NEWSLETTER

HIGHLIGHTS

• Meet Your New Officers!
• Last Day to Vote for Your Favorite T-Shirt Design!
• CE SIG ELC Scholarship Award
• 2nd Annual Primary Care PT Summit & Think Tank
• PTA Honor Society- Next Round Closes June 1!
• GAMER Deadline is Today!

MEET YOUR NEW ACADEMY OF EDUCATION AND SIG OFFICERS

Congratulations to the winners of the recent Academy of Education election, who will take office July 1, 2025:

President Elect: Vicki LaFay, PT, DPT, PhD

Secretary: Carrie Clark Hawkins, PT, DPT, PhD

Treasurer: Erin Faraclas, PT, DPT, PhD

Director for Professional Development: Steven Lesh, PT, PhD, AT Ret.

Nominating Committee Member: Karen Bock, PT, MPT, PhD

Academic Faculty SIG Secretary: Heather Green, PT, DPT

Academic Faculty SIG Member Engagement Coordinator: Kirsten  Potter, PT, DPT, MS          

Anatomy Educators SIG Chair: Will Conrad, PT, DPT, EdD, MS, MTC, CMTPT, CLT

Anatomy Educators SIG Recording Secretary: Jay Ciccotelli, PT, DPT, PhD

Anatomy Educators SIG Nominating Committee Member: Melissa Tolbert, PT, DPT, OCS, ATC

Clinical Education SIG Co-Chair: Elsa Drevyn, PT, DPT

Clinical Education SIG Member Secretary: Julie Gruden, PT, DPT

Clinical Education SIG Nominating Committee Member: Amanda Piccoli, MSPT, DPT

PTA Educators SIG Vice Chair: Deanne Grier Yates, PTA, PhD

PTA Educators SIG Recording Secretary: Angela Lippiello, PTA, MHEd

PTA Educators SIG Nominating Committee: Bev Labosky, PTA, Master's

Residency/Fellowship Education SIG Chair: Darren Calley, PT, DScPT, OCS

Residency/Fellowship Education SIG Nominating Committee Member: Caitlyn  Lang, PT, DPT

Scholarship of Education SIG Vice Chair: Tricia Prokop, PT, MSPT

Scholarship of Education SIG Nominating Committee Member: Liana Wooten, PT, DPT, PhD

LAST DAY TO VOTE

Pick Your Favorite T-Shirt Design!

The American Council of Academic Physical Therapy (ACAPT) and the APTA Academy of Education are proud to support scholarship fundraising efforts for minority physical therapy students. This year, ELC is supporting these scholarship efforts through a t-shirt design contest. The contest theme is: Many faces. One purpose. The theme showcases the many backgrounds of physical therapy education professionals, all working toward the same purpose of providing quality care and advancing the community. 

We received some amazing PT and PTA student submissions! And now we need your help! The winner of the contest will receive $500.00 USD

Voting is open May 1-15!

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.

PTA HONOR SOCIETY

Nominations For Summer Graduates Close June 1, 2024

The Phi Tau Alpha Honor Society recognizes physical therapist assistant students who have not only demonstrated high academic standards, but have embodied the core values of the physical therapy profession. Students meeting the requirements outlined below should contact their program faculty to determine the next steps for applying for possible induction into the honor society.

The following volunteer positions are open and need to be filled by July 1:

• Webinar Committee Member
• Research Committee Member
• Finance Committee Member (Two Years)
• Finance Committee Member (Three Years)
• (2) Professional Development Committee Members
• Awards Committee Member
• Director for Scholarly Engagement

Liaisons:

• Collaborative for PT Education Rep
• Woodruff Lecture Liaison

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 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.



APTA Academy of Education selects highly experienced PTs and PTAs who meet established criteria as recognized leaders within their academic institution, physical therapy education, and the profession to serve as fellowship mentors throughout the yearlong program. Fellowship mentors attend the three immersive sessions and conduct monthly virtual meetings with their respective groups.

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 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’

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!

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.

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ELC 2024: Submissions Now Open

Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners

Now Accepting Nominations: PTA Honor Society

CSM 2025: Submission Portal Now Open!

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