT PRGRAM
Purpose:
The purpose of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy’s Research Grant Awards program is to encourage the scientific study of topics consistent with the mission of the Academy. The maximum amount of funding provided by this grant is $10,000. No salary support or indirect costs are available through this funding mechanism. Only Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy members in good standing are eligible to submit an application and at least one Investigator of the proposal must be a member in good standing of the Academy of Pelvic Health Physical Therapy. The selection is made by our Research Grant Review Committee. Depending on the quality of submissions, the $10,000 research grant may be used to support multiple projects.

Deadline:
Application window closes on April 1, 2023
APTA CSM 2024 PROPOSALS
AND ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS
APTA CSM 2024 will be held Feb. 15-17, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts.

Session Proposals
Submission Deadline: Mar. 13, 2023 (11:59 p.m. PT)

Platform and Poster Abstracts
Submission Deadline: July 17, 2023 (11:59 p.m. PT)
APTA COMBINED SECTIONS MEETING
February 23-25, 2023 | San Diego, CA

Housing is open - don't wait, rooms are selling out fast!
SIG BUSINESS MEETINGS AT CSM
Please join us for the Academy of Education's SIG Business Meetings during CSM in San Diego:

  • Academic Faculty: Thursday, February 23 from 6:00 - 7:15 am PST (location: Hilton Bayfront, Indigo AE)
  • Clinical Education: Thursday, February 23 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm PST (location: Hilton Bayfront, Indigo 204)
  • Scholarship of Education: Thursday, February 23 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm PST (location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 29ABCD)
  • Anatomy: Friday, February 24 from 6:00 - 7:15 am PST (location: Hilton Bayfront, Sapphire KLOP)
  • Residency and Fellowship: Friday, February 24 from 1:00 - 3:00 pm (location: Hilton Bayfront, Sapphire 402)
  • PTA Educator: Saturday, February 25 from 6:00 - 7:15 am PST (location: Hilton Bayfront, Sapphire AB)
COVID WEBINAR SERIES
Webinar Series Part 1: Symptoms and Disablement
Webinar Series Part 4: Heart Rate Biofeedback
 APTA Academy of Education provides funds to the Foundation of Physical Therapy Research
 APTA CPI/CSIF Update presented on Monday,
December 12
 Academy of Education SIG Business Meetings at CSM - Dates and Times Announced
 APTA Academy of Education provides funds to the Foundation of Physical Therapy Research
 APTA CPI/CSIF Update presented on Monday,
December 12
 APTA’s Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership, originally the Education Leadership Institute, is transitioning to the APTA Academy of Education
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