Standing Committees
Legislative Chair: Glenn Brown, MMSc, PT, ATC, SCS
Payer Relations Chair: George T. Edelman PT, MPT, OCS, MTC
Other Committees
Ethics Chair: Meredith Perny, PT, DPT
Nominating Chair: OPEN
Telehealth Chair: Lisa Barner, PT
Special Interest Groups
Student SIG
Purpose: To allow Physical Therapist (PT) and Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) students to meet and promote its membership, the DPTA and APTA.
The objectives of the SSIG include:
- Increase understanding of the significance of current issues in physical therapy.
- Highlight APTA’s role in serving as advocates PTs and PTAs.
- Explain how APTA’s advocacy efforts affect us both as student PTs and PTAs as well as future professionals in the field of physical therapy.
- Facilitate social and professional relationships between PT and PTA programs within the state of Delaware (and the local area).
- Promote student involvement within DPTA and the local physical therapy community
- Educate PT and PTA students to increase awareness of resources available to student APTA members.
Community Service Events:
- Magic in Motion, Girl Scouts of America, in conjunction with the University of Delaware Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program and Delaware Technical Institute’s Physical Therapy Assistant Program
- Preston’s March 5k, Adjunct Volunteers to Preston’s March Organization