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A brief introduction from the president of the academy.

At the APTA Combined Sections Meeting in February 2024, students got a chance to ask questions and get advice from section leaders. In this installment, Faith Majors-Culp, SPT, interviews APTA Geriatrics President Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, FAPTA. Learn what Ciolek says makes this specialty unique and how to reframe thinking about older adults.

Visit the APTA Geriatrics website to learn more about the academy. Watch the interview on the APTA Magazine webpage.

Our Speakers

Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, FAPTA, is the president of APTA Geriatrics and president of Living Well With Dementia.

Faith Majors-Culp, SPT, is a third-year student at the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore, and Student Council representative for APTA Geriatrics.


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