Section News Index

• News: Education Section Strategic 2010 Strategic Planning
• News: Grant Awarded @ Education Section PT2010 Business Meeting
• News: Section Strategic Planning
• News: 2010 Election Results Are In!
• News: Update PT and PTA Medicare Student Supervision Chart

Newsletter Archive

• Fall 2009

posted Jul-05-2010

Education Section Strategic 2010 Strategic Planning

Brand:
Every PT and PTA is an Educator

Mission Statement:
“To inspire all PTs and PTAs in their roles as educators and to enhance the development and implementation of evidence based educational practices”

Goals

Standards of Practice

• Provide support for the PT and PTA educator role by disseminating accessible resources on evidence based teaching and learning principles, methods and strategies  

 Research

• Promote scholarly activities and access to new knowledge that facilitates evidenced based educational practices

Education

• Increase professional development opportunities to enhance the various educator roles in physical therapy practice. (Educators in the following realms: patient/community, continuing professional development, academic, clinical instructor) 

The Education Section completed a strategic planning session resulting in the above brand, mission statement and goals.  The next step is to form workgroups to develop the strategies and tactics to implement the goals and fulfill the section’s mission.  If you are a section member interesting in helping in any of the work groups please contact the section’s office for more information.  800/999-2782 ext. 8506 or educationsection@apta.org

posted Jun-19-2010

Congratulations!  Inagural New Member Scholarship Grant Winners

Selection of Clinical Education Opportunities: A Clinical Partner Perspective

Co-Investigators:
   Christine A. McCallum, PT, PhD, GCS, DCE & 
   Jeanne Cole, PT, CCCE

Special thanks to the APTA Education Section Research Committee, for their timely and well-considered reviews for this first-time opportunity for current and new member partners. Thanks to all current members, who recruited new members for the scholarship opportunity.

 

posted Jun-14-2010

Education Section Strategic 2010 Strategic Planning

Brand:
Every PT and PTA is an Educator

Mission Statement:
“To inspire all PTs and PTAs in their roles as educators and to enhance the development and implementation of evidence based educational practices”

Goals

Standards of Practice

• Provide support for the PT and PTA educator role by disseminating accessible resources on evidence based teaching and learning principles, methods and strategies  

 

Research

• Promote scholarly activities and access to new knowledge that facilitates evidenced based educational practices

Education

• Increase professional development opportunities to enhance the various educator roles in physical therapy practice. (Educators in the following realms: patient/community, continuing professional development, academic, clinical instructor) 

The Education Section completed a strategic planning session resulting in the above brand, mission statement and goals.  The next step is to form workgroups to develop the strategies and tactics to implement the goals and fulfill the section's mission.  If you are a section member interested in helping in any of the work groups please contact the section's office for more information.  800/999-2782 ext. 8506 or educationsection@apta.org

 

posted Jun-14-2010

2010 Education Section Election Results

Education Section: President (6/010 – 6/12)
Peggy Blake Gleeson, PT, PhD

Education Section:  Vice President (6/10 – 6/12)
Gina Maria Musolino, PT, MSEd, EdD

Education Section:  Representative-at-Large, Section Promotion (6/10 – 6/12)
Marilyn E. Miller, PT, PhD, GCS

Education Section:  Nominating Committee Member (6/10 – 6/13)
D. Scott Davis, PT, EdD, OCS

Academic Administrators SIG:  Chair  (6/10 – 6/12)
Leslie G. Portney, PT, DPT, PhD, FAPTA

Academic Administrators SIG:  Secretary/Treasurer (6/10 – 6/12)
Dee Schilling, PT, PhD

Academic Administrators SIG:  Nominating Committee Member (6/10 – 6/12)
Donna J Cech, PT, DHS, PCS

Academic Faculty SIG:  Vice Chair (6/10 – 6/12)
Sara Faye Maher, PT

Academic Faculty SIG:   Secretary (6/10 – 6/12)
Susan E Saliga, PT

Academic Faculty SIG:  Nominating Committee Member (6/10 – 6/12)
Laura Johnson Cannaday, PT, DPT, MTC, FAAOMPT

Clinical Education SIG:  ACCE Co-Chair (6/10 – 6/12)
Corrie Odom, PT, DPT, ATC-L

Clinical Education SIG:  Membership Secretary (6/10 – 6/12)
Lisa Black, PT, DPT

Clinical Education SIG:  Nominating Committee Chair (6/10 – 6/12)
Gwyneth G. Straker, PT, MS

PTA Educators SIG:  Vice Chair (6/10 – 6/12)
Kimberly Diane Snyder, PTA, Med

PTA Educators SIG:  Nominating Committee (6/10 – 6/12)
Andreia D. Nebel, PT, DPT

posted Mar-29-2010

Update PT and PTA Medicare Student Supervision Chart
As a follow up to an earlier message about student supervision and Medicare, an updated Medicare Student Supervision Chart has been posted on the APTA Website under Advocacy that now specifically includes recommended documentation guidance for students working with patients with Medicare as well as the specific language provided by Medicare for Part-B about the “qualified practitioner” and PTAs as clinical instructors. To access this updated document, please click here.

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