Academy of Education 2022 Elections are Now Open
Vote now in the APTA Academy of Education 2022 Election. Your vote and voice are important. Please note that you must be a SIG member to vote for SIG offices. To cast your vote, click the link below.
Deadline to vote is Friday, April 22 at 11:59pm ET!
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ELC Program Co-Chair
The Academy is seeking applicants interested in serving as Program Committee Co-Chair for the annual Education Leadership Conference (ELC). The ELC Co-Chair is appointed for a 3-year term to work with the Academy’s other ELC co-chairs in conjunction with Academy staff and ACAPT’s ELC team. The full position description (recently modified with Board approval anticipated) can be found by clicking below.
Upon appointment, the new co-chair will begin to train with the current co-chair team on planning for ELC ’22 (October 28-30, Milwaukee, WI). The new appointee’s term will end on December 31st, 2024.
Candidates must submit a statement of interest for this position with a current curriculum vita via the Academy’s Volunteer Portal by Monday, April 4th. Respondents will be notified of the status of this appointment by mid-April.
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DEI Liaison
The Academy is seeking applicants interested in serving as the Academy’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Liaison for a three (3) year term (July 1, 2022-June 30, 2024).
The DEI Liaison will (a) collaborate with APTA’s DEI Committee as needed; (b) interface with other DEI groups or initiatives as directed or approved by the Academy’s Executive Committee or Board, and (c) recommend internal or external DEI resources to populate a proposed DEI tab on the Academy website.
The new DEI Liaison will work with Board members (or a task force) to craft a position description for Board approval that will further define the scope of liaison responsibilities.
Candidates must submit a statement of interest for this position with a current curriculum vita via the Academy’s Volunteer Portal (click link below). The statement of interest should address previous experience with DEI initiatives and how the applicant might serve the Academy of Education specifically in this role. Submissions are due by Monday, April 4th; respondents will be notified of the status of this appointment by mid-April.
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The final regular webinar of our 2021-2022 series will be held on Thursday, April 7, 2022, from 7:00 PM EST to 8:00 PM EST and Emily Reynolds and Nia Berner will present Powerhouse PTAs: Steps to Clinical Leadership.
In an ever-evolving healthcare arena, it can be easy to feel limited in your abilities to impact the world around you. This course will use the Core Values for the Physical Therapist and Physical Therapist Assistant as a scaffolding for building confidence in leadership and influence opportunities for PTAs in and beyond the clinical setting.
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Save the date for the debut of the
Journal of Physical Therapy Education Journal Club
Our first quarterly event will be:
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
6:30 -7:30 PM (EDT)
We will be discussing Parts 1 and 2: Payment for Clinical Education Experiences from the December Issue of JOPTE. Authors Tawna Wilkinson and Peggy Gleeson and discussant Bob Rowe will join with participants for a discussion on this important topic.
Registration will open soon.
Space will be limited to 95 participants.
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APTA CSM Abstract and Proposal Submissions
APTA CSM 2023 will be held February 22-25, 2023
in San Diego, California.
Session Proposals
Closed on March 28, 2022 (11:59 p.m. PT)
(extended from March 14)
Submit Platform and Poster Abstracts
Submission Deadline: July 18, 2022 (11:59 pm PT)
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The Call for Abstracts for ELC 2022 is now OPEN!
Submission Deadline: April 23, 2022
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Physical Therapy Faculty Development Workshop
July 14-16, 2022
Chicago, IL
The workshop will introduce novice faculty to their roles in the academy and facilitate their professional growth as faculty members. Participants will create a personal sustainable development plan that considers academic teaching, scholarship, and service responsibilities. Additionally, the workshop will assist participants in initiating and cultivating a network of academic colleagues among workshop participants and faculty. The importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging will be themes throughout.
Capacity is limited to 85 and registration is now full.
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Exciting News!
JOPTE has been accepted to the SCOPUS Indexing and Citation Database! This is a huge step for JOTPE as we grow within the PT community, and we are very proud of all of the work the team has done to get the journal to this point.
Congratulations to the editorial team, this is a huge accomplishment!
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Editor-in-Chief Susan Wainwright PT, PhD
Associate Editor Joyce Maring PT, DPT, EdD
Board Liaison Pamela K. Levangie PT, DPT, DSc, FAPTA
Editorial Board:
Melanie K. Farlie Bphysio, PhD
Heather Gray BSc, MSc, ProfD
Marisa Birkmeier PT, DPT, EdD
Diane Jette PT.DSc,FAPTA
Lisa Black PT, DPT
Diane Veneri PT,EdD, NCS
Patrick Pabian PT, DPT
Karen Huhn PT, PhD
Thomas Mohr PT, PhD
Aaron Rindflesch PT, PhD
Hilary Greenberger PT, PhD
Allen Lee PT, DPT, PhD
Denise Bender PT, JD, MEd
Murray Maitland
Lisa Dutton
Kenneth Miller PT, DPT, MA, GCS, CEEAA
Mary Jane Rapport PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA
Deborah Ingram
Patricia Quinn McGinnis PT, PhD
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Never miss the
APTA Academy of Education Newsletter
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Check out the latest information and trends in physical therapy educational research on the JoPTE website and follow @JOPTEjournal on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to keep up with newsworthy educational content and publications! |
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