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The programs listed provide only postprofessional doctoral (i.e., PhD, ScD) graduate educational and research opportunities for PTs. The degrees offered are housed in institutions that either have PT degree programs or are associated with a PT degree program.
Jan 27, 2026/Form
Continue to enjoy APTA's many member benefits, stay connected, and support your profession—all at reduced dues rates.
Aug 27, 2021/Podcast
PTJ Editor-in-Chief Alan Jette, PT, PhD, FAPTA, talks with Kathleen Mangione, PT, PhD, FAPTA, about something critically important to physical therapists but rarely top of mind: treatment fidelity.
Jan 9, 2024/News
Coughlan helped to lead significant growth at APTA in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Jan 10, 2025/News
APTA Podcasts helped you inform your practice, gain insight into regulatory issues, and explore professional ethics.
Jun 25, 2025/Report (Open Access)
APTA’s "State of Direct Access to Physical Therapist Services" report is a strategic resource designed to equip health care leaders with the scientific evidence they need to address opposition to direct access and drive meaningful change.
Nov 25, 2025/Podcast
Listening Time — 18:30 Listen on Apple Listen on Castbox Listen on Spotify In this episode, APTA staff experts Rachel Miller, MPH, and Sharon West, JD, discuss how the final 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule will affect the physical therapy profession. They explain why physical therapists can expect
Jan 21, 2023/CPG
Exercise-Based Knee and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention
Traumatic brain injury is a serious public health problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention a TBI is caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head or a penetrating head injury that disrupts the normal function of the brain. However, not every blow to the head will result in a
Jan 6, 2023/News
The new resource can help PTs better tailor plans of care and weigh the need for referral.