Eligibility Requirements
- Nominees must be physical therapists who have been actively engaged in teaching physical therapist students (entry or advanced level) or physical therapist assistant students in formal education for at least five years.
- Nominees must be either clinical or academic educators. Nominees must have a faculty appointment of any rank (part-time or full-time) or receive compensation for their teaching responsibilities.
- Teaching must occur in an academic setting within one or more accredited physical therapist or physical therapist assistant education programs, or advanced level programs for physical therapists, from which students earn an academic qualification.
- Teaching solely as a component of continuing education does not constitute eligibility for this award.
- The nominee must have demonstrated the following: exceptional teaching effectiveness in the academic setting, a distinct expertise in at least one subject area to which the academic teaching has been directed, and excellence as a role model for academic teaching for students, faculty, and clinicians.
What Recipients Receive
A plaque will be presented to the awardee at the association's annual conference and an official announcement of the award will appear in an association publication.
Submission Requirements
During the online process, the following documents will be required for upload:
- Current curriculum vitae or resume of the nominee
- A letter of nomination (from the nominator) that specifically focuses on the strengths of the nominee in relation to the award criteria, not to exceed three (3) pages
- Two (2) letters of support not to exceed two (2) pages each, one from each of the following: a physical therapist colleague from the nominee's institution, and a current or former student who is representative of an academic level of teaching in which the nominee has been engaged (The academic experience of the student should include attendance through at least one entire course taught by the nominee.)
- A descriptive outline, for each course not to exceed one page, for which the nominee has primary responsibility in the academic program, including but not limited to, the academic level of the students, course content, time sequence, teaching methods, and methods used to evaluate student achievement
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Eligibility Requirements
Nominees must be physical therapists who are members of the American Physical Therapy Association.
Nominees must have made a distinguished contributions to the profession of physical therapy in any area clinical practice.
Nominee Characteristics
The distinction of a nominee's contributions to the profession of physical therapy in administration, education, patient care, or research will be judged on the basis of:
Depth, Scope, and Quality of Contributions:
- Wide-reaching effects of contributions, as evidenced in the quality and diversity of the letters of support received
- Previous recognition of contributions, as demonstrated by other awards and honors documented in the nominee's curriculum vitae
- Professional public visibility of contributions, as demonstrated by publications, presentations, invited lectures, appointed and elected positions held, and other information in the nominee's curriculum vitae
- Sustained and continuous contributions in more than one of the area of clinical practice as documented in the letters of support and in the nominee's curriculum vitae
- Qualitative effects of contributions in an area of clinical practice as documented in the letters of support
- Enduring quality of contributions, or potential for continuing effects of contributions on the physical therapy profession
Ability to Present a Noteworthy Lecture:
- Acknowledged skills in the organization and presentation of written or oral communications, as documented in the letters of support and the nominee's curriculum vitae
Recipient Responsibilities
John H.P. Maley Lecture Award recipients are required to deliver a lecture at a general session of the association's annual conference that is not not scheduled as an unopposed event. Lectures should not be more than fifty (50) minutes in length. The content of the lecture shall be related to any aspect of clinical practice and shall address ideas that promote physical therapy. The lecture may not promote the lecturer's personal products, services, or personal beliefs on topics outside of those related to the practice of physical therapy. The recipient will be assigned an APTA staff liaison to provide information on the context of the lecture and manage pre-conference arrangements and on-site lecture logistics.
What Recipients Receive
The John H.P. Maley Lecture award recipient will be introduced by the son of John H.P. Maley and will receive a small gift at the appreciation at the time of the lecture. The recipient also receives an honorarium of $2,000, reimbursement of up to two (2) days of travel and accommodation expenses incurred by the recipient in conjunction with travel for the purpose of delivering the lecture, and complimentary registration to the annual where the recipient presents their lecture.
Submission Requirements
During the online process, the following documents will be required for upload:
- Current and complete curriculum vitae or resume that covers the entire career of the nominee up to the nomination for this award;
- Letter of nomination (from the nominator) that specifically focuses on the strengths of the nominee in relation to the award criteria, not to exceed four (4) pages; and
- Three (3) letters of support from individuals who can specifically address one or more of the criterion(a) for selection, not to exceed two (2) pages each.
Submit a Nomination
The call for nominations will begin August 2012. Please check back for updates.