Column | Established and Up-and-Coming Leaders in the Profession

It's fitting that the APTA Honors & Awards Ceremony now recognizes recipients during the APTA Leadership Congress. (See "APTA Leadership Congress Debuts With Collaboration and Foresight" for coverage of the inaugural event.) Leadership is a key trait of all awardees but is particularly evident in those named as Catherine Worthingham Fellows of the American Physical Therapy Association, APTA Emerging Leaders, and APTA Outstanding Students.

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