Eligibility Requirements

Nominees must be physical therapists or physical therapist assistants who are current members in good standing of the association.

Self, peer, and posthumous nominations are accepted for this award.

Criteria for Selection

• Exceptional teaching effectiveness in the clinical setting
• Excellence as a role model in clinical teaching
• Distinct expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching has been directed

A strong application should demonstrate the following:

Exceptional teaching effectiveness in the clinical setting in their role during full-time clinical appointments and in their student interactions.

• Examples of exceptional teaching effectiveness could be CI/CCCE activities (e.g., SIG, credentialed CI, trainer, consortium); organized clinical education activities; clinical education workshops; quality of student supervision; quality of student feedback; ability to handle student problems/issues.

Excellence as a role model in clinical teaching.

A distinct expertise in at least one area of practice to which the clinical teaching has been directed.

Support statements that are positive, cite specific examples of professional accomplishments, and provide additional information on depth, scope, and quality in a convincing manner.

Submission Requirements

The nominator must submit a nomination statement (nomination statements are 300-words) to begin the process.

The nominee is responsible for the following:

• Submitting a current curriculum vitae or resume
• Completing an online application (application questions are 500-words)
• Requesting two support statements (support statements are 300-words) obtained from the following:
  • A physical therapist colleague from the nominee's clinical center or from an affiliating physical therapy education program
  • A current or former student who is representative of an academic level of clinical teaching in which the nominee has been engaged and whose clinical education experience with the nominee has been full time for a period of at least three weeks.