VISION: Physical Therapists are universally recognized front-line providers in the primary care arena.
MISSION: Advancing the Physical Therapy profession by providing front-line physical and functional services within primary care teams through innovation, advocacy, clinical excellence, and collaboration to optimize the healthcare experience for all.
petition for primary care pt clinical specialist
The Primary Care SIG has submitted a dual petition for description of specialty and residency practice. We are very excited to announce ABPTS/ABPTRFE has given their approval to move forward with this process. Next steps include a 30-day open call for comments starting on 2/18/25 and an open public hearing tentatively scheduled for 3/10/25. Pending the outcome of these steps, ABPTS will submit a formal recommendation to the APTA Board of Directors for the motion to go forward to the next scheduled House of Delegates meeting. We are on target to submit this motion to the House by the April 30th deadline. This is a huge milestone for primary care PT practice that has been many years in the making. Kudos to Ashley Cassel for leading this effort.
Primary care pt definition document
During our annual CSM member meeting on February 14, 2025, we held a vote to accept or reject our Primary Care PT Definition Document. The vote was unanimous to accept this consensus definition and submit for publication - thank you to all who participated! This will serve as an evolving working document with formal review every 3 years or earlier as dictated by practice standards. Please review this presentation for further detail on prior revisions and our process for incorporating feedback from the field. Big thank you to Katie O'Bright for leading this initiative.
2025 Primary Care PT Summit & Think Tank
The 3rd annual Primary Care PT Summit & Think Tank is scheduled for October 24-25, 2025 at Georgia Southern University in Savannah, GA. We are excited to build on the momentum from last year and hope to see you all there. We are looking for presenters and our Call for Proposals is live! The deadline to submit your proposal is April 1, 2025. More details to come, please reach out to the PC SIG Co-Chairs with any questions.
Announcements
We are excited to announce our new Learning Management System (LMS) is live. Check out the education tab on the Federal Section's website.
The Primary Care PT Podcast is always searching for primary care PT clinicians to interview or thought provoking clinical topics/cases to share. If you are interested, please contact Katie O'Bright.
