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posted: Apr-28-2010
STUDENTS ATTENDING ANNUAL VPTA RETREAT REPORT:

Top 10 Things We Learned at VPTA Retreat

1.      How much manpower it takes to make this association work

2.      How important the organization of the VPTA is at the National APTA level

3.      About hot topics in VPTA legislation

4.      How to beat Dr. E at HORSE in basketball

5.      How approachable experienced VPTA Members can be

6.      Where our membership dues actually go

7.      About the close connections between PT’s and PTA’s

8.      How to get involved with committees and what they do

9.      That flip cup is a great way to bond with VTPA members

10. That I have a voice in the VPTA

PTs IN MOTION AT RETREAT- Yes, that is our own Dr. Jack Echternach playing basketball at night with Tom Toothaker, one of the attending students. (See item 4 above to find out who won at this HORSE competition.)

posted: Apr-28-2010
PT AND PTA STUDENTS ATTEND VPTA ANNUAL RETREAT

Front Left to Right: Maricel Navarro, Chanel Grant, Kerry O’Keefe, Yenwen Kuo, Emily Siazon, Jennifer Feild, Lauren EverettsBack Left to Right: Rhonda Grant, Gabrielle Robertson, Tyfanny Tribble, Rebecca Brown, Justin Dimmit, Jordan Chang, Sarah Martin, Tom Toothaker

Fall 2010 Student Newsletter

Guidelines for student & employer contracts: fairness in offering student financial assistance in exchange for a promise of future employment. Read more here

Read about VPTA Student Awards & Stipends

Promote the ethical practice of physical therapy in Virginia: report illegal practice of P.T. to the Ethics Committee of the VPTA and

Department of Health Professions, Investigations
6606 West Broad Street, 4th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23230-1717

APTA "WORKING FOR YOU": APTA has developed a powerpoint presentation and accompanying script discussing APTA and how APTA is valuable to PTs and PTAs. A portion of the presentation includes specific information pertaining to Virginia. It will be available soon for you to view and share with your colleagues. For further information, contact Mira Mariano and Rita Wong

Virginia Licensure Information

Licensure information can be obtained from the VA Board of Physical Therapy:

VA Board of Physical Therapy Regulations webpage: Click Here

VA Board of Physical Therapy Continuing Education Information: Click Here

Contact Address:

Elizabther Young elizabeth.young@dhp.virginia.gov

Virginia Board of Physical Therapy
Department of Health Professions
Board of Medicine
6606 West Broad Street
4th Floor
Richmond, Virginia 23230-1717
PH 804-662-9924
FAX 804-662-9943

Other Resources

APTA Student Assembly
Get involved in the Virginia Student Conclave!
To contact the leaders in your district, go to the Districts Page
To speak up on issues affecting the practice of physical therapy in Virginia, visit the legislative affairs
Join the APTA and VPTA as a student member.
Contact the VPTA Student Relations Chair, Renata Salvatori, Chair
Check out what is happening on the Student SIG webpage
For more information on these programs (contacts, addresses, phone) or programs in other states, please check the APTA Student Assembly at the APTA. The Student Assembly maintains an electronic bulletin board to provide information on student affiliations and educational programs. Contact the student assembly at student-assembly@apta.org.