Like other physical therapists (PTs), Dana Cartin, PT, MPA, goes to work each day hoping to make a difference in people's lives. That she manages to do so without ever treating patients is one of the reasons she finds her job so interesting.

Cartin, vice president of the New Jersey Chapter of APTA, was a clinician for years before deciding to change paths and pursue administration. Today, as director of program management and process improvement at JFK Health in the central part of the state, she spends her days engaging others who are engaged in patient care.