February CA Updates

February 28, 2020

This month the theme is professional advocacy. #PTAdvocacy    If you can't make any of the events below, it's okay! Here are 6 ways you and your classmates can advocate right now: Download the APTA Action App Visit the APTA Legislative Action Center Become a PT-PAC Student Star Participate in the Student Advocacy Challenge Join the PTeam Get involved with these advocacy activities Learn more about professional advocacy and take action.     INFORM. The 2020 APTA Federal Advocacy Forum will be held Sunday, March 29, through Tuesday, March 31, in Washington, District of Columbia. The forum brings together members, numerous speakers from the field, and stakeholders to discuss regulatory affairs and federal priorities that impact the physical therapy profession and its patients, as well new information that comes with a new Congress. Learn more and register today.  2020 APTA Student Assembly National Advocacy Dinners are happening April 3-May 12. Learn more and find a dinner in your area. The APTA Reach100 Student Membership Challenge is under way! Reach100 is a nationwide call to membership and a way for your school to show that its students are APTA members. Enter by April 30, 2020, to get your program on the list! Learn more and enter for a chance to win prizes.  ENGAGE. Have you heard the APTA Pulse podcast for PT and PTA students? Episodes air on the first Wednesday of each month in the APTA podcast feeds. Check out all APTA podcasts and find subscriber information. CLOSING. Get involved in your professional association by signing up for APTA Engage. You'll find engagement and involvement opportunities that interest you and fit within your schedule. Are you interested in writing? Have a story to tell? We're always looking for content for APTA’s student assembly Pulse blog. Apply today!