The various educational interests within the Education Section have produced three areas of intense activity. Each special interest group (SIG) has established
its own governance, activities and annual programming. The SIGs are each supported
in part by funds from the Education Section, and is complimentary to Education
Section members. If you are an Education Section member and would like to join a SIG, visit the individual SIG webpages and click on the Sign Up link.
The Academic Faculty Special Interest Group (AFSIG) serves as a forum for sharing
and exchanging information about faculty matters and as an advocacy group for
academic faculty in addressing issues of concern in physical therapy education.
As the Section's newest special interest group, the AFSIG has generated excitement
among academic faculty from different content backgrounds to come together
over issues of teaching, scholarship and service.
The Clinical
Education Special Interest Group (CESIG) serves as a resource
and forum for individuals who have a professional concern
for the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of
clinical education for physical therapists and physical
therapist assistants. The CESIG has created a significant
and lasting relationship between members of academic programs
and clinical facilities in addressing needs of clinical
education from both of these perspectives.
The Physical
Therapist Assistant Educators Special Interest Group
(PTAESIG) serves as a resource and forum for individuals who have
an interest in physical therapist assistant education.
The PTAESIG provides a vehicle for increasing and improving
the communication among educators in Physical Therapist
Assistant (PTA) programs. Through this increased communication,
the PTAESIG has promoted continuing education for PTA faculty
in areas pertinent to their teaching responsibilities.
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