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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.
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.
Dec 1, 2017/Podcast
Daryl Menke, PT, DPT, describes how a PT and an inaugural PTA class experience personal and professional growth.
Oct 1, 2017/Column
A PTA has questions about a patient's best interest and a PT's motivation.
Dec 2, 2019/Perspective
It was not until I began working in outpatient care and seeing problems with payment, that I realized the importance of getting involved with advocacy.
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.
APTA offers numerous opportunities to get involved and provides resources to support you now and into your career.
Oct 1, 2018/News
A PT and PTA student-led "flash action strategy" held September 26-27 focused on bringing a clear message to Capitol Hill.
Nov 22, 2019/News
The physical therapy profession can breathe a little easier after convincing the US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to back off from some of its more troubling proposals around work done by physical therapist assistants (PTAs) in the final 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).
Dec 21, 2022/News
The Fellowship in Higher Education Leadership created by APTA is now a program of the APTA Academy of Education.
