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Dec 1, 2017/Podcast
Daryl Menke, PT, DPT, describes how a PT and an inaugural PTA class experience personal and professional growth.
The Student Advocacy Challenge is a contest for PT and PTA students and programs to participate in advocacy activities as a first step in career-long advocacy engagement. Programs compete against each other by conducting advocacy activities throughout the year.
APTA is here to support you as you take your PT or PTA career to the next level.
Licensure is managed by individual state regulatory boards and is required to practice as a PT or work as a PTA in the United States.
Effective Aug. 30, 2024, at the conclusion of the 2023-24 application cycle, the Physical Therapist Assistant Centralized Application Service ended. APTA thanks the PTACAS work group — PTA program faculty, admissions committee chairs, and program directors — who helped create application content, set
Nov 2, 2021/News
Now open for enrollment: a special APTA program that enriches PTA knowledge in a specific area of care — and recognizes achievement.
Mar 26, 2021/Podcast
Two PT students share their experiences in the times of COVID-19. We also talk about mental health and stress — all of which aren’t new to PT and PTA students but may be different or heightened due to the pandemic.
Dec 16, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 26:53 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify For the first time in APTA history, physical therapist assistants are eligible to serve on the APTA Board of Directors beginning with the 2026 cycle. In this episode, host Kelley Kubota, PT, DPT, MS, sits down with Evan Bier,
Dec 21, 2022/News
The Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership created by APTA is now a program of the APTA Academy of Education.
Feb 9, 2023/Website
The Guide is the description of physical therapist practice for use by PT and PTA educators, students, and clinicians.
