Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education
The primary purpose of this group is to coordinate all aspects of physical therapy clinical education in the state of Texas.
28/10/2023
Today we recognized the recipients of the 2023 Dorn Long Outstanding Clinical Educator Award and the Barb Melzer Exemplary Clinical Site Award!
31/03/2023
Meeting in person feels so good! 🎉
Clinical directors from DPT programs
across the great state of TX met over the past 2 days to collaborate on clinical education initiatives. 🫶
Looking forward to meeting again at TPTA Annual Conference October 2023 at Kalahari in Round Rock! Join us there!
https://www.tpta.org/annual-conference-2023
08/04/2022
Barb Melzer Exemplary Clinical Education Site Award Application
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FRCNfn-x1o8i-RB1c0t2O9YiFRfkER8P/view?usp=sharing
Awarded by: The Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education, Inc.
In an effort to recognize, support, and encourage clinical facilities that provide an exemplary clinical education experience for physical therapy students, the Texas Consortium for Physical Therapy Clinical Education, Inc (The Texas Consortium) has initiated the Award for Exemplary Clinical Education Site. This honor will be awarded to the clinical education site that has demonstrated a consistent record of providing clearly exceptional clinical mentoring and education for physical therapy students from the state of Texas.
This award will be given to the individual facility, clinic, department, or unit that demonstrates their achievement of the criteria described below. It is NOT given to an entire health system, corporate entity, or medical center facility. Both large and small clinical facilities are encouraged to apply.
The clinical facility that earns the status of Exemplary Clinical Education Site will receive a plaque suitable for display, and the award notice will be posted on the Texas Consortium website. An announcement of this award will also be published statewide and nationally.
Notification of this award will be sent to the recipient in AUGUST 2022 and the presentation of this award will take place at an appropriate venue.
Clinical instructors, Site Coordinators of Clinical Education, and Directors of Physical Therapy/Rehabilitation Departments are encouraged to read the criteria and application process for this award. The deadline for receipt of applications is July 1, 2022. All submissions should be sent electronically to Dr. Steve Spivey at [email protected]
Barb Melzer Exemplary Clinical Education Site Award Application 2022.pdf
Contact your Representative today!
26/10/2020
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consortium is hosting a reflective discussion on black DPT student experiences in clinical education this Thursday, Oct. 29, at 6 pm CDT.
https://acapt.org/events/event-details/2020/10/29/acapt-events/a-listening-session-dei-clinicians-10-29-20
A Listening Session on DCE, SCCE and CI Reflections on the Black DPT Student Clinical Education Experience (Focus: Clinicians) Join us for a bold and courageous listening session as Black Physical Therapists share their experiences as Educators in the Profession of Physical Therapy.
10/09/2020
Online voting is open for the TPTA leadership positions. Vote today!
Leadership Positions Please see the Candidate Statements for more information about the candidates before voting below. Only TPTA PT and PTA members are eligible to vote and you will need to be logged into the TPTA website. If you're having trouble logging in, please send an email to Lindsey at [email protected] to get...