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Sep 29, 2026/Article
Joseph Black, PhD, former senior vice president of APTA's education division and an APTA honorary member, passed away on Aug. 15 at the age of 88. Black joined APTA in 1993 as senior vice president of the education division, where he oversaw accreditation, physical therapist and physical therapist assistant
Jun 3, 2020/Author
Anita Bemis-Dougherty, PT, DPT, is vice president of practice at APTA. She has been involved in APTA initiatives including clinical documentation and peer review; fall risk reduction and prevention; scope of practice; PT practice in acute care, the ICU, and the emergency department; revisions to the
Feb 3, 2022/Podcast
The future of health care professional education is moving from a focus on the individual to embrace the health of the larger society.
May 11, 2021/News
The community service initiative had to pivot from a single APTA CSM-based event to multiple locally based projects — and it worked.
Aug 21, 2020/Podcast
APTA's first in a series of discussions about diversity, equity, and inclusion. This discussion focused on race and racism in physical therapy.
Jun 3, 2026/Article
"Physical Therapy in the News" is a monthly series that highlights recent media coverage of the profession and APTA members.
Feb 1, 2022/Column
A light came on not only in a dark hospital basement but in a future PT’s head that this was her ideal career.
Nov 10, 2022/Review
An RCT compared knee function and osteoarthritis progression five years after physical therapy or arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.
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.
May 1, 2015/Column
Diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease, a PT draws courage from her former patients' determination.
