Join us this fall for a student-focused track at our annual conference that will include a variety of sessions that will not only cover PT and PTA students’ concerns in the here-and-now, but larger professional and societal issues.
We will also have opportunities for you to meet with local employers and learn about the various practice areas and settings through our speed dating session.
Course Rotations – You Pick 2
- Challenging situations
- The role of physical therapy in diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice
- Recruitment, contract and salary negotiations
- Therapeutic Exercise for the higher level patient
Schedule for Students
- 7:30 – 8:00 am Registration and Exhibit Hall Unopposed
- 8:00-9:00 am Platform Presentations & Vendor Introductions
- 9:00-9:30 am Exhibit Hall
- 9:30-11:30 am Morning Courses
- 11:30-12:30 pm Lunch in Exhibit Hall
- 12:30-1:30 Rotation 1
- 1:35-2:35 Rotation 2
- 2:45-5:00 Speed Dating / Career Fair
- 5:30 -7:00 pm APTAMD Member Meeting, Raffle for CSM Paid Registration, Awards & Honors
Speed Dating - See Who's Coming
What options are available to you in the profession? Learn how diverse the field of physical therapy is and meet with representatives from the main practice areas of physical therapy to talk about what takes place in aquatics, peds, acute care, sports, cardio pulmonary, neuro, women’s health, outpatient, oncology, home care, early intervention, art therapy, dry needling, dance therapy, and more.
We will be running networking roundtables where students will learn more about a given area of physical therapy. We will have roundtables that represent everything from aquatic, acute, ortho, sport, neuro, peds, etc. The goal is to let you talk with professionals and ask them about the types of patients/conditions they treat, what a typical day is like…so you can get an idea of the various options you can practice in.
Connecting with Future Employers
Speed Daters will be representatives from DC and MD companies. From outpatient, hospital based to private practice. Meet with potential employers and bring your resume with you.
