Student Elections, APTA NSC, #PTmonth

October 24, 2020

Inform

APTA Student Assembly elections are held electronically once per year, and starting this year all APTA student members are eligible to vote. Voting is open Oct. 8 to Nov. 7.

Registration Open for APTA NSC

National Student Conclave is APTA's conference specifically designed for students — and it’s coming to you in an online format, Nov. 4-8. APTA student members who register for NSC 2020 will save 50% on registration for CSM 2021!

Student Spotlight: APTA Pelvic Health

The academy’s mission is to advance global excellence in abdominal and pelvic health through evidence-based practice, innovative education, research, and social responsibility.

Engage

October is National Physical Therapy Month

Every October we celebrate National Physical Therapy Month, an annual opportunity to raise awareness about the benefits of physical therapy. Help us encourage the public to choose physical therapy!

Event: Hot Topics in Federal Policy and Reimbursement

APTA staff will be offering a 90-minute webinar that provides an overview of hot topics in the federal policy and reimbursement landscape, tailored for students of physical therapy. The event will also include a live question and answer session.

Global PT Day of Service: Together We Adapt and Serve

"While our world and PT Day of Service this year looks different, I hope you will join me by participating through community, collaboration, and compassion, to help heal our world, together."

APTA Student Core Ambassador Spotlight

APTA Georgia Core Ambassador Jillian Watson has a passion for connecting students to one another and bringing information to students in order to realize the leadership development opportunities that are available to them. This passion has aligned with the current APTA Georgia Student Focused Interest Network’s (SFIN) efforts to bring students together, despite being so distanced due to COVID-19. This summer and extending into the fall, the APTA Georgia SFIN leadership has hosted three virtual “Talks of the Month,” with panelists from the field discussing topics including Culture & Religion, Why APTA, and the impacts of COVID-19 on Physical Therapy practice. At the end of October, there will be another hosted meeting that will focus on PT advocacy. Jillian has learned an incredible amount from her colleagues on the APTA Georgia SFIN leadership team and is looking forward to continuing to host these events as well as plan the APTA Georgia Student Conclave coming up in early 2021!

Note from the Vice President

As the leaves continue to change colors and the weather begins to shift, the feeling of transition from one season to the next makes itself well known. This will be my last note as the vice president and in a few weeks the current APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors will transfer our duties over to the newly elected student leaders. This is a bittersweet time for me as I wrap up my second term on the student board. I will miss serving in this capacity, but I also know that the incoming group of passionate students will continue to accomplish great things.

Please get to know the candidates for the upcoming APTA Student Assembly Board of Directors elections and cast an informed vote. One of the things I love about being an APTA member is the feeling that my voice matters and knowing that I can play an active role in bettering our profession and our society. Additionally, please vote in the upcoming national election. It is so incredibly important. Vote.

It has been a pleasure to serve APTA student members. I know that the future of our profession is in great hands!

Best,