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Residency/Fellowship Education SIG


Λ‡The Residency/Fellowship Education Special Interest Group of the APTA Academy of Education provides a forum where residency/fellowship faculty including program directors, coordinators and mentors promote excellence in residency education by providing collaborative opportunities for educational research, exploring opportunities for curricular development, enhancing resident clinical reasoning skills and discussing resources available for assessment in residency education.

Residency and Fellowship Resources 

RFESIG LEADERSHIP
Treasurer/Secretary: Kristel Maes PT, DPT 
Membership Secretary: Martha Bloyer PT, DPT, PCS 
Nominating Committee Chair: Kristina Stein, PT, MPT
Nominating Committee: Jodie Rush PT, DPT, COMT, OCS
Communications Committee Chair: Kris Neelon PT, DPT,OCS, SCS, FAAOMPT

Webinars

  • RFESIG Journal Club | Mar 10 | 8PM
  • AESIG Journal Club | Mar 19 | 7:30PM
  • RFESIG Journal Club | Jun 9 | 8PM
  • RFESIG Journal Club | Sept 8 | 8PM
  • RFESIG Journal Club | Dec 8 | 8PM

Registration link: Webinars - APTA Academy of Education 

2026

ABPTRFE has and registration links (found on the under "Program and Faculty Resources"):

  • April 16, 7-8 p.m. ET: Mentoring vs. Clinical Instruction: New Resources, Distinctions, and Site Visit Takeaways for Success
  • Aug. 13, 1-2 p.m. ET: Stronger Together: ABPTRFE & CAPTE Integrated Commission Town Hall

Nov. 5, 7-8 p.m. ET: What Tools and Resources Exist for You: Navigating the ABPTRFE Website
  • To provide a vehicle for enhancing communication among those invested in residency/fellowship education.
  • To promote cooperative efforts among residency/fellowship programs in advancing and improving curriculum.
  • To serve as a resource for collaboration in research for the advancement of resident/fellowship education.
  • To assist in the advancement of skilled clinical mentorship for all resident/fellowship faculty.

To view the SIG Standing Rules, please click here.

Distinguished Mentor in Residency/Fellowship Education Award is to be given to recognize excellence in Residency/Fellowship mentoring

 
AWARD ELIGIBILITY / CRITERIA INCLUDE
  1. Each recipient will be an Academy of PT Education member who is currently engaged or has demonstrated life-long engagement in residency/fellowship education.
  2. Each recipient will have distinguished himself or herself through excellence in mentoring residents/fellows in an ABPTRFE accredited program.
  3. Each recipient will have distinguished himself or herself in a clinical specialty area as evidenced by mentoring experience, continued education, practice, patient outcomes and/or residency/fellowship outcomes.
  4. Have been engaged in Residency/Fellowship mentoring for at least 3 years

Individuals who are current members of the Academy of Education Board of Directors, the APTA Board of Directors, or APTA Staff are not eligible for the award and may not participate in the nomination process.

 
NOMINATION PROCEDURE:

To submit nominations for the Academy of Education Awards, please click the link to be taken to our new submission system. You will be required to create an account in order to submit; this login does not need to match your APTA or Academy login. Creating an account will allow you to save your draft submission and return to complete and submit at a later time. Please note: draft submissions must be submitted in order to be considered.

Check back for application window.

Please contact academy@aptaeducation.org with any questions.

Awards Portal
The Academy of Education (AoE) has created online communities for each AoE Special Interest Group to facilitate communication and build connections with SIG members. 
Check out the RFESIG Community.
Also, APTA members have access to the APTA Community to learn, discuss, and access resources to advance their work. Check out the APTA Residency/Fellowship community.