Student Special Interest Group Monthly Newsletter

Hello to our wonderful SSIG community,  Starting this year, we are collaborating with Scorebuilders to provide a monthly question to help students prepare for the NPTE licensing exam! It is never too early to test your knowledge or learn something new!   Just click the link below to see the question! Once you submit your response, the answers will be displayed with an explanation for why each answer is correct or incorrect.

Question of the month!

T-Shirt Design Contest

The t-shirt design contest was a success! We thank everyone who participated and showed off their creative expertise! Congratulations to the winner, April Lynn Ruiz from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)!  The final design selected for the 2021-2022 APTA VA SSIG t-shirt fundraiser is:

This year we will be offering the t-shirt design in several colors with either a short sleeve or long sleeve option. Other items will be available such as beach or rally towels!   Ordering is available now and will close on September 30, 2021 at 11:59 PM. Funds raised will be put towards the registration costs for the November 2021 Fall Summit for a select number of APTA VA students. More info to come!

Order your T-Shirt Today!

DEI Grand Rounds The DEI Grand Rounds will be held on Tuesday September 7, 2021 at 7:00 PM.   The purpose of this event is to highlight issues that people of color face as patients and healthcare professionals (with a primary focus on SPTs/DPTs). The event will feature three case studies focused on the discrimination and challenges faced by African American, Asian American, and transgender individuals. Further discussion will focus on the importance of self-education and how to be an ally as a clinician. An APTA VA scholarship opportunity available to minority students will also be highlighted at the end of the event!

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Student Fall Summit: Interview with Adaptive Athletes The Student Fall Summit will be held Saturday, November 6, 2021 from 4:00-6:00 PM. The discussion will focus on interviews with adaptive athletes - each month we will highlight a different athlete that will be attending - this month we are featuring Mada McCabe!

Mada McCabe - I’m 18 years old and I was born with Spina Bifida. In my life, I’ve participated in an array of sports including swimming for 10 years, CrossFit for 5 years, and now I will be going into my 4th year of playing wheelchair basketball at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. I plan to study communications and special education in college. I’ve always wanted to be a part of something that helps break the stigma that people with disabilities can’t do as much as people without disabilities, that just isn’t so. Other than school and basketball, I love to spend time with my two pups, watch the bachelor with my family and shop online! We are so excited to see Mada McCabe at our Fall Summit and we hope you join us in giving her a warm welcome!

Fall Summit Registration!

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