Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Continued action to increase representation

After its National Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Commission (NEDIC) Summit, ACAPT created 4 task forces to help increase representation among faculty and students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups. The task forces are focusing on:
1. Systemic discrimination & racism mitigation
2. Physical therapy education & career enhancement pathways
3. Economic resources for students
4. Culture of belonging within the profession

In 2023, ACAPT published its NEDIC Summit full proceedings.
Register to attend "NEDIC Next Steps: Developing Opportunities to Increase Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Physical Therapy" on Saturday at ELC to learn about the Commission post-Summit task force work currently underway.
ACAPT once again co-sponsored the 2023 Lynda D. Woodruff Lecture featuring our former Board Secretary Emmanuel B. John, PT, DPT, PhD, MBA, MPH.

See more DEI resources at acapt.org/diversity.

Though ACAPT's Federation of Association of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) membership & ACAPT Advocacy Committee, ACAPT also supported the following key diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) initiatives:

A 2023 Physical Therapy Education Leadership Conference (ELC) pre-con tackles how to mitigate microaggressions to foster belonging

Continued action to increase representation

The American Council of Academic Physical Therapy

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