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We Imagined. We Discovered. We Grew. In her introductory remarks to the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties ceremony for newly certified clinical specialists, the traditional opener to the Combined Sections Meeting (CSM), APTA President Sharon Dunn, PT, PhD, announced that CSM 2017 would be the largest ever.

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She asked, "Is this the new norm? Tens of thousands of our colleagues attending every year. We're turning a corner. More of us want to attend because of what happens when we come together. We are seeing further evidence of the transforming profession that is physical therapy."

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