NEWSLETTER

HIGHLIGHTS

• ELC 2024: Registration Opens Tomorrow
• T-Shirt Design Contest Results
• House of Delegates Motions
• CSM Abstracts will be Published in September
• CSM 2025 Submissions

Registration for the 19th Annual Physical Therapy Education Leadership Conference (ELC) opens Thursday, June 6th. We hope you can join us in Oakland, CA to learn exciting new insights and network with members of the physical therapy education community.

(OPENS JUNE 6)

Congratulations to Scotty Pham, a student at A.T. Still University in Arizona for winning the Many Faces. One Purpose. T-shirt design contest!

T-shirts will be available for purchase in August, and ELC attendees are encouraged to wear the shirts on Saturday, October 20 to show their support of our vibrant and diverse community.

All proceeds from T-shirt sales will go to support scholarships for underserved students.

The Academy of Education is pleased to announce the Journal of Physical Therapy Education will be publishing the APTA Academy of Education’s poster and platform abstracts from CSM in a supplement to the September edition.

Platform and Poster Abstracts

The deadline to submit is July 16. Please contact APTA Events if you do not receive the notification of the decision on your abstract submission by Oct. 1, or if you have other questions.

CE SIG ELC SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The CE SIG would like to introduce the ELC Clinical Instructor Scholarship. This award is intended to promote attendance of clinical instructors and educators in varying roles to the Education Leadership Conference 2024 which will be held at the Marriott City Center in Oakland, California Friday, October 18 through Sunday October 20.

The award is open to any therapist who is an APTA member who provides education in their role as a physical therapist or physical therapist assistant in a clinical setting. Individuals new to ELC are encouraged to apply. The award winner will be reimbursed up to $1000 for conference registration, hotel, and airfare.

Submissions will be accepted May 1 - June 15. Award recipient will be notified in August.

For questions email Chair-CESIG@aptaeducation.org.

The CE SIG is seeking volunteers to serve on the Clinical Educator Pathway to Excellence Taskforce. This taskforce will explore the creation of a pathway both for awarding demonstrated excellence in clinical instruction as well as in establishing a professional development pathway for physical therapy and physical therapist assistant clinical instructors to grow in their role as clinical educators.

To submit your name for consideration on the taskforce, email Chair-CESIG@aptaeducation.org.

The CE SIG will accept submissions through June 15.



The American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) and the APTA Academy of Education worked collaboratively to develop the glossary of physical therapy clinical education (CE) terms for both physical therapists (PTs) and physical therapist assistants (PTAs). As part of the commitment to keeping the CE Glossary contemporary and useful in PT and PTA CE, the CE Glossary Oversight Workgroup will consider submissions for new terms and/or revisions.

The survey link will be open from April 15th to June 15th.

The initial glossary was developed after a review of the physical therapy literature, extensive discussion, and debate by the ACAPT Common Terminology Panel, and engagement of key stakeholders within the physical therapy clinical education community. The glossary is divided into major categories and as applicable, definitions are referenced. The same process will be used for consideration of new terms/revisions. Please see the rubric included with the survey for details.

If you are a DCE/ACCE, please consider sharing this information with your clinical partners.

You can read the published article: Recommendations from ACAPT's Common Terminology Panel (2018) if you would like to learn more.

For questions, please email:

amy.both@utoledo.edu and include in the subject line ‘CE Glossary Question’

Researchers conducting studies on methods for promoting the uptake of research findings into physical therapy or physical therapist assistant education and designing educational interventions to address the gap between evidence and practice are encouraged to apply for the $40,000 Education Research Grant. 

The deadline for applications is July 31.

Join us for the 19th Annual Physical Therapy Education Leadership Conference, hosted by the American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) and the APTA Academy of Education. We look forward to welcoming you October 18th – 20th in Oakland, California for an engaging conference of networking and innovative education sessions.

Title: Asynchronous Interviews in DPT and PTA Admissions.

The Admissions Network was created within the Academic Faculty SIG to foster discussion topics related to recruitment and holistic admissions in PT and PTA education.

The next virtual event will be held Tuesday, July 16th from 7-8:30pm EST.

This event will be an open dialogue to share ideas about asynchronous interview methods, strategies, successes, and challenges in DPT and PTA admissions.

There will be a few short presentations throughout the evening about programs' experiences with asynchronous interviews and opportunities for Q&A and discussion.

The Federal Section is so pleased to announce our 2nd Annual Primary Care PT Summit & Think Tank.

This Summit is a perfect opportunity for PTs who work in (or desire to work in...) primary care, integrated specialty practice, first-contact settings, or rural healthcare to hear about important innovations and updates for PTs in the primary care space.

Interested in integrating PTs into primary care in your health system? This is a must-attend event!

We will be live in Denver, CO at Regis University Sept 20-21, 2024.

We'll start off the event at 2pm on Friday Sept 20 with compelling Ted Talks on PCPT topics and introduce our keynote speaker, Dr. Tim Flynn, followed by a sponsored social event.

On day 2, we'll have interactive didactic and case presentations and 6 different think tank sessions to choose from.

Don't miss it!

Meet Your New Academy of Education and SIG Officers

Participate in Your Colleagues' Research

Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners

Now Accepting Nominations:

PTA Honor Society

Check out our Virtual Exhibit Booth!

Journal of Physical Therapy Education to be Indexed in MEDLINE

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