NEWSLETTER
HIGHLIGHTS
  • Academy Business Meeting at CSM
  • Request for Academy of Education Exhibit Booth Volunteers at CSM
  • Registration Open for Physical Therapy Faculty Development Workshop
  • ELC 2023
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.
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!
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.
PTAE SIG FEBRUARY WEBINAR
The FSBPT Fairness Refresh Process
The first webinar of 2023 will be held on February 9, 2023 from 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST.

Jenny Lapnawan, Senior Assessment Content Analyst for the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (FSBPT), and other members FSBPT staff, will be our presenters. The National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) helps jurisdictions determine if entry-level PTs and PTAs are competent to practice safely and effectively. To fairly assess candidates, FSBPT takes steps to minimize bias on the exam and that volunteers in the exam development process are trained to eliminate any irrelevant content that may potentially distract, confuse, or offend candidates. The speakers will explain the different approaches FSBPT takes to ensure the NPTE remains a fair and equitable tool that promotes public protection. Additionally, FSBPT develops the Practice Exam and Assessment Tool (PEAT), which is available to all candidates electronically. The speakers will share updates regarding this tool for the upcoming years.

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.
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.
ELC 2023
October 13-15, 2023 | Philadelphia, PA
Open Call For Submissions March 1, 2023
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)
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. 
PRE-CONFERENCE COURSE
Communicating in High-Pressure Situations:
Potential for Spontaneous Combustion
Tongue-tied when the pressure's on? Elevate your communication skills to meet today's challenges. This presentation delivers an enriched learning space wherein participants envisage and practice the delivery of effective and efficient communication by predicting situational needs and recovering from unintended missteps.
COVID WEBINAR SERIES
Webinar Series Part 1: Symptoms and Disablement
Webinar Series Part 4: Heart Rate Biofeedback
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)
REGISTRATION IS OPEN
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)
ACADEMIC FACULTY SIG MEETING AT CSM
Current and Aspiring Faculty:

Join us on Thursday February 23rd from 6-7:15a PST for our Academic Faculty Special Interest Group (AFSIG) CSM Business Meeting to learn, network and discuss! 

Steve Lesh and Kirsten Potter (both faculty for this summer's New Faculty Development Workshop) will lead round table discussions for New and Mid-Career Faculty

Light breakfast and coffee provided! Three lucky attendees will win door prizes!

Contact Kimeran Evans, AF SIG Chair, at Chair-AFSIG@aptaeducation.org with further questions. The AF SIG Leadership group looks forward to seeing you there!
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
In-person course | February 13 - 15, 2023 | Golden Gateway Holiday Inn, San Francisco
 
Join us for the 5th Developing Medical Educators of the 21st Century course in San Francisco! We are back with an in-person course, focused on supporting medical educators to engage in transformational change during challenging times. How do we create equitable, inclusive and welcoming learning environments for all? How do we foster a growth mindset among our learners so they become effective life-long learners? How do we ensure the wellbeing of our learners while also maintaining our own? These and other topics will be addressed in a variety of formats, including plenary sessions by renowned educators, skill-building workshops, consultations with experts, and engaging lunch-time discussions. Participants will have opportunities to network with others and create actionable plans to take home to their own institutions. A group discount will be available for teams from one institution.
 
This 3-day intensive course, organized in collaboration with the Kern National Network for Caring and Character in Medicine, targets medical educators from undergraduate and graduate medical education seeking to develop or improve skills in teaching and educational program design. Flexible programming allows participants to select sessions aligned with their interest and experience level.
 
Seats are limited.
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 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
 Academy of Education and ACAPT Physical Therapy Clinical Education Glossary
 New Editor-in-Chief Appointed for JoPTE
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