#FightTheCut, PT Month, Centennial Scholar

September 25, 2020

Inform

2020-2021 APTA Core Ambassador Applications Open

Applications for the 2020-2021 class of APTA Core Ambassadors is now open. Students can apply through the APTA Engage Volunteer Portal.

Apply to be an APTA Centennial Scholar

The APTA Centennial Scholars Program is designed to build a cadre of future association leaders at both the component and national levels. Apply by October 19.

Send a Letter to Medicare to Help #FightTheCut

Congress isn't the only group that needs to hear from you. We need your help to contact Medicare and tell them to stop implementation of these deep cuts to physical therapy providers. Access template letters for contacting Medicare on our Regulatory Action Center.

Engage

APTA Live: Entrepreneurship in Physical Therapy

Join host Yusra Iftikhar, PT, DPT as she talks to Ashley Johnson, PT, DPT, and Craig Phifer, PT, MHA, about starting a practice and innovative ways to run a business.

Eight Ways to Participate in National Physical Therapy Month

During National Physical Therapy month this October we're highlighting the transformative role PTs and PTAs can play in making sufficient physical activity the rule, not the exception.

APTA's National Student Conclave Goes Virtual in 2020

In the interest of safety related to COVID-19, we are replacing our in-person NSC scheduled for Nov. 5-7 in Austin with a virtual event. Get more information here.

APTA Student Core Ambassador Spotlight

APTA Oklahoma Core Ambassador Brett Chase’s goal is to get more students in his state involved and connected with other people in the profession. Working with other PT and PTA students, Brett recently helped create the Oklahoma Physical Therapy Student Social Club, a casual way for SPTs and SPTAs in Oklahoma to get to know each other. The club recently had its first virtual event, with students from several DPT and PTA programs joining in for an evening of conversation, drink recommendations, and trivia, hosted by PT Pintcast’s Jimmy McKay, PT, DPT. Based on participation and feedback, this is sure to be a recurring event. Keep up the great work Brett!

Note from the Vice President

My time as the APTA Student Assembly vice president is drawing to a close. This realization comes with mixed emotions. I will miss being engaged in the profession in this capacity, but I also know that it has prepared me well to continue to be engaged as an early-career professional. I have grown so much as a leader, and as a person, during my time serving on the APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors. I have become more confident in sharing my ideas, I have developed my communication skills, I hold myself more accountable as a team member, and I have learned how to foster personal and professional relationships in the world of physical therapy.

Being involved as a student was one of the highlights of my student career. I encourage all of you to be active participants and leaders in your communities. Being a leader is not exclusive to a title or elected position but encompasses those who engage and serve those around them. Seek out opportunities to serve in formal or informal positions. Not only will you be a part of working toward bettering that community, you also will gain and develop skills that will be valuable as you transition from student to new grad.