Non-physical therapist educators can now join ACAPT for free as individual members under their member institution.

• Update your contact information and interests.
• Access your member benefits including the Leadership Compass and Career Center.
• Search the member directory for collaboration with your colleagues on publications and research.

Pre-admission observation hours guidance

ACAPT encourages admissions committees to discontinue listing recommended observation hours and be explicit about observation hours criteria to better inform applicants and clinical sites. See the approved motion.

Based on previous reports from ACAPT's National Consortium of Clinical Educators (NCCE), we generally recommend 20-50 pre-admission required observation hours.

An upcoming ACAPT survey in early 2022 will also ask programs to report their hours so we can identify trends.

Structure of DPT programs within a university

• Function autonomously.
• Be adequately resourced to innovate and advance the profession.
• Develop equitable inclusion.
• Be represented at the highest levels of the parent institution.

• All PT educational units will be named a department, school or college of physical therapy by 2030.
• The leader of the educational unit will be a PT who serves as the chairperson/head of that department, dean of that school or college, or equivalent.
• The chairperson or dean will have autonomy of the fiscal resources and budgetary oversight of the DPT program and report directly to either a dean, chief academic officer or equivalent.